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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.
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Aug- 2023 -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 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 AugustNews
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 JulyPubs and Bars
Atmosphere, comfort and value most important to pub goers, says CGA
“A friendly atmosphere”, “A place where I feel comfortable” and “good value food” are the three factors most valued by people when they visit pubs according to data from CGA. The CGA Pubtrack also found that friendly staff and clean and hygienic venues were the next two most valued factors.…
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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 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 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 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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20 JulyPubs and Bars
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 JulyNews
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 JulyFeatures
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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