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.

Sep- 2025 -

9 September

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Cornish Bakery sales jump 24% in record summer

Cornish Bakery has reported record trading over the summer, with total sales up 24% year-on-year and like-for-like sales rising 8% in August. The independent chain said it had its biggest ever week of sales during the August bank holiday, with several branches also setting new individual records. The figures contrast…
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9 September

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Pret to trial new meal deal format amid strong FY24 sales

Pret A Manger has announced its plans to trial new meal deal formats later this year to capture demand for value-led food-to-go, as the company set out a new medium-term strategy to accelerate growth in its home market and internationally. The news comes after Pret reported sales of £1.2bn for…
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8 September

Business

UKH: Tube strike ‘to cost London hospitality £110m’

London’s hospitality and tourism businesses could lose up to £110m because of this week’s tube strike, according to industry body UKHospitality. Kate Nicholls, chair of UKHospitality, said consumer cancellations and travel disruption for staff would add further pressure to a sector already under strain. It comes as most London Underground…
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8 September

Food and Drink

Drinks sales growth tracks inflation in solid August

Average sales in managed venues in the week to Saturday 16 August were 3.2% ahead of the equivalent week in 2024, according to data from CGA. This number was only marginally short of the UK’s current rate of inflation of 3.8%, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index. This result…
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5 September

Pubs and Bars

BrewDog falls to £37m loss as sales falter

BrewDog fell to a pre-tax loss of £36.6m last year as sales stalled amid the departure of founder James Watt as chief executive. According to The Guardian, it comes as the group’s drinks have been axed from 2,000 pubs as customers turned to rival brands. Over the year, sales reportedly…
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4 September

Restaurants

UK restaurant groups see delivery sales rise 13.5% in July

Britain’s top restaurant groups recorded a 13.5% year-on-year increase in delivery and takeaway orders in July, as at-home dining sales rose sharply during the month, according to new data from CGA by NIQ’s Hospitality at Home Tracker. The monthly rise marks a clear improvement on the flat growth seen earlier…
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3 September

Pubs and Bars

RedCat sales rise 6.7% in Q1 as accommodation boosts business

RedCat Hospitality has reported strong trading for the first quarter of the year, as business was boosted by its accommodation business which “continues to perform very strongly”. Despite “challenging headwinds”, like-for-like sales over the period rose by 6.7% to £32.7m, as Coaching Inn Group sales rose by 7% to £19.1m,…
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3 September

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Asda owner TDR Capital mulls bid for Costa Coffee

Asda owner TDR Capital is among the investment groups considering an acquisition of Costa Coffee as owner Coca-Cola explores a potential sale, according to the Financial Times. Coca-Cola has hired Lazard to advise on options for the UK’s largest coffee chain, which it bought from Whitbread in 2019 for £3.9bn. …
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2 September

Catering Companies

Contract caterers’ sales rise 8% in Q2

Contract caterers saw sales and outlets “sharply” rise by 8% in the second quarter of 2025, according the latest Contract Catering Tracker from CGA by NIQ, Bidfood and UKHospitality. This continued a “long run of growth” in every quarter since mid-2021, when caterers began to recover from the pandemic. After…
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1 September

Pubs and Bars

Hospitality like-for-like sales remain flat in July

Britain’s top pub, bar and restaurant groups continued to see sales flatline over summer with a fractional year-on-year drop of 0.1% in like-for-like sales in July, according to the latest data from CGA. It comes after level sales in June and a drop of 1.0% in May meaning sales have…
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