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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Jan- 2023 -24 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Fuller’s issues profit warning as rail strikes wipe £4m from sales
Fuller’s has warned its full-year earnings may be lower than expected after its profitability was dented by rail strikes in recent months. Since the start of October, the group estimates that strike action wiped £4m from its sales, adding that the consequent impact on profitability means earnings may be below…
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24 JanuaryBeverages
Drinks sales surge 13%
Average drinks sales in the week to 14 January 2023 were 13% higher than the equivalent seven days in 2022 according to data from CGA. This follows a 24% increase in the first week of January and strong increases throughout December. This is ahead of the current 10.5% rate of…
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24 JanuaryApps & Technology
Delivery and takeaway sales 2% behind December 2021
Managed restaurant groups’ delivery and takeaway sales were 2% behind December 2021 levels by the end of 2022, as a 14th month year-on-year decline shows trading has plateaued, according to the CGA. The figures confirm how lockdowns and the convenience of delivery platforms have transformed the market for restaurants, long…
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18 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Hospitality welcomes best December in three years
Managed pub, bar and restaurant groups welcomed their best December trading in three years, though real term sales still lagged behind pre-pandemic figures, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker has found. Like-for-like December sales were 15.0% ahead of December 2021, when festive trading was disrupted by the Omicron variant. However,…
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18 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Revolution Bars issues profit warning amid temporary closure plans
Bar group Revolution has announced that it will close some sites on Mondays and Tuesdays in January and early February in an attempt to save on energy bills. The announcement came in a trading update delivered to investors in which it reduced its EBITDA guidance for the full year and…
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16 JanuaryCatering Companies
The front of the Q: Q Catering’s plans to hit £20m turnover by 2023
Q catering appointed three new members of staff from Kent Frozen Foods towards the end of 2022; Tony Blake as commercial director, Caroline Martin as sales director and Nick Jennings as financial director. How pleased are you with your recent appointments? These were people that I worked with at KFF.…
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13 JanuaryPubs and Bars
High demand for live music in pubs and bars, CGA finds
Nearly 80% of people said that they were more likely to visit a pub, bar or other similar venue if it offers live music, according to data from CGA and artist booking platform Gigrealm. As well as this 73% of people said they were more likely to stay at a…
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12 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Mitchells & Butlers welcomes strong festive trading in Q1
Mitchells and Butlers has welcomed continued strong trading over the festive season, as like-for-like sales rose by 10.4% in its first quarter, with trading bolstered by the Christmas period. The group made a strong start to the financial year, with like-for-like sales up by 6.5% over the ten weeks to…
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12 JanuaryRestaurants
Shake Shack to open Oxford Street kitchen
Shake Shack has announced it will open its 12th UK location on Oxford Street on Friday 27 January. It will be the first Shake Shack with a vertically oriented kitchen. The interior features tactile finishes such as brushed stainless steel and sleek minimalist lines. This is paired with a colour…
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11 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Nightcap hails ‘record’ Q2 results despite rail strikes
Nightcap has welcomed “record” trading in its latest quarter, with revenues up by 60.9% to £12.9m and like-for-like sales up by 4.7%, despite rail strikes impacting hospitality over the period. Group revenue for the month of December 2022 was £5.9m, a 71.8% increase compared to the £3.4m reported in December…
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