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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Dec- 2019 -13 DecemberRestaurants
TGI Friday’s reports rise in sales
Restaurant, TGI Friday’s has reported 12-month-growth resulting in a 1.5% rise in like-for-like sales. The results for the year ending on 30 September, reported a 2.4% increase in sales, alongside a 0.5% rise in EBITDA to a total of £26.9m. The restaurant also reported a net debt of £47.4m as…
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12 DecemberPubs and Bars
Fuller’s revenues and profits jump in half-year results
Pub and hotel operator Fuller’s has reported a 6% increase in revenues to £174.8m for the six months ended 28 September 2019. Profits also increased to £164.5m during the period, and the group benefited from the sale of the Fuller’s Beer Business. However, EBITDA decreased slightly to £30.2m, down from…
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11 DecemberCafes and Coffee Shops
The Breakfast Club appoints Charlie McVeigh as chairman
The Breakfast Club has appointed Draft House founder and chairman, Charlie McVeigh as chairman. The news of the appointment follows the restaurant reporting record sales and “positive” like-for-like growth for the year. It revealed the first seven months of the current financial year ended with £9.7m worth of sales, increased…
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9 DecemberRestaurants
Pho owners consider sale ahead of expansion plans
The private equity owners of vietnamese restaurant chain Pho are reportedly mulling over a potential sale of the business. According to the Sunday Telegraph, Gresham House, which acquired the chain from Livingbridge in 2018, is considering offloading the business before it embarks on a plan to increase its store state.…
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4 DecemberCafes and Coffee Shops
Loungers eyes expansion plans as revenues jump 22%
Loungers has announced it is planning to increase its portfolio by 25 properties every year to around 500 sites, after it reported a 22% jump in revenues for the 24-week period ending 6 October 2019. The company, which operates 161 café/bar/restaurants across England and Wales under two Lounge (133 sites)…
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Nov- 2019 -27 NovemberBreweries and Distilleries
Marston’s profits drop by £3m
Marston’s has reported a £3m drop in profit, despite a rise in revenue for this financial year. In the year ending 28 September, underlying pre-tax profit fell to £101m, down £3m from £104m the previous year. The group also reported a pre-tax profit loss of £20m, compared to the £54.3m…
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25 NovemberRestaurants
Wagamama turnover jumps in second-quarter results
Japanese restaurant chain Wagamama has reported an 11% increase in turnover to £93.5m in the 22-week period to 29 September 2019. The growth in turnover was the result of the “continued expansion” of its restaurants in the UK, which saw six new sites and one delivery kitchen open during the…
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21 NovemberPubs and Bars
Mitchells and Butlers celebrates ‘strong year of trade’
Mitchells and Butlers has announced a “strong year” of trading and profit growth in its latest full-year report. The pub and restaurant group’s like-for-like sales increased by 3.5%, despite “challenging market conditions” facing the industry. Operating profits leapt to £317m, up £14m from last year’s results of £303m. Meanwhile, pre-tax…
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19 NovemberRestaurants
Restaurants ‘too unhealthy’ for 71% of Brits, study reveals
A new market report looking at restaurant trends for 2020 has revealed that 71% of consumers want healthier options available on the menu. The research from Paymentsense of over 70,000 businesses, plus interviews with 350 British restaurant owners and 2,085 consumers reveals that 50 million adults eat out in Great…
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18 NovemberBusiness
Losses at top 100 UK restaurant groups increase to £93m in last year
The UK’s top 100 restaurants made a £93m loss in the last year, down from a profit of £37m 12 months ago, according to research from UHY Hacker Young. Peter Kubik, partner at the accountancy firm’s London office, said the restaurant sector in the UK is still suffering from the…
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