CGA’s One Pulse consumer survey carried out on Tuesday has found that most of the public will heed the Prime Minister’s advice and stop going out to pubs and restaurants.But, it is a slender majority, and most younger adults say they will cut-down but not stop.
With bars and restaurants impacted by city-wide lock downs across the the United States, the COVID-19 outbreak is having a very real impact on the on-premise market. CGA’s US business, Nielsen CGA, will now be releasing a bi-weekly COVID-19 On-Premise Impact Report that snapshots the traffic and sales impact of social distancing and regulatory restrictions.
For the period of the outbreak, CGA is supporting the market by publishing weekly trading data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker, backed up by the results of regular snap consumer surveys.
CGA VP Peter Martin shares his thoughts on coronavirus, what’s in store for the eating and drinking out business in the near future and how we can tackle the repercussions of the virus on the industry.
Bar + Block, Corbin & King, Eggslut, Mitchells & Butlers and Slug & Lettuce round out this week’s new openings.
FREE online course just released by CPL Learning “Coronavirus – Taking Proactive Action”. CPL Learning’s new e-learning course has been developed specifically to support the hospitality industry and helps guide businesses in making preparations and contingencies to deal with the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Aimed predominantly at outlet management, it covers what coronavirus is and how the infection spreads, areas to consider and plan for, operational tips, training guides and the most up-to-date hygiene advice for food and drink establishments. There will also be a range of support materials to be used in venues to support the course.
Weather conditions are increasingly influencing patterns of food and beverage pricing, the latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index shows.
Like-for-like sales across the sector fell 3.3% compared to February last year, with managed pubs, restaurants and bars all suffering declines.
New Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners shows dip in numbers of community pubs and licensed premises in seaside towns, but positive news for group restaurants and regional operators. Download report now.
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, a new poll this week reveals. It found that 85% of senior executives across the out-of-home food and drink market said they were now “concerned” about the threat of coronavirus to their business, with 58% of leaders “very concerned”. The snap survey of close to 100 bosses, from small entrepreneurial operations up to the big corporates, was conducted by CGA, the hospitality sector’s leading insight and data provider.
Chaiiwala, Goods Way, Leon, Portishead Brewing Company and Pure are a few in this week’s list of new openings.
CGA’s Karl Chessell will discuss how changing consumer lifestyles and tastes are changing the out of home food landscape at the Casual Dining show.
CGA research shows more than five million people now drink rum out-of-home, with spiced and flavoured varieties powering interest.
Data from CGA’s exclusive On-Premise Measurement tool shows that rum sales rose 7.0% year-on-year in 2019, putting it well ahead of other mainstream spirits including brandy (up 3.1%), whiskey (up 0.9%) and vodka (down 0.4%).
Optimism among business leaders in the out-of-home eating and drinking sector is at its highest level for nearly four years, says the exclusive Business Leaders Survey from CGA and Fourth.
Hard seltzers generated $1.2 billion in sales in U.S. on-premise venues during 2019, with 462% dollar sales growth. According to findings from US-based Nielsen CGA, the number of consumers drinking hard seltzers at bars and restaurants increased by 73% between the spring and fall of 2019: That’s equivalent to around 7.5 million new drinkers.
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