18 January 2023
Britain’s leading managed pub, bar and restaurant groups enjoyed their best December trading in three years, the new Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals—but sales remain well below pre-COVID levels in real terms.
14 December 2022
Like-for-like sales at Britain’s leading managed pub, bar and restaurant groups in November were up by 3.7% from the same month in 2021, according to the new Coffer CGA Business Tracker.
16 November 2022
October edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals, October sales at Britain’s top managed restaurant, pub and bar groups were 1.5% ahead of the levels of October 2021.
19 October 2022
Like-for-like sales at Britain’s top managed pub, bar and restaurant groups were 3.0% behind the levels of September 2021, the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows.
21 September 2022
Like-for-like sales at Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups in August were 2.0 per cent ahead of the pre-COVID-19 levels of August 2019, the new edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows.
16 August 2022
July’s like-for-like (LFL) sales at Britain’s top managed pub, bar and restaurant groups held steady against pre-COVID-19 levels of July 2019, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
20 July 2022
June’s like-for-like sales at Britain’s top managed restaurant, pub and bar groups were 5 per cent ahead of the pre-COVID-19 levels of June 2019, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
17 June 2022
Like-for-like sales at Britain’s leading managed restaurant, pub and bar groups in May were just 0.1 per cent ahead of the pre-COVID-19 levels of 2019, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
17 May 2022
Britain’s leading managed restaurant, pub and bar groups recorded like-for-like sales growth of 2 per cent in April 2022, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
22 April 2022
Managed groups’ like-for-like sales grow by four per cent in March, but with high inflation hitting both margins and spending, hospitality’s recovery from COVID-19 remains fragile.
14 March 2022
Managed groups’ grow like-for-like sales by 3 per cent in February, but cost stresses mount, the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
15 February 2022
Managed groups’ January sales up 3 per cent on pre-COVID-19 levels as restrictions ease, the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
19 January 2022
Managed groups’ December sales dip 11 per cent as Omicron hit consumer confidence, the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
10 December 2021
Concerns mount over COVID-19 measures impacting fragile recovery as November sales held steady, the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
15 November 2021
Rolling 12-month sales at Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups are down 4.5 per cent, the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
18 October 2021
Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups achieved a significant bounce in sales in September 2021, the latest edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
13 September 2021
Mounting consumer confidence and staycations helped Britain’s leading managed pub, bar and restaurant groups to lift sales above pre-COVID-19 levels in August, the new edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
17 August 2021
Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups lifted sales back close to pre-COVID-19 levels in July 2021 the new edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
19 July 2021
Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups saw sales drop just 1 per cent in June from the same month in 2019, the new edition of the Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals.
11 June 2021
Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups recorded a 15 per cent drop in like-for-like sales in May 2021 from May 2019, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker reveals. CGA’s research shows that a significant number of restaurants, pubs and bars remain closed.
13 May 2021
As hospitality returns, Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw like-for-like sales 26 per cent below April 2019, latest data from the Coffer CGA Business Tracker show. Pubs drew on outside space to outperform restaurants but still pubs’ April 2021 sales were 21 per cent down, compared to a 30 per cent drop for restaurants.
15 January 2021
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw total sales drop by 72.6 per cent over the festive season, in what should have been the sector’s busiest trading period of the year, latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
11 December 2020
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw sales wiped out in November as lockdown hit in England and tough trading restrictions continued in Scotland and Wales, latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
13 November 2020
The roll-out of more regional COVID restrictions further depressed sales in Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups in October, latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
16 October 2020
Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups saw sales fall back significantly in September after August’s Eat Out To Help Out campaign boost and the introduction of the 10pm curfew at the end of the month, latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
11 September 2020
Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups saw collective like-for-like sales bounce back up to 2019 levels in August thanks to the Government’s Eat Out To Help Out campaign, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
13 August 2020
Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar groups saw total July sales down 50.4 per cent on the same month last year as the sector re-emerged after lockdown, latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
17 April 2020
Britain’s managed pub, restaurant and bar sector saw collective like-for-like sales drop 57.6 per cent in March as the country moved into lockdown due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
12 March 2020
The scale of the impact of the developing coronavirus crisis, plus the effect of floods earlier in the month, on Britain’s managed pub, bar and restaurant sector in February is revealed in the latest sales data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker, the established market barometer.
13 February 2020
Britain’s managed pub, bar and restaurant sector have kicked-off the New Year on the front foot, with collective like-for-like sales up 1.9 per cent in January compared to the same month last year, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
15 January 2020
Britain may have fallen out of love with shopping on the high street over the festive period, but it continued to go out to eat and drink over Christmas and the New Year, latest industry figures show.
09 December 2019
The Latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker results suggest restaurants are under pressure experiencing a slip in sales, while drink sales are up 0.7 per cent suggesting signs of a positive festive trading period.
11 November 2019
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw trading take a dip in October, with the Rugby World Cup providing little if any extra boost for bar sales, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker reveal.
14 October 2019
While the retail sector recorded its worst September trading since 1995, Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales grow 1.2 per cent last month, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
09 September 2019
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales grow 1.6 per cent in August against the same time last year, with drink-led pubs, and especially those in London, being the best performers, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
09 August 2019
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales grow 1.2 per cent in July against the same time last year, with restaurant chains recovering strongly after a poor summer in 2018, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
15 July 2019
June was a better month for eating and drinking out across Britain – although pub and restaurant operators experienced widely contrasting fortunes, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
11 June 2019
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw trading flat-line in May, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. Collective like-for-like sales growth across the market was zero, compared with the same period last year.
13 May 2019
The hot Easter weekend delivered starkly different outcomes for Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show. While pub sales surged in the sunshine, restaurants struggled in the heat.
15 April 2019
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales grow 3.8 per cent in March compared to the same month last year, when trading was hit badly by the effects of the ‘Beast from the East’, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
11 March 2019
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales increase just 0.3 per cent in February against the same month last year, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker - with pubs trading strongly, but restaurants moving backwards.
18 February 2019
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw sales slump in January after a strong Christmas, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker, with collective like-for-like sales down 1.8 per cent against the same month last year
16 January 2019
While the retail sector struggled, Britain’s managed pub and restaurant companies had cause to celebrate over the six-week Christmas and New Year period with collective like-for-like sales up a healthy 4.1% on 2017, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
17 December 2018
Trading across Britain’s managed pub and restaurant sector improved in November with collective like-for-like sales up 1.5 per cent against the same month last year, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
19 November 2018
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales grow just 0.2 per cent in October, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker – with pubs and bars doing better than casual dining chains.
15 October 2018
Sunny weather in September again proved good news for Britain’s managed pubs, with collective like-for-like sales up 1.9 per cent on the same month last year, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker. But restaurant chains had another tough month.
17 September 2018
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales edge up 0.6 per cent in August, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show - with more mixed weather bringing better news for the country’s casual dining chains.
20 August 2018
July’s heatwave was good news for Britain’s pubs – but heaped more pressure on the country’s restaurant chains, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show. Managed pub and bar groups saw collective like-for-like sales rise 2.7 per cent against last July, while sales across restaurant groups plummeted, down a substantial 4.8 per cent in like-for-like trading.
16 July 2018
Britain’s pubs enjoyed a mini sales boom in June thanks to the hot weather and the start of the World Cup, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker confirm. But while the country’s managed pub and bar groups saw collective like-for-like sales rise 2.8 per cent against last June, restaurant groups were suffering in the heat with a 1.8 per cent fall in like-for-like trading.
18 June 2018
Hot weather in May helped boost trade in Britain’s pubs, but hit restaurant sales. Overall, the country’s managed pub, bar and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales up 1.4% on May last year, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
11 May 2018
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw sales slip in April. Latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker showed collective like-for-likes down 1.2% on the same month last year – with earlier Easter holidays seen as the main factor.
13 April 2018
Latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show that collective like-for-like sales for the four days of Easter were up a healthy 5.9% compared to the Easter weekend last year. In contrast, like-for-likes across the sector fell 3.1% in March against the same month last year.
16 March 2018
The British public continued to go out to eat and drink in February – in spite of the cold weather and the negative media stories around restaurant chain closures. Latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show that collective like-for-like sales for managed pub and restaurant groups were slightly up 0.2% compared to the same month last year.
15 February 2018
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant chains saw collective like-for-like sales come out slightly ahead in January, despite the doom and gloom stories surrounding the eating-out market. Latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker, the sector’s established sales barometer, showed a 0.6 per cent increase on the same month last year.
19 January 2018
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales marginally down by 0.1% over the six-week Christmas and New Year period, according to latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
14 December 2017
Sales in Britain’s managed pubs, bars and restaurants enjoyed a welcome uplift in November after flat trading across most of the last six months, with collective like-for-like sales up 2.2 per cent on the same month last year, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker reveal.