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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Sep- 2021 -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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18 AugustCoronavirus
Restaurant, pub, and bar July sales down 6% on pre-pandemic levels
Managed restaurant, pub, and bar group sales across the UK sat 6% below pre-pandemic levels in July, according to the latest Coffer CGA business tracker. Produced in partnership between CGA, The Coffer Group, and RSM, the tracker revealed that restaurants performed the strongest of the three areas in the month,…
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16 AugustFood and Drink
Over 7,000 licensed premises still in ‘limbo’, CGA warns
Over 7,000 licensed premises still remain in “limbo” either planning their restart, are waiting for trading conditions to improve, or will permanently remain closed, according to the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners. The monitor found that just under 5,000 of Britain’s licensed premises opened their doors again…
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13 AugustTrade Associations
Hospitality contributed to 40% of Q1 to Q2 economic growth, says UKH
The hospitality industry reportedly contributed to 40% of the UK’s total economic growth between Q1 and Q2 2021. The figure comes from the latest UKHospitality Quarterly Tracker, produced by CGA, which followed ONS data revealing the UK GDP to have grown 4.8% in June. Kate Nicholls, chief executive at UKH,…
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