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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Jul- 2023 -31 JulyNews
UK drink sales dip 3%, CGA finds
UK drink sales were 3% down in the seven days to 22 July compared to the same week last year, CGA by NIQ’s drinks recovery tracker revealed.. It is a second week in the red after a 0.3% drop in the previous seven days, which followed 11 consecutive weeks of…
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31 JulyFood and Drink
McDonald’s sales rise 11.7% in Q2
McDonald’s has revealed that its global comparable sales increased by 11.7% for the second quarter ended 30 June, with double-digit growth reported across each segment. The fast food giant’s digital Systemwide sales in its top six markets were also over $8bn (£6.2bn) for Q2, which represents nearly 40% of its…
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28 JulyRestaurants
Mitchells and Butlers LFL sales jump 8.9%
Mitchells and Butlers has announced that its like-for-like sales were up 8.9% for the 43 weeks ended 22 July 2023. The owner of brands such as Harvester and Toby Carvery revealed that its sales for Q3 were up 9.7% compared with the same period last year. The performance was a…
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27 JulyBusiness
Restaurant, pub and bar sales up 6.7% in June
Like-for-like sales in managed restaurants, pubs and bars were up 6.7% in June, according to data from CGA, the Coffer Group and RSM, the 9th consecutive month of growth. The warm weather brought consumers out to drink in pubs, especially those with beer gardens and terraces, and as a result…
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27 JulyRestaurants
Chipotle sees revenues hit $2.5bn
Chipotle has revealed that its total revenue in Q2 2023 was $2.5bn (£1.93bn), an increase of 13.6% compared with Q2 2022, according to its recent trading update for the three months ended 30 June 2023. It said that the increase in total revenue was driven by a 7.4% increase in…
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25 JulyNews
Brighton Pier Group reports ‘widespread decline’ in Q2
Brighton Pier Group has announced that total sales for the six months ending 25 June 2023 are expected to be in the region of £16.2m. The group said that the second quarter “has proved more difficult”, with sales remaining behind 2022. It added that the current macroeconomic environment is leading…
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24 JulyNews
July drinks sales dip amid cooler weather, CGA says
CGA by NIQ’s drinks recovery tracker, which measures average sales in managed venues, has revealed that sales in the seven days to 15 July were 0.3% down on the same week in July 2022. This represents a drop from sales growth of 5% in the first week of the month…
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21 JulyTrade Associations
UKH ‘disappointed’ with regulatory easements outcome
UKHospitality chief executive, Kate Nicholls has said it is “disappointing” the government has decided not to go ahead with making on-sale alcohol licences automatically cover off-sales and increase the number of Temporary Event Notices permitted. The decision comes in its response to a consultation on regulatory easements to the Licensing…
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20 JulyNews
Fuller’s sales rise by 17% as tourism boosts trade
Fuller’s has made strong progress with total sales for the first 15 weeks rising by 17.1% and like-for-like sales for the same period rising by 15.1%. Increased tourism and events, along with workers returning to their offices, have contributed to like-for-like sales growth of 17.9% in its City and Central…
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19 JulyRestaurants
Wagamama sales boost Restaurant Group trading in H1
The Restaurant Group has welcomed a period of strong trading in the first half of the year, with sales at Wagamama and its Pubs division up by 5% and 9%, respectively. Wagamama continued to trade strongly in the period, with outperformance of the market in Q2, and like-for-like sales up…
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