Like-for-like sales across Britain’s top pub, bar and restaurant groups fell 0.1% year-on-year in July 2025, following level sales in June and a 1.0% decline in May. Five of the first seven months of 2025 have shown static or negative comparisons. Managed pubs led growth at +0.6%, aided by warm weather but offset by tough comparisons with Euro 2024. Managed restaurants rose 0.2%, their first annual increase since December 2024. Bars and on-the-go outlets declined by 4.3% and 4.5% respectively. Total sales including new venues were 3.2% higher, roughly matching 2025 CPI inflation.
Managed pubs outperformed restaurants throughout the first half of the year, and they again achieved the best growth of the Tracker's segments in July, at 0.6%. They were boosted by periods of warm weather in many parts of Britain, but comparisons were held down by the Euro 2024 football tournament, which brought millions of people out to watch games in pubs last July.
Managed restaurant groups lagged pubs with 0.2% growth, but this was the first year-on-year increase since December 2024, and a very tentative sign that consumer confidence is moving in the right direction. Bars' sales were down by 4.3% from July 2024, and the on the-go segment slipped by 4.5%. Growth inside and outside the M25 stood at +0.7% and -0.3% respectively-the first time since March that London has outperformed the rest of the country.
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