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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Feb- 2021 -18 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Meat-free dishes to become more ‘prominent’ on menus post-covid, says CGA
Consumers’ focus on health during the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to make vegetarian and vegan dishes more prominent on menus according to the CGA’s MealMetrics service. Drawing on £4bn of aggregated food till sales data from more than 7,000 pubs, bars and restaurants, the metric data was designed to help…
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17 FebruaryCoronavirus
Report claims hospitality ‘not significant area’ of Covid transmission
A new report on the safe reopening of hospitality from analysts CGA, shows that businesses in the sector “were not significant areas of COVID transmission” in 2020 and argues they should be “central” to reopening plans in 2021. According to the study from the CGA, National Covid-19 cases do not…
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8 FebruaryFeatures
How Britain’s top fast food chains coped during Covid
It has been a rough year for the hospitality industry. According to the CCA’s ‘Market Recovery Monitor’ for 2020, almost 10,000 licensed premises – including pubs, clubs and restaurants – closed permanently as a result of its impact and the continuous wave of lockdowns. This represents a net decline of…
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3 FebruaryApps & Technology
Consumers eager to return to going out, CGA finds
Well over half (59%) of consumers said they “couldn’t wait” to go out again, while 51% hoped to get back to venues within a few weeks of reopening, according to the latest CGA Hospitality Consumer Forecast. CGA’s forecast was based on a survey of a nationally representative sample of 3,000…
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1 FebruaryCoronavirus
UKH calls for VAT and rates support after ‘worst year on record’
UKHospitality has called for a further extension of VAT and business rates support from the government after the “worst year of trading on record” has left enormous swathes of the hospitality sector on the “verge of collapse”. The plea follows recent figures from UKHospitality’s quarterly sales tracker, in partnership with…
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Jan- 2021 -29 JanuaryCoronavirus
Manchester City footballer raises money for local restaurants
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gündogan has launched a campaign to help support local Manchester hospitality businesses hit by the pandemic. Gündogan is now auctioning off items such as personal ‘meet and greets’ and signed jerseys – with all proceeds going to restaurants and cafes. The footballer said he was inspired…
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28 JanuaryCoronavirus
Pandemic cost hospitality £200m a day in 2020
The pandemic and ensuing lockdowns cost the hospitality sector nearly £200m a day or £8m per hour in lost sales last year, with turnover less than half of 2019 levels, according to new data from UKHospitality and CGA. The latest edition of their quarterly tracker reveals that sales across restaurants,…
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27 JanuaryPubs and Bars
CAMRA: Forced hospitality closure until may will be ‘devastating’
Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has responded to the comments by Sage scientists that hospitality businesses should remain closed until May by suggesting that this would be a “devastating double whammy” for pubs and breweries. The organisation said it was “absolutely critical” for the government to intervene with further support…
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22 JanuaryTrade Associations
‘Stark reminder’ for action amid 6,000 sector closures, UKH warns
UKHospitality (UKH) has called for action after figures published today (22 January) by CGA revealed a net decline of nearly 6,000 licensed premises in the UK. The trade association has issued a warning that businesses in the hospitality sector must receive further financial support in order to survive the third…
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15 JanuaryCoronavirus
Pub and restaurant sales fall 72% over holiday season
Sales from pub and restaurant groups have plummeted 72.6% over Christmas, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. The tracker is produced by business insight consultancy firm CGA, in partnership with the Coffer Group and RSM. Trading for the five weeks from 30 November to 3 January revealed that drink-led…
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