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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12 June

Catering Companies

Contract caterers see Q1 sales rise 9.5% year-on-year

Contract caterers’ sales rose 9.5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest Contract Catering Tracker from CGA by NIQ, Bidfood and UKHospitality. The increase marks the 15th consecutive quarter of growth for the sector, with sales expanding in every quarter since mid-2021. Growth in 2024 ranged…
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11 June

Pubs and Bars

Fullers hails ‘excellent performance’ across estate as profits jump 32%

Fullers has revealed that its adjusted profit-before-tax has risen 32% to £27m for the year ended 29 March 2025, up from £20.5m in the previous year. The increase in profits comes alongside a 4.8% revenue increase to £376.3m, up from £359.1m in the previous year, driven by “excellent performance” across…
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11 June

People

The Revel Collective appoints new CFO

The Revel Collective, an operator of premium bars and gastro pubs, trading mainly under the Revolution, Revolución de Cuba and Peach Pubs brands, has appointed Matthew Fowler as chief financial officer, effective 16 June. Fowler is an experienced public markets chief financial officer, having most recently held the same position…
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11 June

Food and Drink

Hospitality confidence remains low amid rising costs, CGA finds

Rising costs and cautious consumer spending are continuing to erode confidence among hospitality leaders, as just 34% feel confident about their business prospects over the next 12 months, according to new survey data from CGA by NIQ. The Business Confidence Survey also found that confidence in the sector overall is…
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10 June

Restaurants

‘Negative press’ caused collapse of Gino D’Acampo chain

Negative press around celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo has been named as a reason for the collapse of his restaurant chain, according to a filing on Companies House from administrators Begbies Traynor. The filing stated that in early February of 2025, “there was a swathe of negative national and local press…
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10 June

People

Cornish Bakery appoints new food innovation head amid record sales

Cornish Bakery has appointed chef and product developer Arnaud Kaziewicz as its head of proposition and product innovation, following a record trading period over the Easter and May Bank Holiday weekends. The appointment comes as the bakery chain reported a 9% increase in like-for-like sales since the start of 2025. …
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9 June

Pubs and Bars

McMullens FY pre-tax profits rise 34.4% to £16.4m

Brewery and pub operator, McMullen’s, has reported that its profits before corporation tax jumped by 34.4% to £16.4m in the year to 28 September 2024, due to a strong performance in its retail division. While the group has stated that, in nominal terms, its profit performance now exceeds pre-pandemic levels,…
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6 June

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Pret owner explores new investors ahead of possible IPO

Pret A Manger owner Jab Holding has reportedly engaged advisers to explore bringing in new investors for the business ahead of a public offering, according to the Financial Times (FT). People with direct knowledge revealed to the FT that Jab Holding, who acquired Pret in 2018 for £1.8m, is exploring…
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5 June

Pubs and Bars

Young’s FY revenues jump 24.9% to £485.8m

Young’s has reported that total revenues rose by 24.9% to £485.8m in the year ended 31 March, thanks to strong like-for-like revenue growth of 5.7% supported by the pub group’s performance during Euro24 and the Christmas trading period. Adjusted EBITDA at Young’s also rose 23.2% to £113.6m, with managed house…
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4 June

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Caffè Nero global sales rise 11% in Q3

Coffee house chain Caffè Nero has seen an 11% rise in sales across the world, with a 5.5% uplift in like-for-like sales recorded during the third quarter to 28 February. In the UK, total sales growth was 8% in the third quarter and like-for-like sales were up 6.2% against the…
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