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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    10 July
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 10/07/24

    Today’s news in brief – 10/07/24

    SSP Group will maintain its profit guidance for the year as Q3 sales rose 16%. Due to an increasing demand for leisure travel, the operator of F&B outlets in travel locations has also reported that the second half of 2024 started off well with a strong sales performance across all…

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  • 10 July
    Catering CompaniesSSP Group maintains profit guidance as Q3 sales rise 16%

    SSP Group maintains profit guidance as Q3 sales rise 16%

    The operator of F&B outlets in travel locations, SSP Group, has revealed its full-year guidance will remain unchanged as it recorded a sales rise of 16% during the third quarter to 30 June.  It comes as the group’s like-for-like sales grew 6% during the period off the back of its…

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  • 9 July
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 09/07/24

    Today’s news in brief – 09/07/24

    Loungers has achieved a record revenue growth of 24.7% to £353.5m in FY24, after opening 36 new sites during the year – seven more than in the prior year. The operator of Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside has attributed its performance to a combination of decreasing inflationary pressures and its…

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  • 9 July
    RestaurantsLoungers revenues rise 24.7% to £353.5m in FY24

    Loungers revenues rise 24.7% to £353.5m in FY24

    Loungers has revealed it achieved record revenue growth of 24.7% to £353.5m for the 53-week period to 21 April, after opening 36 new sites during the year – seven more than in the prior year.  During the year, the operator of Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside dining concepts saw like-for-like…

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  • 9 July
    Pubs and BarsDrinks sales rise 6% as Euros continues

    Drinks sales rise 6% as Euros continues

    Drinks sales in the UK’s managed venues rose 6% in the week ended 29 June, according to data from CGA. This upswing was mostly caused by England’s final group game at the European Championship vs Slovenia. The game on Tuesday 25 June saw sales rise 71% compared with the same…

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  • 8 July
    Pubs and BarsSlug and Lettuce posts pre-tax loss of £3.1m

    Slug and Lettuce posts pre-tax loss of £3.1m

    Slug and Lettuce has reported a pre-tax loss of £3.1m for the 12-month period to September 2023 after the bar chain initially recorded profits of £2.2m in 2022.  Slug and Lettuce has attributed its performance to revenues inching down from £48.6m to £48.5m due to “the impact of the macroeconomic…

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  • 5 July
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 05/07/24

    Today’s news in brief – 05/07/24

    UKH wants to see Labour “deliver on its commitments, and quick” after the party secured a landslide victory at the general election. Within the first 100 weeks, the trade body says hospitality needs to see reduced employer National Insurance contributions to help businesses with their staffing costs and to help…

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  • 5 July
    GovernmentUKH: ‘Labour needs to deliver on its commitments, and quick’

    UKH: ‘Labour needs to deliver on its commitments, and quick’

    UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls has said that “we need to see Labour deliver on its commitments, and quick,” after the party secured a landslide victory at the general election. The UKH boss said within the first 100 weeks, the sector needs to see reduced employer National Insurance Contributions to…

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  • 5 July
    RestaurantsPizza Union eyes Central London expansion

    Pizza Union eyes Central London expansion

    Pizza Union is “selectively” searching for new sites across Central London as it has reported that sales rose 2% from £8.03m to £8.18m during the 52-week period to 31 December 2023.  Pizza Union is currently negotiating on a few potential sites, but none are in the legal stage of completion…

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  • 5 July
    RestaurantsWingstop UK announces senior management changes

    Wingstop UK announces senior management changes

    Lemon Pepper Holdings, the master franchisee of Wingstop UK, has announced a series of senior leadership changes. Chris Sherriff, who is currently COO, has been promoted to co-CEO, alongside Tom Grogan, who is currently co-Founder and director. Alongside this the company has appointed Matt Sheppard as COO, who was previously…

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