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.

Sep- 2023 -

11 September

Food and Drink

UK drinks sales flat for second consecutive week

UK drinks sales were up a mere 0.4% for the week ended 2 September compared with the same period last year, according to data from CGA. This follows growth of 1% and 5% in the previous two weeks, which came after five successive weeks of negative numbers. The CGA said…
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8 September

Trade Associations

Strong sales unable to keep up with inflation, UKH finds

Turnover increased 6.7% in the last year to £137bn, but compared with 2019, remains almost 20% behind in real terms when accounting for inflation, according to UKH’s quarterly sales tracker. The tracker, in association with CGA, also showed that sales in the last year are 2.3% up on pre-pandemic sales.…
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6 September

Restaurants

TRG revenues rise 10% to £467.4m in H1

The Restaurant Group (TRG) has reported that total sales in the first half of the year rose by 10% to £467.4m, compared with £423.4m the prior year. Its adjusted EBITDA was also up 15% to £36.3m on a pre-IFRS 16 basis versus the VAT adjusted basis of £31.4m in H1…
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5 September

Restaurants

Bill’s delivers record like-for-like sales in H1

Bill’s has delivered its highest ever like-for-like sales for its current trading sites, with sales of £45.3m for the six months ended 30 June, up 4.5% on HY22. The group’s EBITDA also reached £2.45m during the H1 period, an increase of £2.55m on the same period last year after sustaining…
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5 September

News

BrewDog appoints new COO

BrewDog has appointed James Arrow as its new chief operating officer in a global role reporting to CEO and co-founder James Watt. Arrow joins BrewDog from Boots Opticians, one of the leading opticians in the UK with over 500 stores and part of the wider international division of Walgreens Boots…
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4 September

News

UK drink sales boosted by Women’s World Cup, CGA finds

UK drinks sales were in modest year-on-year growth last week, CGA by NIQ’s latest daily drinks tracker shows. The average sales in managed venues in the week to 26 August finished 1% ahead of the same week in 2022. It is a second successive week of marginal gains, after a…
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1 September

Restaurants

Döner Shack unveils rebrand plans to attract younger audience

Döner Shack will be launching a rebrand across five UK stores, beginning in Glasgow, early this month in a bid to appeal to a younger demographic and “position the brand to have more focus on the flavour of the food”. As part of the transformation, the street food chain has…
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Aug- 2023 -

30 August

Pubs and Bars

Lionesses lift trading despite early kick offs

Over England’s four Women’s World Cup knock-out matches, average drinks return on sales (RoS) was 25% ahead of the average for that given day of the week, according to data from CGA Strategy. Large alcoholic drink (LAD) sales were up 34%, thanks to beer’s association with football and soft drink…
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29 August

Business

Over 60% of business leaders optimistic about business prospects

New data from CGA Strategy has found that 62% of business leaders feel optimistic about prospects for their business over the next 12 months, an 8% increase from the last survey in May. Alongside this 45% of leaders are optimistic about the hospitality industry in general, an increase of 5%…
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25 August

Business

Subway sold to Roark Capital

Subway has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of private equity firm Roark Capital for an undisclosed sum. The company has branded this is a “major milestone” in the company’s transformation journey, combining Subway’s global presence and brand strength with Roark’s deep…
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