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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Jan- 2024 -24 JanuaryRestaurants
Restaurantsโ delivery and takeaway sales rise 1% in December
Britainโs top managed restaurant groups recorded 1% year-on-year growth in delivery and takeaway sales in December 2023, according to data from CGA. However, growth has been generated by increases in menu prices rather than order volumes, which dropped year-on-year by 4% in December. It is a seventh consecutive month of…
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24 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Wetherspoons H1 sales rise 10.1%
Wetherspoons has revealed that like-for-like sales were 10.1% higher during the 25 weeks to 21 January compared with last year.ย The pub chain attributed its performance to bar sales rising by 11.8%, food by 7.9%, and slot and fruit machines by 10.4%. Hotel rooms in its pub estate also saw…
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23 JanuaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Creams Cafe reveals record festive trading
Creams Cafe has announced that it saw record trading over the festive period with like-for-like in-cafe sales up 5.8% in December against the same period in 2022. The company also revealed that its delivery sales experienced an uplift with an increase in sales of 2.5%. The year-on-year growth comes following…
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23 JanuaryNews
Marstonโs sales jump 8.8% over festive period
Marston’s PLC has reported an 8.8% sales increase in the groupโs managed and franchised pubs for the 16-week period to 20 January 2024.ย Both drink sales and food sales have been โstrongโ, a result which the pub company said demonstrates โthe resilience and appeal of our predominantly suburban pubsโ.ย Like-for-like…
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22 JanuaryNews
Todayโs news in brief – 22/01/24
Compass Group has signed an agreement to acquire CH&CO for ยฃ475m. CH&CO currently generates annual revenues of roughly ยฃ450m and operates across a range of sectors. According to Compass, CH&COโs diverse client base and broad geographic spread would complement its existing footprint in the UK and Ireland.ย ย Average sales in…
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22 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Christmas hangover hits as drinks sales drop 7%
Average sales in managed venues dropped 7% in the week ended 13 January compared with the same week in 2022. After a strong Christmas and a solid first week of 2024, many people will have sought to save some money by staying in. Cold weather and โDry Januaryโ may have…
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19 JanuaryNews
Todayโs news in brief โ 19/01/24
Restaurants, pubs and bars saw sales rise 8.8% over the latest Christmas period compared with data from 2022, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. The tracker also revealed that like-for-like sales grew 9.6% for pubs in December, while restaurants enjoyed an 8.3% upswing. Meanwhile, bars bounced back…
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19 JanuaryFood and Drink
Market Halls reports record festive period
Market Halls has revealed that its like-for-like sales were up 55% in December, a record for the company in the festive period. The company stated that sales were boosted by large corporate bookings, a high-profile appearance on BBCโs MasterChef: The Professionals and an extensive Christmas campaign. The campaign offered a…
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19 JanuaryFood and Drink
Hospitality venuesโ sales rise 8.8% over December
Restaurants, pubs and bars saw sales rise by 8.8% over the latest Christmas period compared with data from 2022, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. According to CGA and RSM, the industry saw a sharp increase from 4% in November to more than 8% in December, and…
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18 JanuaryFeatures
โItโs everyoneโs responsibilityโ: are 50% plant-based menus the future for restaurants?
This year is the 10th anniversary of Veganuary, Iโm curious to know your opinion on it. How has the trend evolved in 10 years? I think plant based food has developed enormously in the last 10 years, and I think the rise of vegan restaurants has helped enormously with that.…
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