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.

  • Aug- 2023 -
    2 August
    NewsHospitality food prices rise again as supermarket prices ease

    Hospitality food prices rise again as supermarket prices ease

    Month-on-month food inflation in hospitality was more than five times higher at 2.2% compared to supermarkets where prices increased by just 0.4% in June, according to CGA’s prestige foodservice price index. It said the difference in prices is caused by a variety of factors, including the fact that top ten…

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  • 1 August
    NewsUK delivery and takeaway sales return to growth in June

    UK delivery and takeaway sales return to growth in June

    Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant groups in June were 4% ahead of the same month in 2022, according to the CGA by NIQ’s latest hospitality at home tracker. It is the first year-on-year growth in the tracker since late 2021, following 18 consecutive negative months in…

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  • Jul- 2023 -
    31 July
    NewsUK drink sales dip 3%, CGA finds

    UK drink sales dip 3%, CGA finds

    UK drink sales were 3% down in the seven days to 22 July compared to the same week last year, CGA by NIQ’s drinks recovery tracker revealed..  It is a second week in the red after a 0.3% drop in the previous seven days, which followed 11 consecutive weeks of…

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  • 27 July
    BusinessRestaurant, pub and bar sales up 6.7% in June

    Restaurant, pub and bar sales up 6.7% in June

    Like-for-like sales in managed restaurants, pubs and bars were up 6.7% in June, according to data from CGA, the Coffer Group and RSM, the 9th consecutive month of growth. The warm weather brought consumers out to drink in pubs, especially those with beer gardens and terraces, and as a result…

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  • 26 July
    Venues & PropertiesOne in 18 licensed venues closed for good in past year

    One in 18 licensed venues closed for good in past year

    Britain has lost roughly one in 18 of its licensed premises, which makes up 5,736 pubs, hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes, in the last 12 months, according to the new Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA by NIQ and AlixPartners. The current closure rate means that about 5% of the market…

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  • 24 July
    NewsJuly drinks sales dip amid cooler weather, CGA says

    July drinks sales dip amid cooler weather, CGA says

    CGA by NIQ’s drinks recovery tracker, which measures average sales in managed venues, has revealed that sales in the seven days to 15 July were 0.3% down on the same week in July 2022.  This represents a drop from sales growth of 5% in the first week of the month…

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  • 19 July
    NewsHospitality’s recovery slowed by inflation and staff costs, CGA finds

    Hospitality’s recovery slowed by inflation and staff costs, CGA finds

    Hospitality’s post-Covid recovery is threatened by rising prices in multiple key areas, the latest business confidence survey from CGA by NIQ and Fourth has revealed.  The poll shows that half of senior-level operators are now very concerned about inflation in food and drink prices.  In May, the CGA prestige foodservice…

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  • Jun- 2023 -
    28 June
    BusinessFoodservice price inflation hits 21.6% in May

    Foodservice price inflation hits 21.6% in May

    Foodservice price inflation in the UK rose to 21.6% in May, just below the record high of 22.9% seen in December 2022, according to the foodservice price inflation index from CGA. This number is slightly higher than in April where foodservice price inflation was at 21.4%. At the same point…

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  • 23 June
    NewsUK restaurant deliveries stabilise after post-Covid slide

    UK restaurant deliveries stabilise after post-Covid slide

    Delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s top managed restaurant groups in May were just 1% behind the same month last year, CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker shows. Year-on-year sales by value have now fallen for 18 months in a row, after the easing of Covid-19 restrictions brought…

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  • 21 June
    Food and DrinkMay bank holidays help boost hospitality sales by 5.6%

    May bank holidays help boost hospitality sales by 5.6%

    Like-for-like sales within hospitality increased by 5.6% in May due to a succession of bank holidays that included an extended weekend for the King’s Coronation, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker.  Its data also shows that pubs benefited from widespread warm weather, with like-for-like sales 8.8% ahead of…

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