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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.

  • Nov- 2020 -
    6 November
    CoronavirusJob security concerns rise among hospitality workers

    Job security concerns rise among hospitality workers

    Concerns over job security are growing among hospitality’s frontline workers, according to CGA and CPL Learning Hospitality’s ‘Hospitality Professionals’ panel. According to the snap survey, almost three quarters (72%) of respondents were either very concerned (39%) or slightly concerned (33%) about their short-term job security.  This renewed anxiety comes ahead…

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  • Oct- 2020 -
    30 October
    CoronavirusHospitality sales drop by 48% in Q3

    Hospitality sales drop by 48% in Q3

    Hospitality sales in the UK have dropped by 48% in the third quarter, according to trade association UKHospitality and market analyst CGA. Sales for the year totalled £80.3bn, which is £53.2bn less than the £133.5bn that the sector contributed to the UK economy in 2019. This seismic drop in sales…

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  • 23 October
    CoronavirusHospitality sales drop ‘nearly two thirds’ in Tier 3 areas

    Hospitality sales drop ‘nearly two thirds’ in Tier 3 areas

    Hospitality sales dropped by nearly two thirds in the upper tiers of the government’s new Covid alert system, with Tier 3 areas suffering from an immediate drop in sales, according to CGA’s latest data. Pubs, bars and restaurants in ‘Very High’ tiers in England have seen their sales fall between…

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  • 13 October
    CoronavirusNumber of licensed establishments fallen by 25,000

    Number of licensed establishments fallen by 25,000

    Nearly 25,000 fewer licensed premises are currently operating when compared with pre-lockdown numbers. A total of 90,000 establishments had returned to trading by the end of September, according to the Market Recovery Monitor report conducted by CGA and Alix Partners. This means that roughly one in five sites remains closed…

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  • Sep- 2020 -
    21 September
    CoronavirusSales remain above 2019 levels despite EOTHO dip

    Sales remain above 2019 levels despite EOTHO dip

    Food and drink sales have dipped by 63% following the end of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, but start of the week sales remain above 2019 levels according to the latest data from CGA. CGA’s Volume Pool of 7,000 managed outlets shows that food sales on Monday 7…

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  • 16 September
    Coronavirus‘Rule of six’ knocks consumer confidence to eat out, study reveals

    ‘Rule of six’ knocks consumer confidence to eat out, study reveals

    The British public is now 31% less confident about visiting restaurants and pubs, following new legislation announced on 14 September that social gatherings of more than six people will be banned.  The ‘rule of six’ has been imposed to limit the spread of Covid-19. CGA’s consumer pulse survey found that…

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  • 14 September
    CoronavirusA quarter of licensed premises yet to reopen

    A quarter of licensed premises yet to reopen

    Nearly a quarter of licensed premises were yet to reopen at the end of August, according to the latest market recovery monitor from CGA and AlixPartners. Its latest data found that the London market was “particularly slow” to recover, while only 76.3% of sites have returned to trading since the…

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  • Aug- 2020 -
    20 August
    CoronavirusTrade bodies pen open letter urging for ‘robust’ Test and Trace

    Trade bodies pen open letter urging for ‘robust’ Test and Trace

    Industry trade bodies have penned an open letter calling on the sector to maintain “robust” procedures when implementing Test and Trace or risk seeing guidelines “significantly strengthened”. In the letter, written by UKHospitality, The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and the British Institute of Innkeeping, said that Test and…

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  • 13 August
    Pubs and BarsHospitality sales halve in July

    Hospitality sales halve in July

    Managed pub, restaurant and bars saw total July sales down 50.4% against the year before, according to the latest data from CGA’s Coffer Peach Business Tracker. While the overall market reported trading that was “well below” July 2019 levels, the London market “struggled” the most, with London trading down 58.3%…

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  • 10 August
    CoronavirusPubs ahead of restaurants in reopenings, says CGA

    Pubs ahead of restaurants in reopenings, says CGA

    The pattern of reopening across hospitality sites has been “uneven” since lockdown eased, according to the latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners. Some 62% of Britain’s licensed premises were trading again by the end of July, though pubs were ahead of restaurants, and sites in London “lagged behind…

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