"The latest NIQ Hospitality at Home Tracker, powered by CGA intelligence, reveals groups' like-for-like sales last month were just 0.3% ahead of December 2024. It was flat at 0.0% in November, as some consumers tightened their spending in the run-up to Christmas. Across 2025, at-home sales growth rose above the UK's rate of inflation in only two of the 12 months."
"Delivery sales in December rose 4.1% on a like-for-like basis, while the value of takeaway and click-and-collect orders dropped by 8.4%-the third worst figure of the year. The migration means direct-to-door sales are now more than double those of takeaways. Deliveries were worth 11.5 pence in every pound spent with restaurants in December, while takeaways and click-and-collect orders generated 4.9 pence."
"December's figures round out a challenging year for restaurants in both eat-in and at-home channels. Total sales growth paints a much brighter picture, and shows restaurants are continuing to invest in their delivery capabilities. However, any extension of at-home services comes with the risk of squeezing dine-in sales and the need to protect tight margins. Managing costs, the quality of food and relationships with third-party delivery platforms will be three top priorities for restaurant groups as they seek to revive real-terms growth in"
Groups' like-for-like at-home sales in December were 0.3% ahead of December 2024, after being flat (0.0%) in November as some consumers tightened spending before Christmas. Across 2025, at-home sales exceeded the UK's rate of inflation in only two of 12 months. Delivery sales in December rose 4.1% like-for-like, while takeaway and click-and-collect orders fell 8.4%, making direct-to-door deliveries more than twice the value of takeaways. Deliveries accounted for £0.115 of every pound and takeaways £0.049. Including new sites and new delivery/takeaway services, December total sales were 9.5% higher year-on-year. Extensions of at-home services risk squeezing dine-in sales and necessitate managing costs, food quality and third-party delivery relationships to restore real-terms growth.
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