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.

  • Aug- 2023 -
    10 August
    AnalysisGreggs’ recipe for success

    Greggs’ recipe for success

    By May 2023, Greggs’ sales had shot up by nearly a fifth compared with the same time in 2022, as its offering of sausage rolls and pasties remained “compelling” to customers during the cost-of-living crisis.  In the spring of this year, the country-wide chain of bakeries also revealed that hot…

    Read More »
  • 9 August
    RestaurantsPopeyes owner sees system-wide sales rise 14% in Q2

    Popeyes owner sees system-wide sales rise 14% in Q2

    Restaurant Brands International Inc., which owns Popeyes and Burger King, has revealed that consolidated system-wide sales grew by 14% year-over-year during the second quarter ended 30 June.  This comes as the group surpassed the 30,000-restaurant mark globally, generating more than $40bn (£31bn) in system-wide sales over the last year.  During…

    Read More »
  • 7 August
    BeveragesDrinks sales remain flat after wet July

    Drinks sales remain flat after wet July

    Drinks sales for the seven days ended 29 July were flat compared with the previous week as a result of yet more bad weather. This follows year-on-year drops of 3% and 0.3% over the previous two weeks which came after 11 consecutive weeks of year-on-year growth. Daily sales comparisons ranged…

    Read More »
  • 7 August
    Food and DrinkPapa John’s global restaurant sales up 2% in Q2

    Papa John’s global restaurant sales up 2% in Q2

    Papa John’s revealed that its global system-wide restaurant sales reached $1.22bn (£0.96bn) in the second quarter ended 25 June, showing a 2% increase from the prior year’s Q2.  During the period, the pizza chain also opened a total of 47 stores internationally and is on track to achieve 270 to…

    Read More »
  • 4 August
    Food and DrinkYum Brands income surges 86% in Q2

    Yum Brands income surges 86% in Q2

    Yum Brands, the operator of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has reported that its net income surged 86% to $418m (£328.9m) for the second quarter ended 30 June.  By the end of Q2, the group’s total revenues reached $1.69bn (£1.33bn), spelling an increase of 3% from $1.64bn (£1.29bn) in…

    Read More »
  • 3 August
    NewsCAMRA urges PM to protect UK pubs

    CAMRA urges PM to protect UK pubs

    The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called on the Prime Minister to protect UK pubs and clubs and secure their long-term future. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently visited the Great British Beer Festival, CAMRA’s flagship event, to meet key figures from the campaign, and talk with brewers, publicans and…

    Read More »
  • 2 August
    NewsHospitality food prices rise again as supermarket prices ease

    Hospitality food prices rise again as supermarket prices ease

    Month-on-month food inflation in hospitality was more than five times higher at 2.2% compared to supermarkets where prices increased by just 0.4% in June, according to CGA’s prestige foodservice price index. It said the difference in prices is caused by a variety of factors, including the fact that top ten…

    Read More »
  • 1 August
    Pubs and BarsLiberation Group occupancy rates exceed 80% in H1

    Liberation Group occupancy rates exceed 80% in H1

    Liberation Group will be targeting becoming the “leading” provider of pub accommodation in the South of England, following the success of its Butcombe Pubs and Inns business, which has seen occupancy rates exceed 80% across the group.  During the first half of 2023, the group has grown its accommodation offering…

    Read More »
  • 1 August
    NewsUK delivery and takeaway sales return to growth in June

    UK delivery and takeaway sales return to growth in June

    Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant groups in June were 4% ahead of the same month in 2022, according to the CGA by NIQ’s latest hospitality at home tracker. It is the first year-on-year growth in the tracker since late 2021, following 18 consecutive negative months in…

    Read More »
  • 1 August
    Food and DrinkGreggs profits jump 14.2% to £63.7m in H1

    Greggs profits jump 14.2% to £63.7m in H1

    Bakery retailer Greggs has revealed that its underlying profit before tax excluding exceptional items increased 14.2% to £63.7m in the 26 weeks ended 1 July.  This comes as the group’s total first-half sales increased 21.5%, with company-managed shops experiencing a like-for-like increase of 16%.  Meanwhile, an underlying earnings growth of…

    Read More »
Back to top button