CGA by NIQ
We report on the market intelligence and data-driven insights published by CGA by NIQ, one of the UK’s most authoritative sources of foodservice analytics. This curates our coverage of sales trackers, consumer behaviour reports, channel performance metrics, and strategic forecasts, all interpreted with practical relevance for restaurant groups, pub operators, catering firms, and hospitality leaders. Whether you’re shaping menu strategy, tracking footfall, or planning investment, we break down CGA by NIQ’s findings into clear takeaways to support commercially minded decisions across the foodservice sector.
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Sep- 2025 -1 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Hospitality like-for-like sales remain flat in July
Britain’s top pub, bar and restaurant groups continued to see sales flatline over summer with a fractional year-on-year drop of 0.1% in like-for-like sales in July, according to the latest data from CGA. It comes after level sales in June and a drop of 1.0% in May meaning sales have…
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Aug- 2025 -26 AugustPubs and Bars
One in four UK late-night venues has closed since 2020, NTIA warns
The UK has lost nearly 800 late-night venues since 2020, raising concerns over the future of the country’s night-time economy, according to new data from the latest Night Time Economy Monitor. The report, compiled by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and CGA by NIQ, show the sector has contracted…
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22 AugustFood and Drink
Hospitality confidence grows in Q2 despite financial strain
Some 40% of Britain’s hospitality leaders grew more optimistic about their business prospects over the next 12 months, despite rising costs continuing to erode profits and threaten jobs, according to the latest Business Confidence survey from CGA by NIQ and Sona. The survey, which covers the second quarter of 2025,…
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11 AugustPubs and Bars
Warm weather helps drinks sales hold level in late July
Average sales in managed venues in the week to Saturday 26 July were exactly in line with the same week in 2024, with growth on four of the seven days, according to data from CGA. Year-on-year increases peaked at 3% and 4% on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 July respectively,…
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8 AugustFood and Drink
Drinks sales back in growth as temperatures rise
Drinks sales bounced back into growth in the first full week of July thanks to widespread warm weather, according to data from CGA. The data shows average sales in managed venues in the week to Saturday 12 July were 5% ahead of the same period in 2024. This is a…
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8 AugustFeatures
Could Gusto’s fall signal a casual dining scene in crisis?
Italian restaurant chain Gusto, once seen as a staple of mid-market dining in the UK, has become the latest brand to fall victim to the sector’s mounting structural and economic challenges. On 29 July, the 13-site operator entered administration before being swiftly acquired via a pre-pack deal by Cherry Equity…
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7 AugustRestaurants
Falling orders keep delivery and takeaway revenue flat in June
Restaurant groups’ delivery and takeaway sales by value were virtually flat year-on-year in June 2025, according to data from CGA by NIQ’s Hospitality at Home Tracker. Revenue was marginally down by 0.3% on a like-for-like basis across the month, a downward movement after 1.8% growth in May. It completes a…
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1 AugustFood and Drink
Tough first half as mixed weather flattens June hospitality sales
Britain’s leading pub, bar and restaurant groups finished a soft first half of trading with sales exactly level year-on-year in June. It follows a drop of 1.0% in May, and means sales were static or negative in four of the first six months of 2025, with a warm April the…
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Jul- 2025 -30 JulyFood and Drink
Foodservice Price Index rises in June as inflationary pressures build
The total basket price of the Foodservice Price Index saw a strong month-on-month increase of 2.0% in June as the UK foodservice sector saw a significant resurgence of inflationary pressures, according to data from CGA. All ten categories of the index recorded month-on-month increases, and nine experienced year-on-year inflation amid…
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18 JulyFood and Drink
Pockets of growth amid drinks sales dip in June, CGA finds
On Premise drinks sales slipped below last year’s levels in June despite some encouraging spells of growth, according to data from the CGA. Average sales in managed venues in the week ended Saturday 14 June were 5% behind the same week in 2024, and losses widened to 7% in the…
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