Britain's biggest pizza delivery firm Domino's Pizza reported a 3.7% rise in comparable sales in its home market over the last three months.
The rise was driven by higher online sales, and put it on track to meet forecasts.
Domino's, which operates the British, Irish, German and Swiss franchises of the global delivery brand, said group sales grew 7.9% to £136.4m sterling in the 13 weeks to September 23.
The group reported a 2.1% decline in underlying sales in Ireland, where it operates 48 stores
Higher sales were driven by demand in the UK, where Domino's has just shy of 700 outlets and where people are increasingly ordering pizzas over the internet and mobile phones, with online sales accounting for over half of its delivered sales.
"We have exciting marketing initiatives in place across our markets and we are confident of meeting City consensus earnings for the full year," chief executive Lance Batchelor said in a statement.
The company also said it expected its German business to be an engine for future growth.
