Nightcap eyes portfolio expansion as CEO ‘proves critics wrong’ after pandemic-launch January 12, 2022 Bar operator Nightcap hit £15.5m in net sales during its first full year of trading, as it lines up 25 new site openings this year. Boss Sarah Willingham, whose group owns Tonight Josephine and the London Cocktail Club, told CityA.M. she had “never been prouder” to work in hospitality than during the pandemic. The company [...]
Farringdon’s iconic Piano Works snapped up by listed bar giant February 20, 2024 Alan Lorrimer, founder of The Piano Works, said: "We now have the potential to expand The Piano Works and prove that customers across the country will love our immersive audience requested live music experience."
Troubled Revolution Bars takes itself off the market ‘in best interests’ of stakeholders May 31, 2024 Revolution Bars has decided to push ahead with its restructuring instead of finding a buyer.
400 jobs saved in Dirty Martini deal June 13, 2023 Some 400 hospitality jobs have been saved thanks to Night Cap bar group’s acquisition of Dirty Martini and Tuttons Brasserie following a pre-pack administration sale for close to £5m. The deal includes five Dirty Martini bars in London and five across Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and Cardiff. Tuttons Brasserie, a restaurant in Covent Garden, which [...]
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Bar chain owned by ex-Dragons’ Den investor receives £10m cash injection for expansion August 17, 2022 The owner of the Cocktail Club bar chain has received a £10m funding injection from HSBC UK in order to continue its expansion plans. Nightcap, which was founded by former Dragons’ Den investor Sarah Willingham and Michael Toxvaerd in 2020, is eyeing almost two dozen additional sites. The chain – which owns The Cocktail Club, [...]
Barrio Familia snaps up ‘world’s largest tequila bar’ in Covent Garden August 22, 2022 Barrio Familia has bought the world’s largest tequila bar, the former Tropicana Beach Club in Covent Garden. It is the first new opening for the bar chain since it was snapped up by Nightcap in November 2021. The flagship bar will open in November and will be the fifth venue for the group, alongside bars [...]
End Dry January by drinking these amazing new Harrods cocktails January 19, 2024 The Baccarat bar at Harrods has a new range of cocktails to
Fancy a Mayor of London cocktail? Bar chain may name drink after Khan over Friday tube fare trial March 2, 2024 Pubs, bars, restaurants and entertainment venues were breathing a sigh of relief this morning, after the Mayor of London announced a three month trial for off-peak tube and rail tickets on Fridays.
Coronation: 250,000 tourists set to serve up a multi-million pound boost to London’s pub and retail sector April 18, 2023 London’s retail and pub businesses are gearing up for a multi-million pound boost in trade over the weekend of the King’s Coronation in May as tourists flocking to the city will send sales in drinks and shopping to new highs. Sarah Willingham, owner of bar group Nightcap PLC, told City A.M that the celebration is [...]