Yum Brands is evaluating ‘strategic options’ for its Pizza Hut company, which could also include a sale. With almost 20,000 restaurants worldwide, Pizza Hot has seen declining US sales for the past eight quarters, despite recording in increase in some markets around the world.
Vandemoortele reported a sales increase of 10.6% in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous year, boosted by recent acquisitions. “In the first half of 2025, the Vandemoortele Group achieved solid growth despite a difficult market environment,” said CEO Yvon Guérin.
Lotus Bakeries’ sales amounted to EUR 657.3 million in the first half of 2025, a year-on-year increase of almost 10%. The Natural Foods business grew by more than 16% and saw double-digit growth across all brands
Grupo Bimbo announced an investment of over USD 2 billion from 2025 to 2028, in Mexico, as its sales reach record levels.
Despite challenging market conditions, the Oetker Group managed to increase its sales by 2.5 %, reaching approximately EUR 7.1 billion in 2024. The group is also forecasting moderate growth for the current financial year.
In the first three months of 2025, Grupo Bimbo recorded an increase of 10.8 % in its net sales, reaching MXN 103,726 million. Mexico and EAA achieved record net sales.
In 2024, Europastry recorded sales worth EUR 1.506 billion, a 12% growth compared to the previous year. Additionally, its EBITDA reached EUR 236 million, 15% more than in 2023.
Grupo Bimbo reported its net sales reached a historic level at MXN 408.34 billion (EUR 18.68 billion), an increase of 2.1% compared to the previous year, despite a tough consumer environment, the company notes.
Greggs reported strong progress in 2024, with sales worth GBP 2 billion – an 11 % increase from the previous year, when total sales were GBP 1.8 billion.
Brian Niccol, the new Starbucks CEO, announced strategy changes to better fit consumer needs, including optimizing the menu contents, by simplifying the offering lists, and its form – by improving in-store digital menus.
McDonald’s second-quarter sales declined worldwide, a first for the QSR chain since 2020. Cautious spending was the cause behind it, with consumers showing a tendency to avoid higher-priced items on the menu, including its signature Big Mac.
Lotus Bakeries reported consolidated sales of EUR 599.3 million in the first half of 2024. This represents a year-on-year increase of 19.6%, or EUR 98.1 million.
