CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker
Reporting and analysis drawn from a key sector performance tracker providing monthly sales insights for the UK’s hospitality industry. This section highlights trading trends, regional performance, category comparisons, and consumer behaviour based on real-time data from pubs, bars, restaurants, and F&B venues. Built for operators, analysts, and executives, it offers timely intelligence to support benchmarking, planning, and strategic decision-making across the market.
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Sep- 2025 -22 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Pubs see August sales rise 2.8% as restaurants and bars decline
Britain’s managed pub groups saw warm weather lift their like-for-like sales by 2.8% in August, but restaurants and bars experienced sales declines of 1.6% and 5% respectively, the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker shows. Pubs marked their best month since April thanks to sustained sunshine, which helped beer and…
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Aug- 2025 -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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Jun- 2025 -27 JuneFood and Drink
Deliveries and takeaways return to growth in May
Britain’s leading restaurant groups achieved year-on-year growth of 1.8% in delivery and takeaway sales in May, according to data from CGA. It marks the highest point of 2025 so far, as well as a return to growth after a drop of 0.6% in April, when widespread sunshine drew consumers out.…
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20 JuneBusiness
Hospitality insolvencies down but downturn in trade could spell trouble, RSM warns
Accommodation and food services insolvencies decreased 12% year-on-year from 313 in April 2024 to 275 in April 2025, according to the latest insolvency figures from the government insolvency service. Insolvencies in the sector also decreased 12% from 3,824 in the 12 months to April 2024 to 3,369 in the 12…
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19 JuneFood and Drink
Hospitality sales fall 1% in May amid poor weather
Sales across Britain’s managed hospitality groups fell by 1% year-on-year in May, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. The decline follows 4.2% growth in April and reflects the impact of wet and cool weather during both of May’s Bank Holiday weekends. The tracker shows that sales have…
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11 JuneFood and Drink
Hospitality confidence remains low amid rising costs, CGA finds
Rising costs and cautious consumer spending are continuing to erode confidence among hospitality leaders, as just 34% feel confident about their business prospects over the next 12 months, according to new survey data from CGA by NIQ. The Business Confidence Survey also found that confidence in the sector overall is…
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May- 2025 -28 MayPubs and Bars
Pub sales jump 9.1% in April amid sun and Easter boost
Managed pub groups saw their like-for-like sales grow 9.1% during April, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker, thanks to sustained warm weather and a long Easter weekend. However, some of the growth was at the expense of restaurants, where sales dipped by 0.9% year-on-year. Bars also continued…
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Apr- 2025 -29 AprilFood and Drink
Pubs sales grow 3.6% thanks to good weather in March
Britain’s leading managed pub groups achieved 3.6% growth in like-for-like sales in March thanks to bright weather, the new CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker has revealed. As well as the sunshine, pubs benefited from March events including Mother’s Day and St Patrick’s Day. It means that for the fourth month…
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Mar- 2025 -27 MarchFood and Drink
Cost of living pressures hold down takeaway sales in February
British restaurant groups continue to struggle for growth in delivery and takeaway sales in February, according to CGA by NIQ’s Hospitality at Home Tracker, which revealed that like-for-like sales were up by only 1.7% from the same period in the year before. The like-for-like sales growth, which was below the…
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20 MarchFood and Drink
Hospitality sees fractional sales growth of 0.1% in February
The top restaurant, pub and bar groups saw their like-for-like sales grow by a fractional 0.1% in February, as consumers continue to remain watchful of their disposable income, according to the latest CGA RSM Hospitality Business Tracker. The 0.1% rise is still well below the current rate of inflation and…
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