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.

  • Aug- 2020 -
    14 August
    RestaurantsRockfish ‘astounded’ by post-lockdown sales

    Rockfish ‘astounded’ by post-lockdown sales

    Following the reopening of all nine Rockfish restaurants, the seafood group has announced that sales in some sites are already equal to last year, with like-for-like sales only 7% below last summer’s trading. Like-for-like sales from takeaways are also up 40% following the site’s reopenings.  According to the group, the…

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  • 14 August
    BeveragesBBPA welcomes no US tariff on beer for British brewers

    BBPA welcomes no US tariff on beer for British brewers

    The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the decision from the US not to place tariffs on beer imported from the UK. According to the trade union, the US Trade Representative (USTR) was considering revising the retaliatory tariffs it has placed on various goods imported from EU countries…

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  • 13 August
    Breweries and DistilleriesSIBA backs reverse tax rise petition

    SIBA backs reverse tax rise petition

    A petition launched earlier this week, which calls on the government to reverse the proposed tax rise for small independent breweries, has received over 7,000 signatures in its first 24 hours. The petition was launched by Jack Hobday, one of the founders of Anspach and Hobday Brewery in Bermondsey, which…

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  • 13 August
    Pubs and BarsHospitality sales halve in July

    Hospitality sales halve in July

    Managed pub, restaurant and bars saw total July sales down 50.4% against the year before, according to the latest data from CGA’s Coffer Peach Business Tracker. While the overall market reported trading that was “well below” July 2019 levels, the London market “struggled” the most, with London trading down 58.3%…

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  • 12 August
    Awards & EventsHRC Show given green light for March 2021

    HRC Show given green light for March 2021

    The ‘Hotel, Restaurant & Catering Show’ (HRC) has been given the green light to go ahead  next year between the 22 – 24 March 2021, after both the government and ExCeL London announced a lifting of restrictions from 1 October this year. Previously known as Hotelympia, the show  returned to…

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  • 11 August
    CoronavirusDomino’s welcomes ‘resilient’ performance despite profit hit

    Domino’s welcomes ‘resilient’ performance despite profit hit

    Domino’s UK and Ireland has welcomed a “resilient” UK and Ireland performance in its half-year results, with UK like-for-like sales up 4.8% in the period ended 28 June, 2020.  In its second quarter, however, collection orders were down by 87% as this service was halted amid lockdown, though delivery orders…

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  • 10 August
    BusinessPret A Manger reduces staff working hours

    Pret A Manger reduces staff working hours

    Embattled sandwich chain Pret A Manger has reduced the working hours of its staff in a bid to retain jobs. It comes as the group’s sales are currently down 65% compared with pre-Covid levels. In London sales are down 80%, where the challenges are reportedly most acute. It said that…

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  • 7 August
    CoronavirusEat Out to Help Out boost praised by operators

    Eat Out to Help Out boost praised by operators

    Restaurant and pub operators such as Nando’s, Oakman Inns and Hawksmoor, have praised the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme as a “great example of government support” after seeing sales improvement during its first week. Eat Out to Help Out offers customers 50% off their food or non-alcoholic drinks…

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  • 6 August
    RestaurantsFranca Manca owner completes £2.25m equity raise

    Franca Manca owner completes £2.25m equity raise

    The owner of Franca Manca, Fulham Shore, has announced it completed a £2.25m equity raise and has also entered into a new £10.75m debt facility and agreed new terms for its existing £15m banking facilities. The group, which also owns the Real Greek Restaurants brand, said the funds have improved…

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  • 6 August
    RestaurantsYo Sushi eyes CVA

    Yo Sushi eyes CVA

    Yo Sushi has reportedly drafted in Deloitte in a bid to negotiate rent concessions with landlords and secure a potential CVA, Sky News has reported.  While the sushi chain has not yet made a formal decision to proceed with a CVA, sources told Sky that the group would have “little…

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