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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Jun- 2024 -26 JuneRestaurants
Restaurant deliveries up 11% in May
Restaurant deliveries in May were 11.3% ahead of the same month in 2023 on a like-for-like basis, according to data from CGA. This follows cool and damp weather in many parts of Britain for much of May, which led some consumers to order in food rather than going out. However,…
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24 JuneNews
Todayโs news in brief – 24/06/24
Stonegate revenues hit ยฃ916m in H1 ended 7 April, as its leased and tenanted estate demonstrated โconsistentโ growth with like-for-like sales rising 6.2% on the equivalent period in the prior year. EBITDA margin in H1 was up 1.3% to 21.3%, highlighting the โpositive impactโ of Stonegateโs performance improvement and efficiency…
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24 JuneNews
Stonegate revenues hit ยฃ916m in H1
Stonegate groupโs revenues reached ยฃ916m in the 28 weeks ended 7 April 2024.ย Adjusted H1 EBITDA for the group was up 7.7% to ยฃ196m, compared to ยฃ182m for the same period in 2023, with a particularly strong performance from L&T and operator-led businesses.ย During the period, the leased and tenanted…
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24 JunePubs and Bars
Red Engine opens Electric Shuffle Manchester
Red Engine has opened the doors to its latest Electric Shuffle venue in Manchesterโs Deansgate. Electric Shuffle Manchester is the second bar from Red Engine to hit the city, following the opening of Flight Club back in 2018. The latest launch from Red Engine creates 75 new job opportunities in…
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21 JuneAdvice
Mastering personalisation in the fast food industry
The UKโs 2,256 drive-thrus took in ยฃ2.9bn from 2021-22, and drove ยฃ500m more sales compared with the year before, according to research by the NPD Group. Last year, the fast food and takeaway industry in the UK amounted to a whopping ยฃ21bn, up from the previous yearโs approximate ยฃ20bn. This…
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19 JunePubs and Bars
Hospitality groups report 3.6% growth in May
Hospitality groups across Britain achieved year-on-year sales growth of 3.6% in May 2024, despite โdisappointingโ weather and the ongoing effects of inflation, the CGA has reported.ย According to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker, this marks a โquick return to growthโ after a 1.7% drop in trading in April, which…
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18 JuneNews
Todayโs news in brief – 18/06/24
Whitbreadโs F&B outlets reported a slow start to FY25, as sales were 1% behind the same period last year due to softened trading. This comes despite the group experiencing โstrongโ breakfast sales thanks to high occupancy in Premier Inn sites. Nevertheless, the group is confident in its full-year outlook.ย Drinks…
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18 JuneFood and Drink
Drinks sales fall 3% in early June
Drinks sales in the UK fell 3% for the week ended 8 June 2024 compared with the same period last year. The week struggled against tough comparisons with June 2023, when temperatures touched 30 degrees. sales were down on all five days from 4 to 8 June after year-on-year growth…
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18 JuneFood and Drink
Whitbreadโs F&B brands report slow start to FY25
Whitbread, which operates Premier Inn and several F&B outlets, has revealed that food and beverage sales were 1% behind the same period in FY24 to 30 May 2024.ย While the group experienced โstrongโ breakfast sales, which were driven by high occupancy in its hotels, Whitbreadโs overall F&B offering was offset…
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13 JuneNews
Todayโs news in brief – 13/06/24
Fullerโs has reported a 61% rise in profits before tax to ยฃ20.5m for the year ended 30 March. It comes as sales at the brewing company rose by 7% to ยฃ359.1m, while EBITDA reached ยฃ60.8m. During the year, the company also invested ยฃ27.2m in its existing estate of properties. UKH…
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