
Drinks sales marginally down as pressures pile up
Drinks sales in Britain’s managed pubs, bars and restaurants slipped slightly below pre-COVID levels in a week when cost, supply and staffing challenges continued to grow.
Drinks sales in Britain’s managed pubs, bars and restaurants slipped slightly below pre-COVID levels in a week when cost, supply and staffing challenges continued to grow.
Drinks sales increased steadily in Northern Ireland’s On Premise over the summer to hit nearly nine-tenths of pre-COVID levels, CGA’s latest research there shows.
CGA’s director of consumer research and marketing Rachel Weller looks at key trends and opportunities in the mixed drinks market for suppliers and operators
Hospitality at Home Tracker from CGA and Slerp shows 29 pence in every pound spent with top managed restaurants and pubs goes on food and drink for home
New CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index (FPI) highlights chaos in hospitality supply chains and the likelihood of more increases likely in the months ahead
A recent CGA webinar highlighted the significant impacts of the Delta variant on consumers’ attitudes and behaviour in Canada’s restaurants and bars. Here are seven key takeaways—plus pointers for how On Premise suppliers and operators can respond.
Britain’s leading managed restaurant, pub and bar groups achieved a significant bounce in sales in September, the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
Sales are recovering well in Ireland’s On Premise, CGA’s latest research there shows.
Britain’s pubs, bars and restaurants continue to pull drinks sales back to pre-pandemic levels as the On Premise enters the crucial final quarter of 2021.
COVID has transformed the way businesses and individuals use technology to interact. With CGA research showing that nearly half (46%) of consumers now plan their visits more thoroughly than they did pre-COVID, and that two in three (65%) business leaders use tech more widely now, the digital touchpoints in people’s brand experiences are more powerful than ever.
Britain’s number of licensed premises fell by nearly a thousand between July, when the market fully reopened, and September 2021, the new Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners reveals.
Winter is coming in the Northern Hemisphere. What impact will this have on the On Premise, which has enjoyed something of an al fresco revolution in 2021?
The Hospitality sector collectively loses £17.6bn a year due to no-shows; not only are parents less likely to turn up than those without children – but they are also the group least likely to recognise the damage not turning up has on pubs, bars and restaurants.
CGA’s ‘State of the Nation’ session at the recent Casual Dining show revealed how pubs and bars are rebounding from the COVID-19 crisis, and flagged opportunities for operators and suppliers over the rest of 2021 and beyond. Here are ten top takeaways from client director Mark Jackson’s presentation.
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