CGA Strategy

Coverage features market reports, consumer insight and trading analysis from the data and research consultancy, with updates on surveys, partnerships and sector benchmarking. Editorial also highlights investment in digital tools, staffing changes and leadership commentary, giving UK hospitality professionals access to intelligence that informs strategy, menu development and operational decision-making.

  • May- 2023 -
    9 May
    Food and DrinkSoft drinks sales surpass £1bn in Q1 2023

    Soft drinks sales surpass £1bn in Q1 2023

    Sales of soft drinks in the UK surged past the £1bn mark to reach £1.7bn in the first quarter, up by 12% year-on-year, according to data from CGA Strategy. Soft drinks now have a 15.5% share of total on premise drinks sales by value, an increase of 1.7 percentage points…

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  • 4 May
    BusinessMixed Q1 for UK drinks sales

    Mixed Q1 for UK drinks sales

    CGA Strategy’s Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed a “reasonable outlook” for Q1 with wine sales up but spirit sales down. It revealed wine sales have seen growth every week in 2023 as older consumers returned to pubs, bars and restaurants after the pandemic. Meanwhile, beer sales were in year-on-year growth…

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  • 3 May
    BusinessHospitality loses 4,600 venues in 12 months

    Hospitality loses 4,600 venues in 12 months

    Britain has suffered a net decline of 4,593 licensed premises in the last year to March 2023, according to the Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA Strategy. The drop is equivalent to 4.3% of the licensed sector since March 2022, and an average of 12.6 closures a day. In better news,…

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  • Apr- 2023 -
    18 April
    Pubs and BarsStrong Easter trading raises sales hopes for May

    Strong Easter trading raises sales hopes for May

    Drinks sales by value over the four-day Easter weekend were up 63% compared with the average Friday to Monday period in 2022, according to data from CGA Strategy. Good weather helped to more than double the sales of cider, up 116%, over the long weekend, while beer was up 64%,…

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  • 17 April
    Food and DrinkFoodservice price inflation falls slightly but remains over 20%

    Foodservice price inflation falls slightly but remains over 20%

    Foodservice price inflation fell slightly to 20.6% year-on-year in February 2023, according to data from CGA strategy. The figure is below the record high of 22.9% in December 2022 showing clear signs that food inflation is beginning to ease. The full basket of food measured by the Index increased by…

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  • 11 April
    BeveragesPoor weather sees drinks sales stagnate

    Poor weather sees drinks sales stagnate

    Poor weather in the last two weeks of March has seen drinks sales flatten according to the On Premise survey from CGA Strategy. Average sales by value in managed venues were down by 3% in the seven days to 25 March, the poorest week of 2023 so far. They recovered…

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  • 4 April
    Pubs and Bars46% of people in Britain visit a pub every three months, says CGA

    46% of people in Britain visit a pub every three months, says CGA

    New data from CGA strategy’s On Premise User Survey has revealed that 46% of consumers in Britain will visit a pub at least once every three months. Furthermore, the data found that 38% of consumers were likely to try a new drink in a pub compared with other venues and…

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  • Mar- 2023 -
    20 March
    Food and DrinkDrinks sales dip 3% year-on-year in March

    Drinks sales dip 3% year-on-year in March

    Drinks sales in the UK have dropped 3% year-on-year in the first full week of March following a strong first two months of the year, according to data from CGA Strategy. The latest Drinks Recovery Tracker shows average sales in the week up to 11 March were 3% behind the…

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  • Feb- 2023 -
    23 February
    Food and DrinkFoodservice price inflation sees first fall since September 2021

    Foodservice price inflation sees first fall since September 2021

    Foodservice price inflation dropped to 22% in January, a decrease of 0.9% from September, according to data from CGA strategy. While only a small decrease in inflation it represents the first fall in foodservice price inflation since September 2021. However, all categories remain in double-digit inflation, with oils and fats…

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  • 22 February
    Food and DrinkHospitality sees fourth straight month of YOY growth

    Hospitality sees fourth straight month of YOY growth

    The UK hospitality sector saw a 10.9% year-on-year sales increase in January 2023, its fourth consecutive month of growth, according to data from CGA strategy. This figure of 10.9% is ahead of the current rate of inflation, 10.1%, as measured by the consumer prices index from CGA. However, trading in…

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