Sales

This section brings together all our editorial coverage related to sales performance, revenue growth, and commercial strategy across the UK foodservice sector. From quarterly trading updates and like-for-like sales trends to group-level reporting and market analysis, we provide restaurant operators, pub groups, catering firms, and F&B executives with timely insights into what’s driving turnover, and what’s dragging it down. Whether you manage a single site or a national portfolio, our sales reporting is geared to help hospitality leaders benchmark performance, identify consumer trends, and shape strategies that drive sustainable growth in a volatile trading environment.

  • May- 2021 -
    28 May
    Trade AssociationsTable service only will see pubs lose £80m, says BBPA

    Table service only will see pubs lose £80m, says BBPA

    Restrictions currently placed on pubs including table service only will lead to them losing out on £80m in revenue from pint sales – down 34% on revenue for a normal spring bank holiday weekend, according to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).  The trade association said that despite a…

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  • 28 May
    RestaurantsPost-pandemic recovery to enable Fulham Shore portfolio expansion

    Post-pandemic recovery to enable Fulham Shore portfolio expansion

    Fulham Shore, the owner of Franco Manca and The Real Greek, has announced a continuation of its opening pipeline due to a strong trading performance since the reopening of indoor hospitality. In a trading update on the London Stock Exchange, the restaurant group revealed that group revenues from 17 to…

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  • 27 May
    Pubs and BarsOakman Group swings to £13.9m loss in FY20

    Oakman Group swings to £13.9m loss in FY20

    The Oakman Group announced that it operated over a total loss of £13.9m for the year ended 30 June 2020 in a preliminary statement of the group’s annual accounts. The pub group also saw an EBITDA loss for the period of £2.6m as its “performance in the year was severely…

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  • 25 May
    RestaurantsThe Restaurant Group reveals return to pre-pandemic sales

    The Restaurant Group reveals return to pre-pandemic sales

    The Restaurant Group has confirmed a return to pre-pandemic levels of trading since the easing of restrictions across the UK. The owner of Wagamama, Frankie and Benny’s, and Chiquito claimed that “no meaningful ‘like-for-like sales’ comparisons” can be made for the first 20 weeks of FY21. Instead, the group revealed…

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  • 25 May
    Food and DrinkApril delivery and takeaway sales increase fourfold on pre-Covid levels

    April delivery and takeaway sales increase fourfold on pre-Covid levels

    Delivery and takeaway sales for April 2021 saw a “fourfold” increase from pre-Covid-19 levels, according to the latest CGA Hospitality at Home Tracker. The results showed that combined delivery and takeaway sales were 345% higher than in April 2019, when the sector was fully open for eating out. Sales grew…

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  • 25 May
    Business
    79% of hospitality sector leaders optimistic about future

    79% of hospitality sector leaders optimistic about future

    Some 79% of managed restaurant, pub and bar sector business leaders feel optimistic about the next year, according to CGA’s latest business confidence survey. This represents the highest confidence level since February 2015, and has risen very sharply from the quarterly survey’s results in October (18%) and February (50%). Furthermore,…

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  • 24 May
    BusinessElectra plans TGI Fridays FTSE demerger

    Electra plans TGI Fridays FTSE demerger

    Electra Private Equity, the owner of TGI Fridays, has revealed that plans to list the restaurant chain on the FTSE Main Market in Q3 of this year are “well advanced”. The announcement came as a part of the group’s results for the half year to 31 March 2021, where it…

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  • 21 May
    SponsoredEnsure your guests remain charged

    Ensure your guests remain charged

    It is nearing summer 2021 and we can see how industries have been impacted by the world events so far. Out of these testing times new ideas have been emerging especially when it comes to waves of digital innovation. As the hospitality industry is on the pathway to a full…

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  • 20 May
    Pubs and BarsYoung’s losses widen to £45.2m

    Young’s losses widen to £45.2m

    Young’s, the pub chain and brewery, saw its losses before tax widen to £45.2m up from £29.1m the previous year.  With the group only being able to trade four months in the 52 weeks ending 29 March, the pub chain also saw its group revenue fall by nearly 71% to…

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  • 19 May
    Pubs and BarsMarston’s posts £105m H1 pre-tax loss

    Marston’s posts £105m H1 pre-tax loss

    Pub operator Marston’s saw its H1 FY21 losses before tax widen to £105.5m, up from pre-tax losses of £31.1m the previous year. Moreover, the group’s revenues for the six months ended 3 April 2021 plummeted 84% to £55.1m, a sharp decline from H1 FY20’s £343.3m revenues. Marston’s was, however, able…

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