RedCat Hospitality reports double-digit growth over Christmas and New Year

RedCat Hospitality has shared that “exceptional” sales growth throughout December has resulted in the pub group ending the year “on a real high”.

 

The operator behind the Coaching Inn Group and RedCat Independent Pubs, founded and chaired by former Greene King boss Rooney Anand, recorded 11.7% growth during the two-week period across Christmas and New Year, with 8.4% growth across the six-week seasonal period.

 

The group also reported volume and value growth on food, drink and rooms, as well as record guest scores for December.

 

RedCat Independent Pubs shared like-for-like sales growth of 5.6% during the peak two weeks and 2.2% overall for the six weeks.

 

Richard Lewis, chief executive of RedCat Hospitality, said: “We ended 2025 on a real high, with December seeing some exceptional results across the group. The Coaching Inn Group’s performance was extraordinary on all measures and grew on a strong base in comparison to a good Christmas last year.

 

“We’re really pleased with our performance in terms of sales, conversation and guest scores. It’s all down to our amazing teams for their dedication, execution and focus on giving our guests a wonderful experience over the busy festive period.”

 

The news comes as RedCat Hospitality agreed to sell all 21 pubs in its leased and tenanted division to Admiral Taverns in November.

 

RedCat was founded in 2021 to take advantage of a swathe of pub sites coming to the market after the pandemic and grew to around 100 sites.