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Rum on target to steal gin’s crown

03-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

New data shows rum is on course to hit the same heights as gin, as sales rose by 7% year on year in 2019, according to CGA.

Hospitality chiefs’ optimism hits new high

02-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

New CGA data has discovered sector leaders are their most optimistic since the EU referendum in 2016 when pessimism reigned.

Food price drops will ‘maximise margins’ for operators

20-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

New research reveals the foodservice sector shows no sign of inflation thereby offering operators the chance to grow sales and margins this year.

Food-led pubs feel the pressure as eating-out spend drops

09-Dec-2019 By Alice Leader

Pubs that specialise in food sales are feeling the heat as like-for-like dry sales slip by 0.2% in November.

Wine sales plummet £146m in the on-trade

13-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Wine sales have slipped by £146m within the on-trade in the past year, with 17% of consumers saying they are drinking less wine than they were a year ago.

JDW opening can have halo effect on other venues

02-Jul-2018 By MCA, Helen Gilbert

JD Wetherspoon openings do not necessarily damage trade for nearby pubs, bars and restaurants, a new report has found.

CGA survey ‘paints a complex and fascinating picture’ of British hospitality

22-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

While leaders in the eating and drinking-out sector anticipate a tough year of trading in 2018, optimism remains for drinks-led businesses, according to the findings of a CGA survey.

Packaged cider volumes flop

21-Feb-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Operators should widen their draught cider offer after volume sales of packaged cider saw a fall of 9.3% since last year, new figures have revealed.

All-day dining holds the key for business growth

30-Oct-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubs must tap into all-day dining to grow their business because it is a key area that consumers are driving, according to foodservice experts.

Premium soft drinks still popular despite 'sugar levy'

13-Sep-2017 By James Beeson

The looming sugar levy and changes to lifestyle choices are having a profound effect on the soft drinks market but with customers seeking to treat themselves on special occasions, premium options are still proving popular.

Restaurant chains edge ahead of pub groups

21-Aug-2017 By Fred A'Court

Restaurants have performed marginally better than pubs over the past year, according to the latest tracker figures.

Category update

Soft drinks are on the up

23-Mar-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The soft drinks category has seen a rise in volume and value according to statistics from CGA Strategy.

Cider report

Cider continues to drive on-trade profits

10-May-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Nigel Huddleston discovers how the phenomenal march of cider during the past few years may have slowed slightly but is still continuing to help drive on-trade profits

Budget: "We need a system that encourages success"

03-Mar-2016 By Oli Gross

The decline in wet-led pubs has led to further calls for a cut to ‘punishing’ beer duty and support on business rates in the Budget on 16 March.

Analysis

What do regional trends tell us about the current pub landscape?

29-Feb-2016 By Ben Winstanley

AlixPartners and CGA Peach have released the third edition of the trade’s Market Growth Monitor, a survey of Britain’s restaurant, pub and bar supply. Ben Winstanley takes a closer look at the monitor’s data and discovers several regional trends affecting...

Positive trends prevailing

13-Dec-2011 By Pete Brown

This is my last column of the year, and I find myself looking back on 2011 as an unexpectedly good year in many ways for the beer and pub world, and feel ing curiously optimistic about 2012. No, don’t laugh.

Pubs steer clear of discounting drinks

13-Jan-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Pubs are backing away from discounting drinks this month, citing rising overheads and the VAT increase. A snapshot survey from different regions by...

Tenants shed staff as recession bites

10-Jun-2010 By John Harrington

Tenants have been forced to shed more staff in the past year as licensees say the recession has hit harder than expected, says a new CGA survey.

CGA Strategy: Making the numbers count

09-Apr-2010 By Phil Mellows

Phil Mellows talks to CGA Strategy chief executive Jon Collins about putting the company at the heart of providing statistical information for the industry.

CGA launches improved alcohol brands measurement scheme

10-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney

Pub trade analysts CGA Strategy has launched an improved version of its alcohol brands measurement programme. CGA claims the new Brand Index 2.0...

Live music helps boost pub takings

03-Dec-2009 By John Harrington

Pubs that feature live music take 44% more money than those that don't — that's a key finding of a new survey.

Nielsen takes stake in CGA Strategy

12-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney

Market research company Nielsen has taken an equity stake in on-trade consultancy CGA Strategy. Nielsen will now transfer its UK on-trade services...

Nielsen takes a stake in CGA

11-Aug-2009

Global market research giant Nielsen and CGA Strategy, the specialist on-trade research house, have announced a strategic partnership which will...

Tenants lag behind overall pub sector

11-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team

Almost two-thirds of tenants are trading resiliently, but are still lagging behind the pub sector overall. That's according to a new survey of 500 tenanted pubs by CGA, commissioned by the Morning Advertiser.

CGA: more than 50 pubs a week now closing

11-Jun-2009 By Mark Stretton

The head of CGA Strategy, the pub and drinks market analyst, says the number of pubs closing has now reached more than 50 per week. Speaking at The...

Pub closures to peak at 46 per week

26-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team

Pub closures will peak at around the 46-a-week mark in the coming year, pub sector research company CGA chief executive Jon Collins has forecast....

Cask: Market analysis

04-Feb-2009

Last year's Intelligent Choice report into what it presented as a booming cask market was, according to some sources involved in its creation, a...

Young people getting tanked up at home

13-Sep-2007

Huge numbers of young people are now downing alcohol at home before they hit the pub, according to research.More than eight out of 10 (83 per cent)...

Off-trade prices influencing drink patterns

25-Jul-2007 By James Wilmore

Cheap supermarket alcohol is having an increasing effect on the way people plan a night out, a survey has revealed. The fourth annual CGA...

CGA launches new Brand Index

10-Jul-2007 By Hamish Champ

Licensed trade research consultancy CGA Strategy has today launched its Brand Index, which it claims to be the most comprehensive brand performance...

Scottish licensees support smoking ban

10-May-2007 By James Wilmore

Support for the Scottish smoking ban has soared among licensees, with half now in favour, a survey has revealed. Data supplied exclusively to...

Smoke ban forces pubs to re-think

28-Sep-2006 By John Harrington

Survey of 3,000 Scottish community pubs shows effects of ban six-months on.