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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Jul- 2024 -24 JulyNews
Today’s news in brief – 24/07/24
Tortilla saw a 5.9% drop in revenues to £31.5m in H1 ended 30 June 2024. The Mexican restaurant chain attributed this decline to its strategic decision in Q1 to condense to a dual delivery platform to improve profit conversion and increase focus on in store revenue. The group’s adjusted EBITDA…
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24 JulyNews
Slim Chickens opens at Basingstoke’s Festival Place
American fried chicken restaurant chain Slim Chickens has launched a new location at Festival Place, marking its Basingstoke debut. The chain has launched in a 3,503 sq ft unit on Festival Place’s ground floor, occupying a space on the F&B-focused mall opposite the Festival Square entrance, close to Five Guys…
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24 JulyBusiness
Hospitality sees YoY sales rise 2.9% in June
Hospitality groups recorded year-on-year sales growth of 2.9% in June, down slightly from May’s rate of 3.6% but ahead of the current rate of inflation, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. This marks the eighth period of growth in the last nine months. During June, restaurants were…
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23 JulySponsored
Deliverect launches pulse to help restaurants bolster marketing intelligence
Deliverect, the leading global food tech SaaS company, today launched Pulse, a powerful marketing intelligence platform that gives restaurants the insights and tools they need to improve visibility and ROI. Pulse integrates with delivery platforms like Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Deliveroo, giving restaurants critical insights into operations and competitive intelligence…
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23 JulyNews
Today’s news in brief – 23/07/24
Fuller’s reported strong like-for-like sales growth of 5.3% in Q1, as trading momentum has continued. The pubs and hotels business also revealed that its margins have recovered off the heels of inflationary pressures easing. According to the group, the sale of its non-core pubs has strengthened its balance sheet and…
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23 JulyPubs and Bars
Fuller’s LFL sales rise 5.3% in Q1
Fuller’s has reported that trading momentum has continued, as it delivered a strong like-for-like sales growth of 5.3% for the first 16 weeks of the year. The pubs and hotels business also revealed that its margins have recovered off the heels of inflationary pressures easing. Since the year-end, Fuller’s has…
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22 JulyNews
Today’s news in brief – 22/07/24
England’s Euros semi-final saw drinks sales rise 75% on 10 July, according to CGA. However, this came at a cost as customers saved their money for the final, meaning the total drinks sales across the week to 13 July were 0.6% behind the same period in 2023. Sales were down…
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22 JulyPubs and Bars
CGA: Euros semi-final sees drinks sales soar 75%
England’s European Championship semi-final against The Netherlands saw drinks sales rise 75% on Wednesday 10 July compared with the same day last year, according to data from CGA. However, this came at a cost as customers saved their money for the final meaning the total drinks sales across the week…
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19 JulyNews
Today’s news in brief – 19/07/24
Arc Inspirations has reported that sales doubled due to the Euros final, with like-for-like sales rising 79%. On the seven days that England played – including the match against Spain in the final – the five Box-branded venues in Headingley, Leeds City Centre, Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham, saw sales jump…
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19 JulyPubs and Bars
Arc Inspirations sales double amid Euros turnout
Arc Inspirations, the operator of Box bars, Banyan and Manahatta, has reported that total sales doubled, with like-for-like sales rising 79%, during the seven days up to the Euros final. On the seven days that England played – including the match against Spain in the final – the five Box-branded…
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