By Amber Murray Trade kitchen company Howden’s has reported UK frevenue up 5.4 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2024 and revenue from international depots up 4.6 per cent. However, due to a ‘phasing’ quirk, the company counted an additional fifty-third week in 2023, meaning that depots traded in the first week of the current financial year when they were closed last year. This quirk will correct itself at the end of this financial year, the company said. With this adjustment, UK depot revenue was up 1.9 per cent year over year and up 0.5 per cent on a same-depot basis (a same-depo…