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.

  • Oct- 2020 -
    5 October
    Apps & TechnologyDeliveroo eyes London float, appoints Goldman to oversee plans

    Deliveroo eyes London float, appoints Goldman to oversee plans

    Deliveroo has reportedly appointed investment bankers to oversee flotation plans for next year, according to Sky News. The food delivery app has reportedly started working with Goldman Sachs on its plans for an initial public offering (IPO), with a float expected to take place in London next year. Insiders told…

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  • 2 October
    Business66% of hospitality sector saw summer trade fall, says BCC

    66% of hospitality sector saw summer trade fall, says BCC

    Two thirds (66%) of the UK’s hospitality sector saw summer trade decrease during Q3 despite the chancellor’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, according to the BCC’s quarterly economic survey published yesterday (1 October). The survey reported that overall business conditions remained “weak” in the third quarter. Drawing data from…

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  • 1 October
    Food and DrinkEmilia’s Crafted Pasta extends EOTHO scheme

    Emilia’s Crafted Pasta extends EOTHO scheme

    Emilia’s Crafted Pasta, has announced it is extending its Eat Out To Help Out scheme throughout October.  The restaurant, which has locations in both Algate and St.Katherine’s Docks, London, officially reopened after Covid-19 restrictions back in July.   They are now offering 50% off pasta (up to £10 per person discount)…

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  • Sep- 2020 -
    29 September
    GovernmentGreggs warns of job cuts amid financial uncertainty

    Greggs warns of job cuts amid financial uncertainty

    Greggs has warned of possible job cuts amid ongoing uncertainty in its third quarter results, despite noting that activity levels have increased as it came into September. While in September like-for-like sales improved to 76.1% of 2019 levels in the four weeks to 26 September 2020, business activity levels still…

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  • 28 September
    RestaurantsPartners Group acquires Côte Restaurants

    Partners Group acquires Côte Restaurants

    Côte Restaurants has been acquired by global private markets investment manager Partners Group. It comes as the group said that coronavirus has had a “huge impact” on the business, despite “trading well” before lockdown, with “record” sales and strong EBITDA growth in the last financial year. Partners Group said it…

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  • 24 September
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsUpper Crust owner predicts 86% decrease in sales

    Upper Crust owner predicts 86% decrease in sales

    Owners of pastry chain Upper Crust, have predicted an 86% decrease in sales for the year to end in September.  A trading report released by the company revealed that weekly sales are currently running at 76% below last year results.  The SSP owned group touted slow return to UK commuter…

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  • 21 September
    CoronavirusSales remain above 2019 levels despite EOTHO dip

    Sales remain above 2019 levels despite EOTHO dip

    Food and drink sales have dipped by 63% following the end of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, but start of the week sales remain above 2019 levels according to the latest data from CGA. CGA’s Volume Pool of 7,000 managed outlets shows that food sales on Monday 7…

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  • 16 September
    BusinessLoungers restarts roll-out after post-lockdown bounce

    Loungers restarts roll-out after post-lockdown bounce

    Loungers has announced it plans to restart its roll-out plans after a successful post-lockdown reopening of its sites, citing the results have ‘‘strengthened” its belief in the scalability. The hospitality operator revealed like-by-like sales increased by 30% over the past 10 weeks across both its Lounges and Cosy Club brands.…

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  • 15 September
    Pubs and BarsJD Wetherspoon confirms 66 staff Covid cases but insists pubs are ‘low risk’

    JD Wetherspoon confirms 66 staff Covid cases but insists pubs are ‘low risk’

    Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has confirmed 66 of its 41,000 members of staff have tested positive for Covid-19, but insists its pubs remain safe for customers. In a statement published on Monday (14 September), Wetherspoon reported an estimated 32 million visitors to its 861 establishments in the 10 weeks beginning…

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  • 15 September
    CoronavirusDomino’s Pizza to make 5,000 new hires

    Domino’s Pizza to make 5,000 new hires

    Domino’s Pizza has announced that it will make 5,000 new hires after the takeaway chain saw sales increase 5.5% during the first quarter of 2020.  Up to 1,000 of these new jobs will be apprenticeship positions under the Government’s new Kickstart scheme.  The scheme allows for employers to create new…

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