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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26 September

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Investor pushes for private equity takeover of SSP Group

An activist investor is reportedly encouraging private equity firms to enter takeover bids for Upper Crust operator SSP Group, after raising its stake in the company. According to The Financial Times, Irenic Capital Management is pushing the move having raised its stake in the food-to-go operator to 3%, up from…
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26 September

Pubs and Bars

Mitchells and Butlers sees sales jump 3.9% ahead of year end

Mitchells and Butlers has reported a 3.9% rise in sales for the 51 weeks to 20 September 2025, with mid-market pubs and pub restaurants driving growth. The company said trading remained “ahead of the market”, though sales were weaker in London and across its more premium businesses. The group increased…
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25 September

Restaurants

Comptoir Group reports modest profit and sales growth in H1

Comptoir Group has seen gross profit rise by 3.1% to £13.1m in its half year results, up from £12.7m the prior year, as the group looked to streamline management focus and operational efficiency. Over the period, revenues rose by 0.6% to £16m, up from £15.9m the prior year, marking a…
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25 September

Restaurants

Pizza Express takes £41.8m one-off charge as FY profits recover

Pizza Express has reported that a non-cash charge of £41.8m has reduced the carrying value of the brand to £421.7m for the year ended 29 December 2024. The company maintains that this accounting provision did not reflect underlying trading performance. Excluding exceptional charges, Pizza Express posted a profit before tax…
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22 September

Pubs and Bars

Pubs see August sales rise 2.8% as restaurants and bars decline

Britain’s managed pub groups saw warm weather lift their like-for-like sales by 2.8% in August, but restaurants and bars experienced sales declines of 1.6% and 5% respectively, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker shows. Pubs marked their best month since April thanks to sustained sunshine, which helped beer and…
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19 September

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Caffè Nero reports record sales of £626m amid year of expansion

Caffè Nero has reported record sales of £626.4m for the year to 31 May 2025, marking a 12% rise against the previous year. The coffee chain, which runs 1,150 stores in 11 countries, said like-for-like sales grew 7% over the year. It added 94 outlets during the year, including 62…
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18 September

Pubs and Bars

Hydes FY turnover hits ‘record’ £40.8m

Manchester-based Hydes’ Brewery has reported a record turnover of £40.8m for the year ended 30 March 2025, surpassing last year’s £39.3m despite poor summer trading conditions and ongoing cost pressures. The brewer and pub operator revealed that profits dipped only marginally, with operating profit before exceptionals at £2.2m and EBITDA…
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17 September

People

New World Trading Company appoints Amber Wood as CEO

Pub and restaurant group The New World Trading Company (NWTC) has promoted Amber Wood to chief executive officer. Wood joined NWTC in 2023 as chief operating officer and previously spent eight years at Loungers plc, where she was managing director of the Cosy Club brand. The group has also appointed…
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17 September

Pubs and Bars

Young’s sales rise 5.6% over summer period

Young’s has reported that trading momentum has remained strong in the 24 weeks ended 15 September, with like-for-like sales up 5.6% and total sales up 5.3%. The group said this reflected a “healthy demand” for its pubs, supported by the ongoing sunny weather over the summer as customers “continued to…
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9 September

Restaurants

Burger and Lobster operating profit hits £2m in 2024

Burger and Lobster has revealed that its UK operating profit rose £0.2m up to £2m for the year ended 29 December 2024. Alongside this, its UK restaurants’ sales amounted to £32.3m, delivering an EBITDA of 10%. However, the company’s UK turnover fell to £34.1m, down from £36.1m the previous year,…
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