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.

  • Mar- 2023 -
    2 March
    Catering CompaniesGood Q4 for contract catering but sales still behind 2019 levels

    Good Q4 for contract catering but sales still behind 2019 levels

    Contract catering sales were 27% higher between October and December 2022 compared with 2021, according to data from CGA and Bidfood. Caterers’ sales in the private sector were up by 32% year-on-year as more people switched back from home-based working to offices. However, Q4 in 2021 was impacted by growing…

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  • 1 March
    PeopleRecord employment figures shows hospitality’s growth potential, says UKH

    Record employment figures shows hospitality’s growth potential, says UKH

    A record 2.6 million people are now employed in accommodation and food service, with the sector creating one in five new jobs, all despite “crippling vacancies” and staff shortages, according to the latest data from UKHospitality (UKH).  Set to be announced at its inaugural Workforce and Skills Seminar, UKH will…

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  • 1 March
    Pubs and Bars2,000 pubs face closure without budget aid, industry warns

    2,000 pubs face closure without budget aid, industry warns

    Some 2,000 pubs across the UK are facing closure, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has warned, as it urges the government to use the Spring Budget to offer a lifeline to the industry. The association has asked the government to deliver a plan for sustainable growth with “fair,…

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  • 1 March
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsCornish Bakery profits hit £3.1m in FY22

    Cornish Bakery profits hit £3.1m in FY22

    Independent bakery chain Cornish Bakery has announced a profit before tax of £3.1m for the full year to May 2022, with EBITDA reaching £4.2m. The chain, which is one of the fastest-growing UK bakery companies, has reported record highs in 2022 alongside an ongoing investment in new store openings.  According…

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  • Feb- 2023 -
    28 February
    RestaurantsVarious Eateries FY losses widen amid margin pressures

    Various Eateries FY losses widen amid margin pressures

    Various Eateries has seen its pre-tax loss widen to £7.2m, up from a loss of £3.7m in FY21, as profitability was impacted by higher costs and margin pressures. The group said it had resisted passing price increases onto customers in full “until there was more certainty around the trajectory of…

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  • 28 February
    Catering CompaniesHouston and Hawkes appoints seven new members to operational team

    Houston and Hawkes appoints seven new members to operational team

    Houston and Hawkes, an independent catering service, has made seven senior appointments to its operational team. Emilie Whiteoak, previously with BaxterStorey, has joined the business as account director and will oversee several of the group’s key accounts. Marinela Golfita, who has joined from Thomas Franks London, and Steven Shaw have…

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  • 23 February
    BusinessThird of hospitality firms at risk of going under, says UKH

    Third of hospitality firms at risk of going under, says UKH

    UKHospitality has revealed that 32% of hospitality firms are at risk of failure within the next year, despite hospitality sales in 2022 surpassing pre-Covid levels. The hospitality association said this is because sales remain “significantly behind 2019” in real terms due to inflation. The UKHospitality Quarterly Tracker, in association with…

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  • 23 February
    Food and DrinkFoodservice price inflation sees first fall since September 2021

    Foodservice price inflation sees first fall since September 2021

    Foodservice price inflation dropped to 22% in January, a decrease of 0.9% from September, according to data from CGA strategy. While only a small decrease in inflation it represents the first fall in foodservice price inflation since September 2021. However, all categories remain in double-digit inflation, with oils and fats…

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  • 22 February
    Food and DrinkHospitality sees fourth straight month of YOY growth

    Hospitality sees fourth straight month of YOY growth

    The UK hospitality sector saw a 10.9% year-on-year sales increase in January 2023, its fourth consecutive month of growth, according to data from CGA strategy. This figure of 10.9% is ahead of the current rate of inflation, 10.1%, as measured by the consumer prices index from CGA. However, trading in…

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  • 20 February
    Food and DrinkDelivery and takeaway sales dip in January 

    Delivery and takeaway sales dip in January 

    Delivery and takeaway sales across top managed restaurant groups were down by 2% last month as consumers tightened their belts, according to CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker. According to the CGA, the ordering-in market has now seen year-on-year sales fall for 15 months in a row.  January’s…

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