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 whatโs driving turnover, and whatโs 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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May- 2025 -8 MayPubs and Bars
JD Wetherspoon sales rise by 5.6% in Q1
JD Wetherspoon has reported that like-for-like sales rose by 5.6% in the 13-week period to 27 April, with year-to-date like-for-like sales rising by 5.1%.ย Total sales only increased by 5% in the quarter, which is slightly less than like-for-like sales as the group opened two pubs and sold seven in…
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7 MayNews-In-Brief
Todayโs news in brief – 07/05/25
Various Eateries has seen its sales rise by 8.8% in H1 ended 30 March, driven primarily by the contribution of new site openings. While like-for-like sales for the period were flat year-on-year, this was attributed to the impact of Easter falling later in the year and after the period ended.…
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7 MayRestaurants
Various Eateries H1 sales rise 8.8% to ยฃ24.7m
Various Eateries has seen its sales rise by 8.8% to ยฃ24.7m in the 26-week period ended 30 March, driven primarily by the contribution of new site openings. As a result, the restaurant operator is trading in line with expectations for the full year.ย While like-for-like sales for the period were…
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7 MayFood and Drink
Popeyes UK appoints new chief marketing officer
Popeyes UK has announced the appointment of Jo Vaughton as its new chief marketing officer. Vaughton will join the company in June, bringing more than 20 yearsโ experience in marketing and brand development for high profile consumer brands, both in house and within agencies. Her previous experience includes senior positions…
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6 MayFood and Drink
Drinks sales boosted by Easterโs warmer weather, CGA finds
On Premise drinks sales were boosted by warm weather, school holidays and Easter during the first half of April, CGA by NIQโs Daily Drinks Tracker revealed. Trading momentum has been building for a while, with a โdecentโ March followed by a โbrightโ start to April, and the upward trend is…
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2 MayNews-In-Brief
Todayโs news in brief – 02/05/25
McDonaldโs has seen its international sales dip 1% in Q1, with US sales falling by 3.6% over the period. That is the steepest decline in like-for-like sales in the US since the three months to the end of June 2020 during the pandemic, when sales fell by 8.7% in the…
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2 MayRestaurants
McDonaldโs US sales see biggest drop since 2020 in Q1
McDonaldโs has seen its international comparable sales dip 1% in the first quarter ended 31 March 2025, with US sales falling by 3.6% over the period. That is the steepest decline in like-for-like sales in the US since the three months to the end of June 2020 during the pandemic,…
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Apr- 2025 -30 AprilNews-In-Brief
Todayโs news in brief – 30/04/25
Starbucks has seen its consolidated net revenues rise by 2% to $8.8bn (ยฃ6.5bn) in Q2, despite global comparable store sales declining 1% due to a 2% fall in transactions. In North America, comparable store sales saw a 1% fall that was driven by a 4% decline in transactions, though this…
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30 AprilPubs and Bars
Youngโs revenues jump 25.4% in FY25
Youngโs has revealed that total managed revenues, which include both Youngโs and City Pubs, rose by 25.4% in the 52-week period ended 31 March, with like-for-like sales increasing by 5.7%.ย The pub operator said it has โtraded wellโ during the period, having seen the positive momentum it reported in January…
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30 AprilCafes and Coffee Shops
Starbucks Q2 net revenues rise 2% to $8.8bn
Starbucks has announced that its consolidated net revenues rose by 2% to $8.8bn (ยฃ6.5bn) in the second quarter ended 30 March, despite global comparable store sales declining 1% due to a 2% fall in transactions.ย In North America, comparable store sales saw a 1% fall that was driven by a…
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