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.
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Apr- 2021 -22 AprilPubs and Bars
Oakman Group reveals ‘encouraging’ reopening performance
The Oakman Group has said it is “encouraged” by its first week trading figures after average sales across the Oakman Inn brand were in excess of £40k net last week. In the first week that pubs were allowed to reopen for outdoor services, the Oakman Group has seen its total…
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21 AprilFood and Drink
Hospitality reopening sales 45% higher than in 2020, says CGA
Like-for-like sales at pubs, bars and restaurants that were trading in the seven days from last Monday (12 April) were 45% higher than in the week from 4 July 2020, when they were able to resume both inside and outdoor service. According to the latest data from CGA and Alix…
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16 AprilFood and Drink
Takeaways and deliveries soar 346% in March
Delivery and takeaway sales in March 2021 reportedly rose 346% year-on-year as consumers continued to replace dining out with at-home orders. According to the CGA’s hospitality at home tracker, the figure also represented a 9% increase from February’s levels. The study found that deliveries accounted for over 62% of operators’…
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13 AprilPubs and Bars
Revolution Bar Group swings to £17.7m pre-tax loss
Revolutions Bar Group has swung to a pre-tax loss of £17.7m for the 26-week period ended 26 December 2020. Revenue dropped to £21.6m for the period from £81.2m the previous year following the increased levels of restriction particularly in November and December 2020. In July 2020, the group’s liquidity was…
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13 AprilFood and Drink
Cake Box sees FY21 sales rise 14.7%
Cake Box, a cream cake retailer, saw like-for-like sales in its franchise stores increase 14.7% year-on-year for the 40 weeks ended 7 March 2021. In turn, the group said that it expects to report “record revenue” for the period, representing an approximate 16% rise profit before tax rise when compared…
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12 AprilCoronavirus
Ice cream parlours lost £289m in 2020, study shows
Ice cream parlours and ice cream vans have been among the “hardest hit” in the pandemic losing a total of £289m in income in 2020, a study by The Ice Cream Alliance (ICA), the UK’s trade association for the ice cream sector, has found. The ICA surveyed members on the…
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9 AprilFeatures
An al fresco reopening is a tail of two fortunes
The time is nearing for Boris Johnson’s roadmap to recovery to finally facilitate the reopening of the hospitality industry, with outdoor venues once again allowed to return to trading on 12 April. The easing of restrictions is without doubt greatly anticipated by all involved, but does the four-staged strategy perpetuate…
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6 AprilTrade Associations
UKH publishes hospitality ‘manifesto’ ahead of Scottish election
UKHospitality (UKH) has published its “manifesto” as representatives of the hospitality industry, ahead of the Scottish parliamentary elections in May. The trade association issued demands for the country’s political parties to help assist the industry’s return after lockdown. As part of the manifesto, UKH called for a full review of…
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1 AprilCoronavirus
Pubs closures will see sector lose £325m over Easter
The loss of beer sales from this Easter bank holiday weekend will result in the pub sector losing out on £325m in trade, according to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). With limited trading conditions still in place to limit the spread of Covid-19, the trade group has said…
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Mar- 2021 -29 MarchFood and Drink
VFC secures £2.5m seed funding
VFC Foods, a newly formed vegan fried chicken company, has secured £2.5m seed funding to support its domestic and international growth. Led by Veg Capital, a vegan investment fund, the funding round was also joined by the firm’s senior leadership team and Johnson Resolutions. Launched in December 2020, VFC has…
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