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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Oct- 2020 -20 OctoberFood and Drink
Gourmet kebab chain set to open 12 new sites by end of year
German Doner Kebab (GDK) has confirmed it will open a total of 12 new branches by the end of the year creating 480 new jobs. The next five sites said to open are situated in Batley, Plymouth, Peterborough, Liverpool and London’s Bethnal Green. GDK was founded in Germany in 1989…
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16 OctoberFood and Drink
Dominos reports ‘strong’ Q3 performance
Pizza chain Dominos has reported a “strong” Q3 sales performance with revenues of £342.1m, up from £288.2m the previous year. During the 13 week period ending 27 September, Dominos said that despite Covid-19 restrictions which ceased all collection orders, deliveries increased 11.8% year-on-year bringing in £12.4m in online orders. The…
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16 OctoberPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon reports first loss since 1984
JD Wetherspoon has reported a £105.4m pre-tax loss in the year to 26 July as sales fell due to Covid-19 restrictions, the company’s first loss since 1984. The pub chain said revenues plunged by 30.6% to £1.26bn as its pubs were adversely impacted by lockdown. The pre-tax loss includes £60m…
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15 OctoberCoronavirus
Marston’s warns ‘2150 jobs at risk’ amid new restrictions
Marston’s pub group is preparing to lay off 2150 staff members as a result of the new three-tiered lockdown system. The company said that since the first lockdown was lifted 10,000 staff members have been able return to work, however because of new restrictions imposed this week 2150 pub-based roles…
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14 OctoberFood and Drink
Just Eat sees sales surge 46%
Takeaway delivery company Just Eat has revealed its sales surged 46% during the third quarter of the year, boosted by its partnerships with McDonald’s and Greggs. The company revealed that it delivered 151 million orders globally during the quarter up from 103 million the previous year. In the UK it…
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13 OctoberGovernment
Mitchells & Butlers begins redundancy talks with staff
Mitchells and Butlers has begun consulting with a number of its staff regarding redundancy payments as the company struggles with the fallout from Covid-19. According to the BBC, the chain which owns brands such as Harvester and All Bar One has not yet disclosed how many jobs are at risk,…
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12 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
Tim Hortons UK expansion will create 2000 new jobs
Tim Hortons reportedly has plans to expand across the UK and Ireland in a bid to “capitalise” on the growing trend of drive-through dining. According to the BBC, the Canadian coffee chain said it hopes to open an outlet in “every major city and town” over the next two years.…
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8 OctoberNews
Shepherd Neame operating as ‘profitable and cash generative’
Pub chain and brewery Shepherd Neame announced that the business has been “profitable and cash generative” since pubs reopened on 4 July. The Faversham-based brewery has bounced back from the financial hit taken during the previous financial year to 28 June, mainly due to initiatives such as the Eat Out…
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6 OctoberFood and Drink
Restaurant Group reports £235m loss, despite strong September trading
The Restaurant Group has reported a pre-tax loss of £235m for the first half of the year, despite “strong” September trading. Its Wagamama chain saw a like-for-like sales growth of 11% in the 11 weeks leading up to 20 September, which the group said was a 5% overperformance compared to…
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5 OctoberCoronavirus
BBPA warns of £7bn hit to economy if gov fails to ‘change tack’
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned of a potential £7bn hit to the UK economy if the government fails to change its stance on pubs. The claim comes as part of a new report with Oxford Economics, the forecasting and analysis consultancy, modelling the likely impact of…
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