CGA by NIQ
We report on the market intelligence and data-driven insights published by CGA by NIQ, one of the UKโs 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 youโre shaping menu strategy, tracking footfall, or planning investment, we break down CGA by NIQโs findings into clear takeaways to support commercially minded decisions across the foodservice sector.
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Aug- 2023 -21 AugustNews
UK drink sales dip amid bad weather conditions, CGA says
Drinks sales in the seven days to Saturday 12 August were down 2% on the same week last year due to bad weather, CGA by NIQโs daily drinks tracker shows. While this decline was less severe than the previous weekโs low of -6%, the tracker experienced a modest recovery thanks…
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15 AugustPubs and Bars
Over two thirds of venues say showing live sport increases revenue
Over two thirds (68%) of hospitality venues have said that showing live sport directly increases revenue, according to data from CGA. Alongside this almost half (49%) say showing live games increases customer satisfaction and 41% experience increased spend per head, Furthermore 44% of operators think live sport entices consumers to…
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2 AugustNews
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 CGAโs 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 AugustNews
UK delivery and takeaway sales return to growth in June
Delivery and takeaway sales at Britainโs leading managed restaurant groups in June were 4% ahead of the same month in 2022, according to the CGA by NIQโs 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 JulyNews
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 NIQโs drinks recovery tracker revealed..ย 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 JulyBusiness
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 JulyVenues & Properties
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 JulyNews
July drinks sales dip amid cooler weather, CGA says
CGA by NIQโs 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.ย This represents a drop from sales growth of 5% in the first week of the month…
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19 JulyNews
Hospitalityโs recovery slowed by inflation and staff costs, CGA finds
Hospitalityโs 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.ย The poll shows that half of senior-level operators are now very concerned about inflation in food and drink prices.ย In May, the CGA prestige foodservice…
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Jun- 2023 -28 JuneBusiness
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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