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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Mar- 2025 -17 MarchRestaurants
Sandwich Sandwich appoints Paul Hanna as new COO
Sandwich Sandwich has announced the appointment of Paul Hanna as its new chief operating officer (COO). In his new role, Hanna will work closely with Nick Kleiner, owner of Sandwich Sandwich and the board on setting and driving the organisational vision and operational strategy for Sandwich Sandwichโs expansion plans. He…
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17 MarchFood and Drink
UK drinks sales bounce back at end of February
Britainโs on premise drinks sales have closed out the winter with three successive weeks of above-inflation growth, CGA by NIQโs Daily Drinks Tracker has revealed. After a โchallengingโ January and early February, sales recovered in the third week of February and momentum has continued. The tracker indicates growth of 4%…
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14 MarchNews-In-Brief
Todayโs news in brief – 14/03/25
Deliveroo has hit a profit of ยฃ3m for 2024, following a loss of ยฃ32m in the year prior. It comes as the restaurant and groceries delivery platform had โa good year of growthโ, in which its gross transaction value jumped 6% and revenues rose by 3% in constant currency. The…
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14 MarchFood and Drink
Dominoโs FY PBT rises 8.4% to ยฃ107.3m
Dominoโs has revealed that its underlying profit-before-tax rose 8.4% to ยฃ107.3m for the year ended 29 December 2024, up from ยฃ99m in the previous year. Alongside this, the companyโs system sales rose 2% from ยฃ1.54bn last year up to ยฃ1.57bn this year. Furthermore, the takeaway pizza company saw its underlying…
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11 MarchFeatures
Deliverect launches Pulse Sentinel globally; prevents 4,000 monthly downtime incidents for Burger King UK
Deliverect, the leading global food tech SaaS company, today launched Pulse Sentinel, a powerful feature designed to eliminate unnoticed downtime on delivery platforms. Pulse Sentinel addresses a hidden threat that many restaurant operators overlookโunnoticed downtime that quietly drains revenue and disrupts operations. Through immediate alerts and automatic re-opening options, Pulse…
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11 MarchNews-In-Brief
Todayโs news in brief – 11/03/25
Billโs has reported that its EBITDA has doubled to ยฃ11.2m over the past two years, following a โremarkableโ turnaround in sales and guest metrics. The chain said its performance coincided with the appointment of Tom James to the role of managing director in October 2022, who joined with a โclear…
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11 MarchPeople
Brewdog appoints new chief executive officer
Brewdog has announced the promotion of its chief financial officer (CFO) James Taylor to the role of CEO, effective immediately.ย The announcement follows the resignation of current chief executive James Arrow due to personal reasons. Alongside Taylor, Lauren Carrol has been appointed as chief operating officer (COO) moving up from…
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11 MarchRestaurants
Billโs profits double since FY22 amid โremarkableโ turnaround
Billโs has reported that its EBITDA has doubled to ยฃ11.2m in FY24, up from ยฃ5.5m in FY22, following a โremarkableโ turnaround in sales and guest metrics over the past two years.ย The chain said its performance coincided with the appointment of Tom James to the role of managing director in…
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11 MarchPubs and Bars
Cider hits historic ยฃ2bn valuation for UK pubs, Heineken finds
The cider category in UK pubs, bars and restaurants has reached a โhistoricโ record worth of ยฃ2bn to UK pubs, due to โpremiumisationโ driving its value by 5% over the last two years, according to Heinekenโs Cider Report 2025. The report found that 342 million pints of cider and around…
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7 MarchCatering Companies
Compass UK&I makes two new leadership appointments
Compass Group UK and Ireland has appointed Michelle Sanders to the role of chief growth officer and Sophie Smith as chief people officer, effective 1 April 2025. Following their appointments the duo will also join the executive team. Sanders was previously the managing director of Samworth Brothers Futures, which focuses…
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