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.

Mar- 2020 -

11 March

Pubs and Bars

Shepherd Neame welcomes ‘strong’ performance as profits hit £8m

Shepherd Neame has announced that underlying operating profit increased by 1.1% to £8m in its half-year results. In the 26 weeks ended 28 December 2019, turnover also rose by 3.3% to £79m, while underlying profit before tax was up 4.8% to £6.2m. Its 69 managed sites achieved a “solid” performance,…
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10 March

People

Domino’s Pizza appoints Matt Shattock as director and chairman

Domino’s Pizza has announced the appointment of Matt Shattock as director and chairman, with effect from 16 March. Shattock will also be a member of the remuneration committee and chairman of the nomination committee. He currently holds the position of non-executive chairman of spirits company, Beam Suntory, which he has…
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9 March

Advice

How to adjust your business to the new immigration policy

Last month the government announced a new immigration policy that provoked a big reaction from our industry. The impact of restricting so-called “lower-skilled” workers from the EU and elsewhere overseas means many businesses are warning of staff shortages. The government’s terminology is dangerous, not to mention patronising, for a large…
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9 March

Restaurants

Confidence at restaurants and pubs hit by coronavirus and new immigration rules

Confidence among the bosses of Britain’s pub and restaurant groups has been “fractured” by the double whammy of coronavirus and the Government’s new immigration policy, according to a new poll by the CGA. A snap survey of close to 100 bosses, from small entrepreneurial operations up to the big corporates,…
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6 March

Restaurants

Cote restaurants sees profits rise to £5.5m

Cote restaurants has seen its profits for the year increase to £5.5m up from £4.6m the year prior. According to the latest figures filed with Companies House, the casual dining group also reported a 7% increase in revenues to £156.6m in the year ending 26 July 2019, compared with £146.3m…
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6 March

Food and Drink

Domino’s hails ‘solid’ performance in full-year results

Domino’s sales rose by 4.8% to £1.2m in the full-year ended 29 December 2019. Like-for-like sales in the UK were up 3.7%, whilst Ireland’s total like-for-like sales rose by 3%. These results follow closely after Domino’s reported “solid” fourth-quarter growth last month. Underlying EBIT increased 1.7% to £105.3m in the…
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5 March

Business

Hospitality leaders optimistic despite post-Brexit concerns, says CGA

Optimism among business leaders in the eating and drinking sector was at its highest level for nearly four years, according to the CGA’s latest Business Leaders’ Survey. The poll, run in partnership with hospitality technology specialist Fourth, revealed 60% of senior executives were “optimistic” about prospects for the sector in…
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4 March

Comment

10 predictions for the food industry in 2020

The 2010s saw a number of food trends which would define a decade. From the popularity of activated charcoal and kombucha signalling a renewed interest in health and wellness, to the rise of veganism, these new food trends allowed difficult conversations to enter the mainstream. 2020 shows no sign of…
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Feb- 2020 -

27 February

Advice

Pros and cons of setting up a BBQ catering business

BBQ catering is everywhere these days. From small family gatherings to international corporate events, summer weddings to large festivals, everyone loves freshly grilled food al fresco. Catering companies are responding by wowing potential customers with an array of innovative, customisable menus that range from simple hand held barbecues to fully…
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27 February

Restaurants

London restaurateur banned for under-declaring income

The boss of a restaurant in Burnt Oak, North West London, has been disqualified for seven years after “deliberately suppressing” sales income from the tax authorities. According to the Insolvency Service, JJ Timisoreana Limited was incorporated in October 2014 and Mihaela Solga (50), from Edgware, North West London, was appointed…
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