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This archive curates our coverage involving data, insights, and analysis from CGA by NIQ, one of the UK’s leading sources of foodservice market intelligence. From sales trackers and consumer behaviour reports to channel performance and out-of-home trends, we break down CGA’s findings with direct relevance to restaurant operators, pub groups, bar managers, caterers, and F&B executives. Whether you’re making data-informed decisions, benchmarking performance, or responding to sector trends, our reporting translates CGA’s industry research into actionable insights for hospitality professionals.

  • Jul- 2023 -
    20 July
    Pubs and BarsBII urges all pubs to engage MPs ahead of Autumn Budget

    BII urges all pubs to engage MPs ahead of Autumn Budget

    The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has announced the launch of its #MyPub campaign, calling on pubs across the UK to write to their MPs, and invite them to visit their vital local businesses at the heart of their constituencies. It said this will allow them to show MPs the…

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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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  • 19 July
    FeaturesData and sustainability: Take advantage of growing demand for sustainable eating

    Data and sustainability: Take advantage of growing demand for sustainable eating

    “Restaurant owners cannot afford not to address sustainability. It just makes sense. If you’re not looking at your energy use, you’re not tracking your food waste and if you don’t have data on your company, you can’t really be successful, because you don’t know what’s happening at the customer level,”…

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  • 10 July
    BeveragesAlcoholic mixer sales drop 4.3% year-on-year

    Alcoholic mixer sales drop 4.3% year-on-year

    Sales of mixers in the UK have dropped 4.3% to £109.8m in the last quarter according to figures from CGA. Furthermore, mixers have steadily lost share in the wider soft drinks category and now account for 10.4% of sales, down by 0.9 percentage points from last year. This downward is…

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  • 3 July
    Pubs and BarsDrink sales rise YOY for ninth consecutive week

    Drink sales rise YOY for ninth consecutive week

    On-premise drink sales increased year-on-year for the ninth week in a row, up 7% compared with June 2022, according to the latest figures from the CGA. The CGA tracker, which calculates average sales in managed venues, found that the 7% figure for the seven days to last Saturday (24 June)…

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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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  • 27 June
    BusinessLondon hospitality sector stabilises in Q1

    London hospitality sector stabilises in Q1

    The hospitality industry in London has shown signs of recovery in the first quarter of the year, with a net decline of only 1% of licensed premises, according to new data from CGA strategy. This follows a net decline of just 0.2% in Q4 2022, a massive improvement from the…

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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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  • 21 June
    RestaurantsOver a third of people spend more in sustainable venues

    Over a third of people spend more in sustainable venues

    Over a third of pub and restaurant goers in the UK are prepared to spend more than usual in venues with strong sustainability credentials, according to a report from CGA strategy. The report also found that nearly half of Gen Z and millennials were more likely to spend more at…

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