CGA
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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Oct- 2021 -4 OctoberBusiness
One in six hospitality jobs now vacant, CGA warns
One in six (16%) hospitality jobs currently lie vacant, with businesses struggling to fill the job gaps across the sector, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth. The poll highlighted the industry’s “mounting” labour crisis, with 96% of business leaders now envisaging shortages in either front…
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Sep- 2021 -27 SeptemberFood and Drink
Drinks sales remain strong despite challenges, CGA says
Average drinks sales by value in the seven days to September 18 was down by 5% on the same week in 2019, a dip from growth of 1% in the previous seven days and 5% in the week before that, according to CGA’s latest drinks recovery tracker. The trade association…
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23 SeptemberBusiness
Supply chain issues continue to drive up inflation, CGA warns
Some 99% of businesses are currently experiencing supply chain issues, with more than four in five seeing higher costs in their supply chain (82%), according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA. The survey showed that more than four in five businesses have already seen deliveries of products delayed…
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22 SeptemberPubs and Bars
UKH calls for permanent hospitality VAT cut
UK Hospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls called for additional Government support to help safeguard the sector’s recovery and rebuild resilience in the form of a permanently lower VAT for hospitality and tourism. It comes as UK Hospitality’s annual conference was undertaken under the theme of “recovery and beyond”, where it…
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21 SeptemberBusiness
Hospitality business optimism rises, CGA reveals
Some seven in 10 (70%) restaurant, pub and bar leaders have expressed their optimism about their businesses’ prospects for the next 12 months, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA. The survey showed that nearly three in five (58%) leaders felt optimistic about prospects for the general market…
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17 SeptemberFood and Drink
August delivery and takeaway sales up 176% on 2019 levels
August delivery and takeaway sales were 176% higher than in August 2019 and 70% higher than in the same period for 2020, according to the latest CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker. While year-on-year growth has slowed since the first quarter of 2021, when the sector was completely closed…
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14 SeptemberFood and Drink
Labour shortages could spark further inflation, CGA warns
Labour shortages, insufficient manufactured stocks and post-Brexit challenges could lead to further inflation in the months ahead, according to the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index. The monthly report showed how problems “intensified” throughout food and drink supply markets in July, with shortages of HGV drivers a particular concern. The…
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2 SeptemberBusiness
No-shows cost hospitality £17.6bn a year, study finds
Bookers who don’t turn up to hospitality reservations without telling the venue reportedly cost the hospitality industry £17.6bn per year. According to research conducted by hospitality technology firm Zonal and data and insight consultancy CGA, one in seven customers have failed to make a reservation without warning ahead since April.…
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Aug- 2021 -24 AugustFood and Drink
July delivery and takeaway sales begin to stabilise, CGA reveals
Deliveries and takeaways sales in July have begun to stabilise showing a 206% increase compared with the same period in 2019, but lower than in June (225%) and May (273%) 2021, according to the latest CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker. Although the lifting of all restrictions across hospitality…
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20 AugustAwards & Events
Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed as headline speaker at UKH annual conference
UKHospitality is set to welcome business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as the headline speaker at its upcoming annual conference. Kwarteng will join a “stellar” line-up of sector leaders on the day, including Paul Pomroy, CEO of McDonalds UK, Karin Shepard, European MD of InterContinental Hotels Group and Nick Mackenzie, CEO of…
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