The Restaurant Group plc announced sales results for the fifty three Weeks ended January 1, 2017. For fifty three weeks, the company's total turnover increased by 3.7% versus the prior year, to £710.7 million, with fifty three week like-for-like sales down 3.9%. Recent trading continues to be challenging, with 2016 quarter four like-for-like sales down 5.9%, driven by underperformance across the company's Leisure brands.

For the first half, the company expects the trading performance of the business to remain difficult, but anticipate momentum improving towards the end of this transitional year.