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.

  • Apr- 2024 -
    29 April
    RestaurantsChipotle revenues rise 14% to $2.7bn in Q1

    Chipotle revenues rise 14% to $2.7bn in Q1

    Chipotle has reported that total revenues rose 14.1% to $2.7bn (£2.3m) during the first quarter to 31 March.  The group has attributed its performance to sales increasing 7% due to transactions growing by more than 5% as margins expanded.  During Q1, Chipotle opened 47 new restaurants, with 43 locations including…

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  • 26 April
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 26/04/24

    Today’s news in brief – 26/04/24

    Loungers revenues rose 24.7% to £353.5m during FY24. During the year to 21 April, the group’s sales performance was accompanied by “disciplined management of costs” and a continued easing of inflationary cost pressures. Loungers also opened 36 new sites, a record number compared to the 29 opened in FY23.  At-home…

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  • 26 April
    NewsLoungers revenues jump 24.7% to £353.5m in FY24

    Loungers revenues jump 24.7% to £353.5m in FY24

    Loungers revenues were up 24.7% to £353.5m during the 53 weeks ended 21 April 2024. Excluding the benefit of the 53rd week total sales were up 22.2%. This sales performance reflects both continuing “strong” like-for-like sales growth (7.5% across the 53 weeks) and the ongoing success of the operator’s new…

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  • 26 April
    Food and DrinkAt-home restaurant sales flatline in March

    At-home restaurant sales flatline in March

    At-home sales for the top managed restaurant groups were “virtually flat” year-on-year in March, according to CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker. During the last month, like-for-like sales of deliveries and takeaways were just 0.8% ahead of March 2023.   According to CGA, this was a 10th consecutive month…

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  • 25 April
    Breweries and DistilleriesHogs Back owner saves Mondo brewery in pre-pack deal

    Hogs Back owner saves Mondo brewery in pre-pack deal

    Brewing industry veteran Rupert Thompson has agreed an investment deal with London craft brewer Mondo, which secures the future of the Mondo brands, as well as its brewery and taproom in Battersea. Following a pre-pack administration, the deal will see brewing continue at Mondo’s Battersea site. As well as delivering…

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  • 24 April
    RestaurantsTortilla revenues rise 14% to £65.7m in FY23

    Tortilla revenues rise 14% to £65.7m in FY23

    Tortilla has reported that revenues rose by 14% to £65.7m in the year to 31 December 2023, as it built on the momentum from the previous year’s record. Like-for-like revenues also grew 3.6% during the period, equivalent to 4.9% when adjusted for the Q1 VAT benefit from 2022.  Meanwhile, adjusted…

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  • 23 April
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsCaffè Nero sales grow 12.7% in Q3

    Caffè Nero sales grow 12.7% in Q3

    Caffè Nero delivered 12.7% year on year sales growth during Q3 2023 which ended on 29 February.  In the UK for the same period, sales were up 10.5% compared to Q3 last year. The Q3 sales built on the strong first half of the financial year, driving year to date…

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  • 18 April
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 18/04/24

    Today’s news in brief – 18/04/24

    Hospitality groups saw sales grow 5.2% in March, having been aided by early Easter Bank Holiday revenues falling that month. According to CGA and RSM’s latest Hospitality Business Tracker, celebrations delivered “particularly” strong growth for the managed pub sector, where like-for-like sales were up by 7.2% in March.  Carringtons Catering…

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  • 18 April
    Food and DrinkHospitality sales rise 5.2% in March due to Easter boost

    Hospitality sales rise 5.2% in March due to Easter boost

    Britain’s top hospitality groups experienced above-inflation like-for-like sales growth of 5.2% in March, according to CGA and RSM latest Hospitality Business Tracker.   While hospitality operators enjoyed the boost to trading that events such as Mother’s Day and St Patrick’s Day brought, the high growth metrics seen in the Tracker…

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  • 17 April
    NewsToday’s news in brief – 17/04/24

    Today’s news in brief – 17/04/24

    Just Eat has revealed a UK&I Gross Transaction Value growth of 11% to £1.4bn in Q1 2024. However, the total number of orders decreased 6% to 214 million, compared to 227 million the previous year. Only in the UK and Ireland the number of orders during the period slightly increased…

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