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Drinks sales 1% behind v 2021

26-Sep-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Drinks sales in the seven days to Saturday 17 September were 1% behind compared to the same week last year, the latest CGA by NielsenIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker has shown.

Inflation wipes out hospitality’s growth

21-Sep-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Like-for-like sales at Britain’s managed pub, bar and restaurant groups in August were a modest 2.0% ahead of pre-Covid levels of August 2019, the new Coffer CGA Business Tracker has revealed.

Drinks sales dip again as costs increase

20-Sep-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Drinks sales in Britain’s managed pubs, bars, and restaurants were 4% down during the seven days to Saturday 10 September compared with the same week in 2021, the latest CGA by NielsenIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed.

Drinks sales in August 'inflation beating'

13-Sep-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Drinks sales in Britain’s managed pubs, bars, and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday 3 September were 10% ahead compared with the same week last year, the latest CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed.

9 in 10 customers don’t pay with cash

08-Sep-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Nearly nine in 10 consumers (89%) use cards or contactless payment all or most times they visit a pub, bar or restaurant, while new payment tech grows in popularity, according to recent research.

Fish and chips nation's favourite pub meal

07-Sep-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Fish and chips has been crowned Britain’s favourite pub and bar meal with more than a quarter of consumers listing it as one of their top three dishes when eating out, new data from CGA by Nielsen IQ has revealed.

Drinks sales 0.5% ahead of a year ago

05-Sep-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Drinks sales in Britain’s managed pubs, bars, and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday 27 August were 0.5% ahead compared with the same week one year ago, the latest CGA by Nielsen IQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed.

Delivery and takeaway sales double pre-covid levels

01-Sep-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Restaurant and pub groups’ delivery and takeaway sales have doubled compared with pre-covid levels but drop year-on-year, the latest CGA Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.

Drinks sales 1% down vs 2019

30-Aug-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Drinks sales in Britain’s managed pubs, bars, and restaurants were 1% down in the seven days to Saturday 20 August compared with the same week in 2019, the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed.

JDW 'most visited licensed brand'

25-Aug-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) was the most visited licensed brand and the third most visited brand in the UK’s hospitality sector during six-month period, according to the latest CGA BrandTrack.

Drinks sales 9% ahead of 2019

22-Aug-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Drinks sales in Britain’s managed pubs, bars, and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday 13 August were 9% ahead of the same week in 2019, the latest CGA by NielsenIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed.

Drinks sales 4% ahead of 2019

16-Aug-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Average sales by value in Britain’s managed pubs, restaurants, and bars in the seven days to Saturday 6 August were 4% ahead of the same week in 2019, the latest CGA by NielsenIQ’s Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed.

Drought 'latest in long line of global food supply threats'

08-Aug-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Inflation in the foodservice sector rocketed to 11.5% in June in the fifth consecutive month of double-digit percentage inflation with drought outside of the UK posing the latest threat to supply, the latest edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Index...

Women's Euro's boosts drink sales

08-Aug-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Average drinks sales by value in Britain’s managed pubs, bars, and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday 30 July were 0.6% ahead of the same week in 2019, the latest CGA by NielsenIQ Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed.

Action needed as hospitality leaders’ confidence plummets

05-Aug-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The confidence of pub, bar and restaurant leaders has tumbled over the second quarter of 2022 after costs soared for both businesses and consumers, according to CGA and Fourth’s second-quarter Business Confidence Survey.

Drinks sales 0.4% ahead vs 2019

01-Aug-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Average drinks sales by value in Britain’s managed pubs, bars, and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday 16 July were 0.4% ahead compared with the same week in 2019, the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed.

Delivery and takeaway sales plateau

25-Jul-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Restaurant and pub groups’ delivery and takeaway sales have continued to plateau after booming during Covid lockdowns, the latest CGA and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.

UK rum sales top £1bn

25-Jul-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Rum sales in the UK topped £1bn over the past 12 months, making up 13% of the whole spirits category, data from CGA by NielsenIQ has revealed.

Like-for-like sales up 5% in June

20-Jul-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

June’s like-for-like sales at Britain’s top managed pub, bar and restaurant groups were 5% ahead of pre-Covid levels in June 2019, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker has revealed.

Drinks sales down 1% vs 2019

19-Jul-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Average sales by in Britain’s managed pubs, bars, and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday 9 July were 1% down on the same week in 2019, the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker has shown.

Inflation in foodservice sector tops 10%

15-Jul-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Inflation in the foodservice sector topped 10% for the fourth successive month in May, the latest edition of the CGA by NielsenIQ and Prestige Foodservice Price Index has revealed.

Drink sales down 3% vs 2019

11-Jul-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Average sales by value in Britain’s managed venues in the seven days to Saturday (2 July) were 3% down on the same week in 2019, according to the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker.

Drinks sales down 7% vs 2019 during week of rail strikes

04-Jul-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Average sales by value for managed venues in the seven days to Saturday 25 June were 7% down on the same week in 2019 as the biggest rail dispute for more than 30 years impacted city-centre and after-work occasions, according to the latest CGA by NielsenIQ...

Drinks sales 1% below 2019 but inflation makes real growth 'very hard'

27-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Average drinks sales in managed pubs, bars, and restaurants were 1% down in the seven days to Saturday 18 June compared with the same period in 2019, according to the latest Drinks Recovery Tracker from CGA by NielsenIQ.

Delivery and takeaway sales more than a quarter below 2021

24-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Combined delivery and takeaway sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant and pub groups have fallen to 29% below the level of May 2021, the CGA by NielsenIQ and Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.

Vote now: Which day of the week has the highest level of trade for your pub?

23-Jun-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Hybrid working and the cost-of-living crisis have had a significant impact to on premise trading patterns, new research from CGA and NielsenIQ has revealed.

Soaring prices to extend into 2023 after third month of double-digit inflation

10-Jun-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Foodservice prices in April were 10% higher than in April 2021 in what is the third month of double-digit inflation in a row thanks to high energy costs and unstable global supply, the latest edition of the Foodservice Price Index revealed.

CGA acquired by NielsenIQ

07-Jun-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

Global information services firm NielsenIQ has announced the acquisition of insight company CGA.

Drinks sales almost level with 2019 in week to 21 May

30-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Drinks sales were virtually level with 2019 in the seven days to Saturday 21 May in Britain’s managed pubs, bars, and restaurants, the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker has shown.

Vodka sales nearly a quarter ahead of pre-covid levels

24-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Vodka sales were 24% higher during the first quarter of this year versus the same period in 2019, totalling £516m, the latest CGA On Premise Measurement service has revealed.

Drinks sales in growth for fourth week in a row

23-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Average sales by value in managed pubs, bars, and restaurants were up 1% in the seven days to Saturday 14 May compared to the same week three years ago, the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed.

No consumer slowdown for pubs yet

23-May-2022 By Ed Bedington

The latest ONS figures which show a boost in off-trade sales does not signal a slowing down in the on-trade, industry watchers report.

Pubs report flat sales in April

17-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Britain’s leading managed pub, bar and restaurant groups recorded like-for-like sales growth of 2% in April 2022, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker has revealed.

Drinks sales up 3% in week to 7 May

16-May-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Average sales by value in managed pubs, bars, and restaurants in the seven days to Saturday 7 May were 3% up on the same week in 2019 in the third best result so far this year, according to the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker.

Year-on-year inflation in foodservice sector hit record high in March

09-May-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Year-on-year inflation in the foodservice sector hit 13.6% in March 2022, the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index showed.

Surge in chefs’ wages

25-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Hospitality has been one of few sectors to have seen pay increases in keeping with inflation, but the cost-of-living crisis is likely to erode the benefits, according to Indeed Hiring Lab.

Pandemic cost licensed sector 9,200 venues

20-Apr-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

The number of licensed premises has fallen by more than 9,000 now compared to the start of the coronavirus pandemic, figures have revealed.

1 in 10 roles remain vacant

19-Apr-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Recruitment and retention are still major concerns for the sector with staffing issues looking to set back the sector’s recovery from the pandemic, according to new research.

Drinks sales down 2% in the week to 2 April

11-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Average drinks sales by value in Britain’s managed pubs, bars and restaurants were 2% down in the seven days to Saturday 2 April when compared with the same week in 2019, the latest CGA Drinks Recovery Tracker has shown.

Business leaders' confidence rise but cost pressures threatens recovery

05-Apr-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Multi-site restaurant, pub, and bar leaders are six percentage points more assured about the future than last year, with 65% now confident about the next 12 months of the market, according to the latest CGA and Fourth’s Business Leaders’ Survey.

Inflation of food and drink more than twice December's rate

17-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Food prices increases accelerated sharply in January with more prices to come, according to the latest edition of the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index.

Tequila and vodka sales soar while whisky and gin decline

16-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The spirit’s category has seen an increase in consumer interest in recent months with cocktails rising in popularity, but some drinks have outperformed others.

79% of operators increase pay to improve recruitment crisis

16-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Almost four out of five (79%) of operators have increased pay rates for staff to improve recruitment and retention, with 91% expecting to hire more staff in 2022, the latest UKHospitality (UKH) and CGA Future Shock Report has revealed.

Managed groups see 3% sales increase in February

14-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Sales in Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups were 3% higher in February 2022 than in February 2019, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker.

Whisky sales decrease by 43.5% compared with 2019

07-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Total sales of Whisky were down 43.5% in January 2022 when compared with the same period in 2019, data from CGA has revealed.

Gin sales decrease by more than a third

03-Mar-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Total sales of gin have decreased by 38.5% when compared with the same period in 2019, according to data collected by CGA.

Bristol overtakes Leeds as Britain’s most vibrant city

01-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Hospitality sectors in British cities including Bristol and Manchester are recovering their vibrancy as Covid restrictions wind down, according to new research by CGA and Wireless Social.

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Consumer confidence rises by 36 percentage points

25-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Consumer confidence has risen 36 percentage points when compared with January 2021 with 70% now feeling ‘very’ or ‘quite confident visiting hospitality venues, according to CGA.

Energy drinks category sees 42% growth in value

24-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The energy drinks category has grown at a much faster rate than the wider soft drinks market in the past two years, according to the latest CGA On Premise Measurement data.

Delivery and takeaway sales increase by 422%

23-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Britain’s managed restaurant and pub groups saw delivery sales reach five times pre-pandemic levels in January, the CGA & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed.