This year’s CGA Prestige FPI Report shows that whilst food and drink inflation for restaurants and caterers finished 2018 at 3.7%, 2019’s rate almost doubled to 6.1% (year to date), and that many of these cost challenges were sustainability-related.
How has the cider category performed in 2019? CGA’s Paul Bolton shared a host of insights at the recent Drink Tank conference. Here are five of his messages about the £2bn-a-year market.
Soft drinks is a vital and fast-changing part of the on-trade, but where will the category go next? CGA’s Dave Lancaster shared some clues at the recent Drink Tank conference.
The spirits category of the on-trade is changing fast, so what are the big developments to follow? CGA’s Philip Montgomery served up some of the most significant trends to the Drink Tank conference.
On-trade wine sales have been falling, but there are big opportunities to revive interest in a key drinks segment. At the recent Drink Tank conference, CGA’s Charlie Mitchell laid out some of the big trends to follow in 2020.
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-sales edge up 0.5% in November compared with the same month last year, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker reveal.
A panel session at CGA’s recent Peach 2020 conference shared ideas for recruiting, motivating and retaining the best talent in the industry. Here’s what three people-focused leaders had to say about rising to one of hospitality’s biggest challenges.
What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur in the ultra-competitive eating and drinking-out market? A Peach 2020 conference session chaired by Mowgli founder Nisha Katona got the inside track from three start-up experts: Grind’s David Abrahamovitch, KERB’s Ollie Hunter and Love Lane Brewery, Bar & Kitchen’s Stephen Crawley. Here are seven of their lessons.
Dishoom, Five Guys, Yori, The Edinburgh Castle and The Food Pit round out this week’s new openings.
The UK Festival Awards revealed its winners for 2019 on December 5th, during the 16th annual ceremony at the Troxy in London. The winners are…
New Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners shows sharp contrasts between managed and independent restaurants, and between food-led and drink-led pubs. Britain’s number of licensed premises dropped 2.0% in the 12 months to September 2019, the latest Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals—but the success of dynamic new restaurant brands and the evolution of food-led pub groups have provided bright spots in a challenging market.
CGA’s CEO Phil Tate gave our Peach 2020 conference a whistlestop tour of eating and drinking-out, stopping at crucial food and drink market trends along the way. Here are ten of the biggest movements to watch as we move into 2020.
Sustainability has been a big buzzword of 2019, and consumers are piling pressure on operators and suppliers to respond to their concerns. CGA’s Karl Chessell told our 2020 conference what the public wants.
The peak drinking festive season may be upon us, but operators and suppliers also need to react fast to the growing trend for no and low alcohol drinks—and get ready to capitalise on what could be the biggest ever Dry January in 2020.
An exclusive new report from CGA, ‘Understanding Moderation in the On-Trade’, reveals the huge scale of the opportunity for businesses across the out-of-home drinking sector. It shows that one in three (32%) adults has tried a no or low alcohol beer, wine or spirit in the last six months. That equates to some 15.5 million consumers—and another 8.9 million say they find the category appealing.
How can operators and suppliers get ahead in an ultra-competitive sector? CGA’s Rachel Weller shared some of the secrets of success at this week’s Drink Tank conference.
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