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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Oct- 2025 -31 OctoberPubs and Bars
Urban Pubs and Bars acquires Albion and East
Urban Pubs and Bars has officially acquired the Albion and East group, adding four London venues to its portfolio as it continues to expand across the capital. The deal includes Teatro Hall in Ealing, Canova Hall in Brixton, Botanica Hall in Clapham Junction, and Serata Hall in the City of…
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30 OctoberRestaurants
Delivery growth fails to lift flat sales in September
A fall in takeaway sales offset gains in deliveries to leave Britainโs leading restaurant groups with flat like-for-like sales in September, according to new figures from CGA by NIQ. The latest Hospitality at Home Tracker showed combined deliveries and takeaways up just 0.4% on September 2024. It marks another month…
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30 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
Starbucks returns to sales growth in Q4 amid turnaround plan
Starbucks has reported that global store sales rose 1% in the fourth quarter to 28 September with consolidated revenues rising 5% year-on-year to $9.6bn (ยฃ7.5bn), as the groupโs โBack to Starbucksโ turnaround plan continues.ย This marks a return to global sales growth for the first time in seven quarters at…
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29 OctoberRestaurants
Incipio Group FY sales rise 22% despite market pressures
Hospitality operator Incipio Group has reported a slight dip in turnover to ยฃ25.3m, from ยฃ25.9m, in the year to 29 December 2024, despite a 22% rise in like-for-like sales supported by stronger trading across its existing venues and improved profit margins.ย Adjusted EBITDA fell to ยฃ2m from ยฃ2.5m the previous…
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24 OctoberPubs and Bars
Hospitality sales growth remains flat at 0.2% in Septemberย ย
Britainโs managed restaurant, pub and bar groups remained flat in September with a like-for-like sales growth of 0.2%, though โcautious optimismโ has been reported ahead of the festive quarter, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. It marks a second consecutive month of fractional growth, following a 0.5%…
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24 OctoberPubs and Bars
Revel Collective launches strategic review amid weak trading
The Revel Collective has launched a strategic review that could lead to a sale of the company or parts of its business after continued weak trading and rising costs. The board of the premium bar and gastro pub operator said it was considering โall optionsโ, including a formal sales process…
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21 OctoberBusiness
Licensed hospitality sites edge up 0.6% in Q3
The number of licensed hospitality venues in Britain rose slightly by 0.6% in the three months to September, according to new figures from CGA by NIQ, though the sector remains smaller than before the pandemic.ย The data comes ahead of the chancellorโs November Budget and the key Christmas trading period,…
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20 OctoberRestaurants
Various Eateries posts record FY profit and sales growth
Various Eateries has reported record profitability and a return to like-for-like growth for the 52-week period ended 28 September, with full-year revenues expected to reach ยฃ52.4m, up by 6% year-on-year.ย ย ย The group, which operates Coppa Club and Noci restaurant brands, said performance was ahead of market expectations of ยฃ50.7m and…
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17 OctoberRestaurants
Hard Rock Cafe UK losses widen to ยฃ7.5m
Hard Rock Cafe UK Limited has reported a loss after tax of ยฃ7.5m for the year to 31 December 2024, which widened from a ยฃ0.9m loss a year prior.ย According to the groupโs filing at Companies House, sales fell to ยฃ29.2m from ยฃ32.5m the previous year, driven by lower restaurant…
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16 OctoberRestaurants
Whitbread restaurant sales fall 11% as group profit holds steady
Whitbread has reported an 11% fall in food and beverage sales for the first half of its 2026 financial year as it continues to replace lower-returning branded restaurants with integrated dining facilities alongside Premier Inn hotels. The company said the performance was in line with expectations and partly offset by…
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