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- 2023 -25 SeptemberFeatures
Why sustainability is key for attracting and retaining hospitality staff
It’s no secret that these are challenging times for our sector. Staff shortages, rising food costs and increasing energy bills are putting significant pressure on operators. However, according to the statistics in the latest report ‘Sustainability Matters: What teams want and how brands can win,’ in partnership with hospitality data…
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25 SeptemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 25/09/23
The City Pub Group reported a 14% increase in like-for-like sales to £31.7m in the first half of 2023, up from £26.1m in the same period in 2022. Despite inflationary pressures, the pub operator’s adjusted EBITDA remained steady at £3.3m, slightly below the £3.4m reported in H1 2022. The company…
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25 SeptemberNews
UK year-on-year drinks sales keep growing, CGA finds
UK drinks sales last week were ahead of 2022 levels for the fifth week in a row despite the September heatwave coming to an end, according to CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker. Average sales in managed venues in the week to Saturday (16 September) were 7% ahead of the…
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20 SeptemberNews
UK delivery and takeaway sales rise 6%, says CGA
Britain’s top managed restaurant groups secured a third successive month of year-on-year growth in delivery and takeaway sales in August, according to the CGA. The latest CGA by NIQ’s hospitality at home tracker shows revenue from orders was 6% higher than in August 2022. The news extends a run of…
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18 SeptemberNews
Drinks sales leap 16% amid September heatwave, CGA finds
Britain’s early-September heatwave helped Britain’s on premise to double-digit drinks sales growth last week, according to the CGA. CGA by NIQ’s daily drinks tracker shows average sales in managed venues in the week to Saturday (9 September) were 16% ahead of the same period in 2022, as consumers flocked to…
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14 SeptemberNews
Hospitality sales rise by 5.3% despite cool summer, CGA says
Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups overcame some dismal summer weather to record like-for-like sales growth of 5.3% in August 2023, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows. The tracker, produced by CGA by NIQ in partnership with the Coffer Group andRSM UK, has now been in year-on-year growth…
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7 SeptemberNews
Hospitality food inflation slows in July, CGA finds
Food inflation in hospitality fell marginally to 21.7% year-on-year in July, according to the CGA’s foodservice price index. Despite the slight fall of 0.9 percentage points, inflation remains only just below the index’s previous peak of 22.9% in December 2022. The latest index also reports a month-on-month increase of 0.7%,…
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4 SeptemberNews
UK drink sales boosted by Women’s World Cup, CGA finds
UK drinks sales were in modest year-on-year growth last week, CGA by NIQ’s latest daily drinks tracker shows. The average sales in managed venues in the week to 26 August finished 1% ahead of the same week in 2022. It is a second successive week of marginal gains, after a…
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Aug- 2023 -30 AugustPubs and Bars
Lionesses lift trading despite early kick offs
Over England’s four Women’s World Cup knock-out matches, average drinks return on sales (RoS) was 25% ahead of the average for that given day of the week, according to data from CGA Strategy. Large alcoholic drink (LAD) sales were up 34%, thanks to beer’s association with football and soft drink…
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29 AugustBusiness
Over 60% of business leaders optimistic about business prospects
New data from CGA Strategy has found that 62% of business leaders feel optimistic about prospects for their business over the next 12 months, an 8% increase from the last survey in May. Alongside this 45% of leaders are optimistic about the hospitality industry in general, an increase of 5%…
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