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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Oct- 2023 -3 OctoberNews
Today’s news in brief – 03/10/23
Greggs reported a 20.8% increase in total sales for the 13 weeks ending 30 September. Company-managed shop like-for-like sales also rose by 14.2%, driven by extended trading hours and increased app usage. Evening trade contributed to 8.8% of sales, and 13.1% of transactions were made through the Greggs app. The…
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3 OctoberBusiness
Greggs Q3 sales up 21% amid store openings and extended trading hours
Greggs has announced that its total sales rose 20.8% for the 13 weeks to 30 September 2023. Alongside this the company-managed shop like-for-like sales were up 14.2% as a result extended trading hours and increased app usage. Evening trade represented 8.8% of company-managed shop sales while 13.1% of company-managed shop…
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2 OctoberTrade Associations
UKH calls for no Christmas strikes amid ongoing rail dispute
Hospitality businesses such as Wasabi, Greene King and Fuller’s have signed an open letter alongside UKH to the Transport Secretary, RMT, ASLEF and Rail Delivery Group, urging them to resolve the ongoing disputes to avoid strikes over the Christmas period. It comes as fresh rail strikes, which began on Saturday…
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Sep- 2023 -29 SeptemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 29/09/23
Hostmore has postponed any new restaurant openings until 2025, saving about £15m in cash expenditures due to challenging trading conditions. The company reported improved cost reductions of £8.2m for the 26 weeks ending July 2, benefiting FY23 by £5.8m. H1 2023 delivered negative EBITDA of £3.8m, compared with positive £7.1m…
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29 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Mitchells and Butlers sales jump 9.1% in Q4
Mitchells and Butlers has grown its like-for-like sales by 9.1% during Q4 ended 23 September, as it sustained growth in both food and drink volumes. Against its pre-pandemic results, Mitchells and Butlers’ year-to-date like-for-like sales increased by 10.5%, with growth attributed to higher spend-per-head. According to the pub operator, it…
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26 SeptemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 26/09/23
Brighton Pier Group reported a decrease in total revenues, falling from £17.3m to £16.2m in H1, primarily due to declining sales in its bar division. Ongoing inflationary pressures impacted operating margins, resulting in lower earnings compared to the previous year. EBITDA dropped from £3m to £1.4m, with a loss before…
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26 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Brighton Pier revenues fall in H1 amid declining bar sales
The Brighton Pier Group has revealed that total revenues were down from £17.3m to £16.2m in H1, following a decline in sales from the group’s bar division. Following “exceptionally” strong trading from a post-pandemic surge in demand in the first half of 2022, ongoing inflationary pressures – in particular to…
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25 SeptemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 25/09/23
The City Pub Group reported a 14% increase in like-for-like sales to £31.7m in the first half of 2023, up from £26.1m in the same period in 2022. Despite inflationary pressures, the pub operator’s adjusted EBITDA remained steady at £3.3m, slightly below the £3.4m reported in H1 2022. The company…
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25 SeptemberNews
UK year-on-year drinks sales keep growing, CGA finds
UK drinks sales last week were ahead of 2022 levels for the fifth week in a row despite the September heatwave coming to an end, according to CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker. Average sales in managed venues in the week to Saturday (16 September) were 7% ahead of the…
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25 SeptemberPubs and Bars
City Pub Group sales up 14% in H1
The City Pub Group has revealed that like-for-like sales increased 14% to £31.7m in H1, up from £26.1m in H1 2022, the half-year ended 25 June 2023. Despite inflationary pressures, the pub operator’s adjusted EBITDA level was maintained at £3.3m, slightly lower than H1 2022’s total of £3.4m, while adjusted…
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