AlixPartners

Analysis and reporting on market intelligence, restructuring activity, and sector forecasts from a leading consultancy with deep ties to the hospitality and leisure space. This section features insight into sales trends, business failures, deal activity, and economic pressures shaping strategy for restaurant groups, pub operators, catering firms, and investors. Whether you are evaluating performance benchmarks, expansion risks, or turnaround potential, these updates help foodservice leaders make sense of the evolving commercial landscape.

  • Oct- 2021 -
    13 October
    RestaurantsAlmost 1,000 hospitality venues have closed since July, report finds

    Almost 1,000 hospitality venues have closed since July, report finds

    Britain’s number of licensed premises fell by 980 between July, when the market fully reopened, and September 2021, according to the new market recovery monitor from CGA and Alix Partners. The monitor indicates that small businesses have borne the brunt of closures, with independently run pubs, restaurants, bars and other…

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  • Aug- 2021 -
    16 August
    Food and DrinkOver 7,000 licensed premises still in ‘limbo’, CGA warns

    Over 7,000 licensed premises still in ‘limbo’, CGA warns

    Over 7,000 licensed premises still remain in “limbo” either planning their restart, are waiting for trading conditions to improve, or will permanently remain closed, according to the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners. The monitor found that just under 5,000 of Britain’s licensed premises opened their doors again…

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  • Jun- 2021 -
    21 June
    Venues & Properties‘Freedom Day’ delay puts thousands more venues at risk, CGA warns

    ‘Freedom Day’ delay puts thousands more venues at risk, CGA warns

    The delaying of “Freedom Day” has put thousands more clubs, restaurants, pubs and bars at risk, according to the latest edition of the Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners. Although 76.2% of Britain’s licensed sites were trading by the end of last month, around 25,000 licensed premises remain closed.…

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  • 1 June
    Pubs and BarsQuarter of licensed premises yet to reopen, report finds

    Quarter of licensed premises yet to reopen, report finds

    One in four (23.7%) restaurants, pubs, bars and other licensed premises across Britain are yet to reopen despite the return of inside service, according to the latest Market Recovery Monitor research from CGA and AlixPartners reveals. Just under 25,000 venues still remain shut, and trading numbers are currently 76.6% in…

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  • Mar- 2021 -
    1 March
    Pubs and BarsCatering News

    30 licensed premises closed a day in 2020

    Nearly 12,000 licensed premises have closed in Britain since December 2019, an average of around 30 a day and the highest rate on record, according to research from the new edition CGA and AlixPartners.  While 4,170 new sites have been recorded since December 2019, the loss of 11,894 venues means…

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  • Jan- 2021 -
    27 January
    Pubs and BarsCAMRA: Forced hospitality closure until may will be ‘devastating’

    CAMRA: Forced hospitality closure until may will be ‘devastating’

    Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has responded to the comments by Sage scientists that hospitality businesses should remain closed until May by suggesting that this would be a “devastating double whammy” for pubs and breweries. The organisation said it was “absolutely critical” for the government to intervene with further support…

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  • Dec- 2020 -
    2 December
    News50,000 licensed premises to remain shut

    50,000 licensed premises to remain shut

    As many as 50,000 licensed premises could reportedly keep their doors closed as lockdown restrictions lift and a new tiered system comes into effect in England. The findings come from the latest Market Recovery Monitor report from CGA and AlixPartners, which revealed the challenges facing restaurants, pubs, bars and other…

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  • Nov- 2020 -
    10 November
    CoronavirusAlmost a third of licensed premises already shut before lockdown

    Almost a third of licensed premises already shut before lockdown

    The latest market recovery monitor from CGA and AlixPartners has found that nearly a third of all licensed premises in Britain ceased trading before the end of October, due to trading restrictions. The report shows that 30.1% of licensed premises, equivalent to almost 12,000 sites, had closed their doors before…

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  • Sep- 2020 -
    30 September
    NewsBurger King calls in advisers to review CVA options

    Burger King calls in advisers to review CVA options

    Burger King is reportedly considering the closure of some of its small UK branches following a restructuring process brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.  According to Sky News, the restaurant’s UK operations team has called in advisers from AlixPartners to review options for one of its subsidiary companies, which owns…

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  • 14 September
    CoronavirusA quarter of licensed premises yet to reopen

    A quarter of licensed premises yet to reopen

    Nearly a quarter of licensed premises were yet to reopen at the end of August, according to the latest market recovery monitor from CGA and AlixPartners. Its latest data found that the London market was “particularly slow” to recover, while only 76.3% of sites have returned to trading since the…

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