Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has revealed a slump in food sales in recent months after hot summer weather dented demand for steak dinners and carvery lunches. The hospitality operator said sales were flat across its venues in the quarter to July 18, compared with a year earlier. The group also runs All Bar One (Alamy Stock Photo)Food sales across the group, which also runs Harvester and Sizzling Pubs, fell by 2.4% over the period. The group, which also runs All Bar One, reported that drink sales were therefore 2.6% higher for the quarter. Chief executive Phil Urban said: “Our business has performed with resilience during a quarter characterised by unusual weather patterns.