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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Aug- 2023 -9 AugustRestaurants
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.ย This comes as the group surpassed the 30,000-restaurant mark globally, generating more than $40bn (ยฃ31bn) in system-wide sales over the last year.ย During…
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7 AugustBeverages
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…
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7 AugustFood and Drink
Papa Johnโs global restaurant sales up 2% in Q2
Papa Johnโs revealed that its global system-wide restaurant sales reached $1.22bn (ยฃ0.96bn) in the second quarter ended 25 June, showing a 2% increase from the prior yearโs Q2.ย During the period, the pizza chain also opened a total of 47 stores internationally and is on track to achieve 270 to…
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4 AugustFood and Drink
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 (ยฃ328.9m) for the second quarter ended 30 June.ย By the end of Q2, the groupโs total revenues reached $1.69bn (ยฃ1.33bn), spelling an increase of 3% from $1.64bn (ยฃ1.29bn) in…
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3 AugustNews
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, CAMRAโs flagship event, to meet key figures from the campaign, and talk with brewers, publicans and…
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2 AugustNews
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 CGAโs prestige foodservice price index. It said the difference in prices is caused by a variety of factors, including the fact that top ten…
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1 AugustPubs and Bars
Liberation Group occupancy rates exceed 80% in H1
Liberation Group will be targeting becoming the โleadingโ 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.ย During the first half of 2023, the group has grown its accommodation offering…
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1 AugustNews
UK delivery and takeaway sales return to growth in June
Delivery and takeaway sales at Britainโs leading managed restaurant groups in June were 4% ahead of the same month in 2022, according to the CGA by NIQโs 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…
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1 AugustFood and Drink
Greggs profits jump 14.2% to ยฃ63.7m in H1
Bakery retailer Greggs has revealed that its underlying profit before tax excluding exceptional items increased 14.2% to ยฃ63.7m in the 26 weeks ended 1 July.ย This comes as the groupโs total first-half sales increased 21.5%, with company-managed shops experiencing a like-for-like increase of 16%.ย Meanwhile, an underlying earnings growth of…
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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 NIQโs drinks recovery tracker revealed..ย 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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