Tortilla posts 13.9% H1 UK sales growth as delivery expansion pays off

System sales also exceeded £100m in June 2026.

Tortilla Mexican Grill reported a 13.9% increase in UK like-for-like (LFL) sales in the first half of 2026, with growth accelerating after the company expanded its delivery offering to Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat.

UK LFL sales are supported by 4.8% volume growth.

In the 12 weeks to 22 March, LFL sales rose 6.7%, with in-store sales up 6% and delivery sales up 8.2%.

After adopting a multi-aggregator delivery model in late March, LFL sales accelerated to 19.7% in the following 14 weeks, whilst delivery sales climbed 54.1%.

The company also said system sales exceeded £100m in June 2026.

The trading update accompanied Tortilla's results for the 52 weeks ended 28 December 2025 (FY2025), which showed group revenue increased 8.5% year-on-year to £73.8m.

Group system sales rose 9.2% to £98.3m.

UK LFL sales grew 6.2% during FY2025, outperforming the wider restaurant sector, where CGA reported a 1.3% decline over the same period.

Growth strengthened throughout the year, reaching 7.8% in the fourth quarter.

Across its franchise network, LFL sales increased 4.5% in the UK, 14.7% in the UAE, and 2.6% in France.

The company opened seven new franchise locations during the year, including three in the UK and four in the UAE.

In France, Tortilla completed the conversion of seven Fresh Burritos restaurants to the Tortilla brand, including the Gare du Nord location in Paris.

The converted stores reported LFL sales growth of 18.2% in the first half of 2026 and 22.1% in the second quarter.

The company also said it resolved accounting issues in its French business, resulting in an additional £2.7m of costs in French EBITDA for FY2025, with no impact on group cash flow or adjusted net debt.

Adjusted EBITDA before IFRS 16 was £1.1m, comprising £6.3m in the UK and a £5.2m loss in France.

Adjusted net debt before IFRS 16 stood at £10.8m at year-end.

During FY2025, Tortilla refinanced its debt facilities with Santander and continued investing in technology, including migrating to Oracle's EPOS platform, expanding data integration, and completing the rollout of self-order kiosks across all suitable UK restaurants.

The company also closed three Fresh Burritos sites in Nice, Grenoble, and Nantes and said discussions are ongoing regarding the disposal of additional Fresh Burritos locations in France.