Sunday drink sales pick up on second weekend back, but trading still down
Total drinks sales in England’s managed pubs and bars remained around half pre-COVID levels on the second Saturday after reopening, but Sunday trading picked up.
Drink choices polarise as the market reboots
The pandemic and lockdown have profound implications for out-of-home drinking and the premiumisation trend in particular. CGA’s Mark Newton explains how consumer behaviour is changing—and how retailers and suppliers can capitalise.
Pub-goers choose a pint on first weekend back, but sales fall short
Total drinks sales in managed pubs and bars that were open last weekend were 49% down on pre-lockdown levels on Saturday and 52% down on Sunday, CGA’s new Drinks Recovery Tracker has revealed.
UK Hospitality survey reveals 460,000 jobs at risk in sector supply chain
New research for UKHospitality trade association, detailing the lockdown impact on hospitality suppliers, has highlighted the risk of 460,000 job losses if Government does not extend hospitality support to include the supply side of the sector.
Lockdown Britain reaching for the wine bottle
Wine drinking is getting a boost from the COVID-19 crisis, with new research showing that well over half of wine drinkers are either maintaining or increasing the number of times they drink wine.The latest CGA-Buyer Wine Insights Bulletin also finds that of those drinking wine more often, the key drinkers are younger and male, which is a significantly different profile to the typical on-trade wine customer.
Britain’s drinking habits are changing under lockdown
With Britain’s pubs, bars and restaurants shut down, the nation’s drinking patterns have changed as a result, with almost a quarter of the population (24%) buying alcohol online in the past two weeks, and with more planning to in the coming weeks, new research from CGA shows.
Valentine’s Day in the GB On-Trade
Valentine’s Day weekend promises to bring an influx of diners into outlets with an uplift in sales of #cocktails, #sparklingwine, #champagne and food predicted. Check out our lovely video highlighting the latest Valentine’s Day out-of-home trends
What’s coming in 2020: Wine
Where is the on-trade wine market headed this year? CGA’s senior development manager Mark Newton reveals the big trends to follow in the wine category.
What’s coming in 2020: Spirits
CGA’s senior development manager Mark Newton reveals the big trends to follow in the spirits category.