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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.

  • Jul- 2020 -
    31 July
    CoronavirusHospitality sees ‘steady improvement’ as more sites reopen

    Hospitality sees ‘steady improvement’ as more sites reopen

    Managed pub, bar and restaurant groups are beginning to see a “steady improvement” in sales, despite trading remaining “well below” pre-Covid norms, the CGA has revealed.   According to its latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker, the week beginning 20 July saw collective like-for-like sales down by 28.5% against the year prior. …

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  • 28 July
    CoronavirusHospitality sector loses £30bn in Q2

    Hospitality sector loses £30bn in Q2

    Sales across the UK’s hospitality sector plummeted by 87% in the second quarter of 2020, equivalent to nearly £30bn in lost revenue, according to the latest UKHospitality Tracker. The “catastrophic” loss follows the widespread lockdown of restaurants, pubs, bars, hotels, and other hospitality venues from mid-March.  In light of this,…

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  • 27 July
    Coronavirus‘Overwhelming’ number of guests satisfied with safety standards

    ‘Overwhelming’ number of guests satisfied with safety standards

    An “overwhelming” number of consumers (94%) who have visited pubs, restaurants and bars in England in the two weeks since reopening were satisfied with the safety steps in venues they visited. This is according to responses via the ‘We hear you’ initiative, launched by the CGA, UKHospitality and Yumpingo, which…

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  • 24 July
    CoronavirusHospitality trade improves in second week of opening  

    Hospitality trade improves in second week of opening  

    Managed pubs, bars and restaurants that have reopened in England reported lifted sales in their second week of trading.  According to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker data from CGA, sales remain “well below” pre-Covid levels, with collective like-for-like sales down by 31.6% in the week beginning 13 July.  However,…

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  • 21 July
    CoronavirusHospitality trade bodies outline ‘road to recovery’

    Hospitality trade bodies outline ‘road to recovery’

    A new report from UKHospitality and CGA has revealed the scale of impact Covid has had on the hospitality sector, and outlines what the industry can do to recover both sales and consumer confidence.  According to the trade bodies, “rigorous” safety measures, industry collaboration and government support can “speed the…

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  • 20 July
    Coronavirus‘Wave’ of no-shows slams hospitality sector

    ‘Wave’ of no-shows slams hospitality sector

    A new emphasis on reservations has hit the sector following a “wave” of no-shows, according to the CGA’s latest Consumer Pulse survey.  The survey found that only 28% of consumers visited venues with no reservations in the 10 days after the sector reopened on 4 July. Visits to venues have…

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  • 17 July
    CoronavirusWeekly sales down 40% across pubs and restaurants

    Weekly sales down 40% across pubs and restaurants

    Managed pub, bar and restaurant groups that operated in the first week of openings saw collective like-for-like sales down by 39.8% against the year prior.  According to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker data, in the week beginning 6 July, 55% of group-operated sites had reopened for inside service, up…

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  • 10 July
    Pubs and BarsOpening weekend trade still down by 45% YoY

    Opening weekend trade still down by 45% YoY

    Managed pubs, bars and restaurants that opened last weekend saw like-for-like trading down by 44.5% against the year prior, according to latest figures from the CGA.  Managed pubs and bars recorded sales that were down by 44.7% against the same weekend in 2019, while trade in reopened managed restaurants was…

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  • 3 July
    CoronavirusIndustry to face ‘cautious’ return, says CGA

    Industry to face ‘cautious’ return, says CGA

    Hospitality operators are feeling both “cautious optimism and anxiety” about trading levels ahead of the sector’s reopening this weekend, the Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth has found. The latest survey revealed that 59% of businesses in England plan to reopen some sites this Saturday (4 July),  while a…

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  • Jun- 2020 -
    24 June
    News145 million additional pints to be sold with one-metre rule

    145 million additional pints to be sold with one-metre rule

    Following the government’s announcement that social distancing is to be reduced to one-metre, CGA has calculated the precise sales boost this could give hospitality. According to the data group, the move would allow for 145 million additional pints of beer to be sold through the hospitality sector, compared with what…

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