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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.

  • Mar- 2020 -
    12 March
    Pubs and BarsPub, bar and restaurant sales fall 3.3%

    Pub, bar and restaurant sales fall 3.3%

    Like-for-like sales across the pub, bar and restaurant sector fell 3.3% in February against the year prior, according to the latest data from Coffer Peach Business Tracker.  Managed pub groups saw collective like-for-like sales fall 4.2%, while restaurant groups were down 1.8%, and bar chains down 2.8%.  The weekly results…

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  • 9 March
    RestaurantsConfidence at restaurants and pubs hit by coronavirus and new immigration rules

    Confidence at restaurants and pubs hit by coronavirus and new immigration rules

    Confidence among the bosses of Britain’s pub and restaurant groups has been “fractured” by the double whammy of coronavirus and the Government’s new immigration policy, according to a new poll by the CGA. A snap survey of close to 100 bosses, from small entrepreneurial operations up to the big corporates,…

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  • 9 March
    Pubs and BarsPub, bar and restaurant closures reach lowest rate since 2018  

    Pub, bar and restaurant closures reach lowest rate since 2018  

    The number of restaurants, pubs and bars across Britain fell by only 1.8% in the 12 months to December 2019, the lowest rate of year-on-year decline for almost two years. According to the latest Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners, Britain had a total of 116,203 licensed premises at…

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  • 5 March
    BusinessHospitality leaders optimistic despite post-Brexit concerns, says CGA

    Hospitality leaders optimistic despite post-Brexit concerns, says CGA

    Optimism among business leaders in the eating and drinking sector was at its highest level for nearly four years, according to the CGA’s latest Business Leaders’ Survey. The poll, run in partnership with hospitality technology specialist Fourth, revealed 60% of senior executives were “optimistic” about prospects for the sector in…

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  • Feb- 2020 -
    17 February
    Awards & EventsCasual Dining 2020 confirms over 65 keynote speakers

    Casual Dining 2020 confirms over 65 keynote speakers

    Casual Dining, the restaurant, pub and bar event, has confirmed it has added CEOs, founders and senior directors from YO!, London Union, Loungers, Carluccio’s, Byron, Flat Iron, Imbiba, Pizza Pilgrims, Wahaca, Dishoom, Busaba, Yard & Coop, and Hippo Inns to its lineup of over 65 keynote speakers. The event, which…

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  • 13 February
    RestaurantsSales rise at pubs, bars and restaurants in January

    Sales rise at pubs, bars and restaurants in January

    Britain’s managed pub, bar and restaurant sector saw collective like-for-like sales increase by 1.9% in January, according to the latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. Karl Chessell, director of CGA, the business insight consultancy that produces the Tracker, in partnership with The Coffer Group and RSM, said “reasonably…

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  • Jan- 2020 -
    31 January
    BeveragesEducate consumers to boost wine sales, says CGA

    Educate consumers to boost wine sales, says CGA

    Operators and suppliers should use recommendations, tastings and other tools to help consumers improve their knowledge of wine and rejuvenate sales, the CGA has said. The hospitality research group’s latest ‘Next Big Thing For Wine?’ report has also revealed the major market trends and forecasts. The publication comes as the…

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  • 23 January
    Trade AssociationsSustainability key to hospitality’s prosperity, says CGA

    Sustainability key to hospitality’s prosperity, says CGA

    Consumers are demanding  more engagement on sustainability from hospitality operators, according to CGA and UKHospitality’s latest Future Shock report. The new report includes data from a major survey of environmental and ethical issues across restaurants, pubs, bars and hotels. It found that 83.1% of people now expect hospitality brands to…

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  • 15 January
    BusinessRestaurant and pub sales lifted by positive festive trading

    Restaurant and pub sales lifted by positive festive trading

    Collective like-for-like sales were up 2.5% across pub, bar and restaurant groups over Christmas, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.  In the six weeks ended 5 January, trading was positive across all parts of the industry. Restaurant chains saw a 2.3% uplift in like-for-like sales, while managed pub…

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  • Dec- 2019 -
    17 December
    BusinessOptimism improves across eating and drinking out sector, says CGA

    Optimism improves across eating and drinking out sector, says CGA

    Optimism in the hospitality sector is at an 18-month high, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from the CGA and Fourth. The quarterly survey of business leaders across the UK pub, bar and restaurant sector showed that 44% of respondents were optimistic about the market for the coming year. …

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