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Our RSM coverage focuses on the latest research, reports, and expert commentary from RSM UK that impact the foodservice and hospitality sector, including financial health trends, insolvency risk data, inflation insights, and business advisory relevant to restaurants, pubs, bars, and catering operators. We highlight RSM’s analysis on market pressures, operational costs, and sector resilience, providing operators with essential intelligence to inform strategy, investment, and financial planning.

  • Sep- 2023 -
    14 September
    NewsHospitality sales rise by 5.3% despite cool summer, CGA says

    Hospitality sales rise by 5.3% despite cool summer, CGA says

    Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups overcame some dismal summer weather to record like-for-like sales growth of 5.3% in August 2023, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows. The tracker, produced by CGA by NIQ in partnership with the Coffer Group andRSM UK, has now been in year-on-year growth…

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  • Jul- 2023 -
    27 July
    BusinessRestaurant, pub and bar sales up 6.7% in June

    Restaurant, pub and bar sales up 6.7% in June

    Like-for-like sales in managed restaurants, pubs and bars were up 6.7% in June, according to data from CGA, the Coffer Group and RSM, the 9th consecutive month of growth. The warm weather brought consumers out to drink in pubs, especially those with beer gardens and terraces, and as a result…

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  • Jun- 2023 -
    21 June
    Food and DrinkMay bank holidays help boost hospitality sales by 5.6%

    May bank holidays help boost hospitality sales by 5.6%

    Like-for-like sales within hospitality increased by 5.6% in May due to a succession of bank holidays that included an extended weekend for the King’s Coronation, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker.  Its data also shows that pubs benefited from widespread warm weather, with like-for-like sales 8.8% ahead of…

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  • Feb- 2023 -
    22 February
    Food and DrinkHospitality sees fourth straight month of YOY growth

    Hospitality sees fourth straight month of YOY growth

    The UK hospitality sector saw a 10.9% year-on-year sales increase in January 2023, its fourth consecutive month of growth, according to data from CGA strategy. This figure of 10.9% is ahead of the current rate of inflation, 10.1%, as measured by the consumer prices index from CGA. However, trading in…

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  • Jan- 2023 -
    18 January
    Pubs and BarsHospitality welcomes best December in three years

    Hospitality welcomes best December in three years

    Managed pub, bar and restaurant groups welcomed their best December trading in three years, though real term sales still lagged behind pre-pandemic figures, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker has found.  Like-for-like December sales were 15.0% ahead of December 2021, when festive trading was disrupted by the Omicron variant.  However,…

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  • Nov- 2022 -
    16 November
    BusinessCosts crisis wipes out hospitality growth despite October sales rise

    Costs crisis wipes out hospitality growth despite October sales rise

    Sales in October 2022 for restaurants, pubs and bars rose by 1.5% when compared with  October 2022, according to the latest data from CGA.  Sales were also 4.3% higher than October 2019. This is the ninth month in a row that sales have been higher than pre-Covid comparatives. However, with…

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  • Jul- 2022 -
    20 July
    Pubs and BarsHospitality sales rise 5% in June, but inflation ‘bites’

    Hospitality sales rise 5% in June, but inflation ‘bites’

    Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups saw like-for-like sales in June rise 5% above pre-Covid levels in June 2019, representing the “strongest” month of like-for-like growth since the start of 2022. However, according to CGA’s Tracker, produced in partnership with The Coffer Group and RSM UK, June’s figures are…

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  • Jun- 2022 -
    17 June
    Pubs and BarsManaged group sales remain flat in May as cost crisis deepens

    Managed group sales remain flat in May as cost crisis deepens

    Sales remained flat for Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups in May as like-for-like sales were just 0.1% ahead of the pre-Covid levels of 2019, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker revealed. This follows like-for-like growth of between 2% and 4% from February to April. However, sales are “significantly”…

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  • Mar- 2022 -
    14 March
    Food and DrinkHospitality managed groups’ sales up 3% in February

    Hospitality managed groups’ sales up 3% in February

    Managed groups’ like-for-like sales in February were 3% higher than in February 2019, according to the Coffer CGA Business Tracker, produced by CGA in partnership with The Coffer Group and RSM. It revealed the lifting of all Covid-19 restrictions helped Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups to raise sales…

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  • Feb- 2022 -
    15 February
    Pubs and BarsManaged groups see sales recover in January

    Managed groups see sales recover in January

    Rising consumer confidence about safety and the easing of restrictions have boosted sales across managed pub, bar, and restaurant groups in January, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker. Total sales across these groups were 3% higher than pre-pandemic trading in January 2019, and represent a “solid recovery” from…

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