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Pub-goers choose a pint on first weekend back, but sales fall short

Beer, BrandTrack, COVID-19, Drink, Drinks

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

Drink, Food, Industry, UKHospitality

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

Consumers, COVID-19, Drink, Drinks, Trends, Wine

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

Consumers, COVID-19, Drink, Drinks, Trends

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

Drink, Drinks, Food, Insight, Pubs, bars, restaurants, Trading Index, Wine

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

Drink, Drinks, Trends, 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

Drink, Drinks, Trends

CGA’s senior development manager Mark Newton reveals the big trends to follow in the spirits category.

Seven ways to win in drinking-out

Drink, Drinks, Events, Insight, People

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.

Mocktails mix up the market

Drink, Drinks, Trends

CGA’s senior client manager Nathan Boyes explains why the health movement is changing cocktails—and how bars and suppliers can take advantage.

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Pub-goers choose a pint on first weekend back, but sales fall short

UK Hospitality survey reveals 460,000 jobs at risk in sector supply chain

Lockdown Britain reaching for the wine bottle

Britain’s drinking habits are changing under lockdown

Valentine’s Day in the GB On-Trade

What’s coming in 2020: Wine

What’s coming in 2020: Spirits

Seven ways to win in drinking-out

Mocktails mix up the market

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