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.

  • Nov- 2020 -
    4 November
    Trade AssociationsCAMRA welcomes easing of takeaway beer restrictions

    CAMRA welcomes easing of takeaway beer restrictions

    Trade associations have welcomed the government’s plans to ease restrictions on the takeaway sale of beer and cider from restaurants during lockdown. According to new legislation, pre-ordered alcohol can be collected by customers as long as they do not enter the premises. Nik Antona, CAMRA’s national chairman, said: “I am…

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  • 3 November
    CoronavirusJD Wetherspoon to sell 99p pints ahead of lockdown

    JD Wetherspoon to sell 99p pints ahead of lockdown

    JD Wetherspoon has announced it will sell pints of its ale for 99p in a bid to clear stock before England enters into a second national lockdown on Thursday 5 November.  According to the Guardian, this is the pub chain’s second time introducing price cuts on its products, following on…

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  • 2 November
    NewsTasty reports £11m loss

    Tasty reports £11m loss

    Tasty, a restaurant group that owns Wildwood and Dim T, has reported a loss of £11m for the six month period ending 28 June. According to the company’s interim report, Covid-19 restrictions caused total sales to fall 59% from £21.1m to £8.7m.  All of the firm’s sites closed from 24…

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  • 2 November
    CoronavirusHospitality firms on a ‘knife edge’, warns UKHospitality

    Hospitality firms on a ‘knife edge’, warns UKHospitality

    UKHospitality has warned that the industry is on a “knife edge” following Boris Johnson’s announcement that England will enter into a new national lockdown on 5 November.  A statement published by the trade body stressed that the hospitality industry has already been “pushed to the limits”, with many business owners…

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  • 2 November
    Pubs and BarsBrighton Pier Group revenue falls 29.4%

    Brighton Pier Group revenue falls 29.4%

    The Brighton Pier Group has reported a 29.4% decrease in revenue in its final financial results for this year to £22.6m. The group, which owns and operates Brighton Place Pier and 12 bars nationwide, said the prolonged closures due to lockdown resulted in “impairments to goodwill, property, plant and equipment…

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  • Oct- 2020 -
    30 October
    CoronavirusHospitality sales drop by 48% in Q3

    Hospitality sales drop by 48% in Q3

    Hospitality sales in the UK have dropped by 48% in the third quarter, according to trade association UKHospitality and market analyst CGA. Sales for the year totalled £80.3bn, which is £53.2bn less than the £133.5bn that the sector contributed to the UK economy in 2019. This seismic drop in sales…

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  • 30 October
    Food and DrinkPizza Express to axe a further 1,300 jobs

    Pizza Express to axe a further 1,300 jobs

    Pizza Express will reportedly cut 1,300 additional jobs across its 370 UK restaurants attributed to poor sales and the continued impact of Covid-19, according to the BBC. The losses come weeks after the firm launched a CVA bid that proposed 1,100 jobs would be cut and 73 restaurants close. The…

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  • 27 October
    NewsRevolution Bars to close six sites as part of CVA

    Revolution Bars to close six sites as part of CVA

    Revolution Bars has confirmed it will launch a CVA proposal in order to reduce the size of its estate as the group continues to struggle with government trading restrictions.  The company revealed plans to close some of its 76 venues across the UK after the 10pm curfew law saw sales…

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  • 23 October
    GovernmentKFC to create 5400 additional jobs

    KFC to create 5400 additional jobs

    KFC has announced plans to create a further 5400 job roles across the UK and Ireland.  According to Sky News, the fast food chain has seen a rise in demand for its produce due to Covid-19,  the company said the new roles will be created in its 965 restaurants across…

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  • 23 October
    CoronavirusHospitality sales drop ‘nearly two thirds’ in Tier 3 areas

    Hospitality sales drop ‘nearly two thirds’ in Tier 3 areas

    Hospitality sales dropped by nearly two thirds in the upper tiers of the government’s new Covid alert system, with Tier 3 areas suffering from an immediate drop in sales, according to CGA’s latest data. Pubs, bars and restaurants in ‘Very High’ tiers in England have seen their sales fall between…

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