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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Oct- 2023 -19 OctoberNews
UK managed groups see 12 months of growth, CGA finds
Britainโs managed restaurant, pub and bar groups completed 12 consecutive months of year-on-year sales growth in September, the new CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker reveals. The tracker, which is produced by CGA by NIQ in partnership with RSM UK, indicated like-for-like growth of 5.9% last monthโclose to both the Trackerโs…
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18 OctoberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 18/10/23
Just Eat has increased its full-year guidance following a return to sales growth in Q3. Gross transaction value in Northern Europe and UK&I grew by 6% and 4%, respectively. However, North America saw a slower trajectory with an 18% decrease in GTV.In response to the overall GTV growth, Just Eat…
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18 OctoberBusiness
Just Eat ups guidance as it returns to growth in Q3
Just Eat has raised its full-year guidance after returning to sales growth in its third quarter of trading.ย Over the period, gross transaction value (GTV) growth in Northern Europe and UK and Ireland increased to 6% and 4%, respectively. However, its North America business faced a โslower trajectoryโ, with GTV…
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18 OctoberBusiness
Reservation no-shows double in past year, CGA finds
The number of consumers not showing up for their reservations in pubs, bars and restaurants has doubled since September last year, according to the latest research from Zonal and CGA by NIQ.ย Some 12% of consumers are still not honouring their reservations and not informing venues in advance that they…
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17 OctoberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 17/10/23
Revolution Bars Group reported a pre-tax loss of ยฃ22.2m in FY23, despite achieving revenues of ยฃ152.6m due to challenging times. The acquisition of Peach Pubs, with 14.1% like-for-like sales growth, provided diversification but couldn’t offset an 8.7% decline in like-for-like sales for the entire group. EBITDA fell to ยฃ17m, compared…
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17 OctoberNews
Revolution Bars falls to ยฃ22.2m loss amid challenging trading
Revolution Bars Group, a leading UK operator of 67 premium bars and 22 gastro pubs, has reported a ยฃ22.2m loss before tax in FY23, despite revenues hitting ยฃ152.6m, as it faced โvery challenging timesโ. Peach Pubs, which was acquired by the business in October 2022, delivered 14.1% LFL sales in…
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16 OctoberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 16/10/23
Loungers reported H1 total revenues of ยฃ149.6m, marking a 22.3% increase from the previous year. They achieved one-year like-for-like sales growth of 7.7% over the 24 weeks ending 1 October, showing an acceleration from the 5.7% growth reported for the 12 weeks ending 9 July. The company opened 16 new…
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16 OctoberRestaurants
Loungers revenues hit ยฃ149.6m in H1
Loungers, the operator of Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, has revealed that total revenues for H1 ended 1 October reached ยฃ149.6m, an increase of 22.3% on the previous year.ย This comes as the restaurant operator delivered one year like-for-like sales growth of 7.7% over the 24 weeks to 1…
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13 OctoberNews
Brakspear invests ยฃ2m in L&T estate and tenants
Brakspear is investing ยฃ2m in refurbishing two of its leased and tenanted pubs, after signing tenancy agreements with talented growing pub companies Little and Large and Friendship and Beer. Little and Large pub company has signed its second Brakspear pub, The Leicester Arms in Penshurst, near Tonbridge. The growing pub…
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11 OctoberNews
Todayโs news in brief – 11/10/23
Marstonโs saw total retail sales rise by 11.2% during FY23, ended 30 September, with like-for-like sales rising by 10.1% compared with FY22. Sales for the 10-week period from 23 July to 30 September increased by 7.7% year-on-year. This included an upturn in the last five weeks, where like-for-like sales saw…
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