Cocktail Club
Coverage of brand activity, site expansion, and drinks strategy from a fast-growing premium bar concept operating across major UK cities. This section explores venue launches in areas such as London’s Shoreditch and Clapham, Bristol’s Corn Street, Birmingham’s Temple Street, and beyond, alongside insights into menu innovation, guest experience, staffing, and F&B positioning. Designed for bar operators, group executives, and drinks leads, this reporting tracks how experiential brands drive trade in the competitive late-night and cocktail-led market.
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Mar- 2025 -12 MarchPeople
Nightcap promotes Sarah Miller to COO
Bar and nightclub operator, Nightcap, has announced the promotion of Sarah Miller to the role of chief operating officer. Miller first joined the group in June 2024 as director of business operations, having spent five years at Stonegate Group. She spent two years as business unit director for its late-night…
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Feb- 2025 -5 FebruaryFood and Drink
Nightcap acquires Brighton’s i360 Tower and hospitality venue
Nightcap has announced the acquisition of Brighton’s i360 Tower, following a decision by Brighton and Hove City Council to release the debt in support of the landmark’s future under the hospitality operator’s management. This means that the acquisition has been completed free of debt and any historic liabilities, allowing a…
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Jun- 2024 -6 JuneRestaurants
Jackson Boxer and the Experimental Group to open Henri in Covent Garden
Renowned chef Jackson Boxer and the hospitality pioneers behind the Experimental Group are set to launch a new Parisian-inspired restaurant, Henri, on the ground floor of the hotel, Henrietta Experimental, in Covent Garden, opening on 17 June. The launch follows the success of the team’s recent collaboration at Cowley Manor…
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Jun- 2023 -30 JuneRestaurants
Nightcap grants share options to staff
Nightcap has announced that it has granted a total of 1,160,000 share options to a number of the group’s employees, which have been granted on the same terms as all other share options. All of these shares have been granted with an exercise price of 11.00 pence, which represents the…
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12 JuneNews
Nightcap acquires Dirty Martini for £4.65m
Late night bar operator Nightcap has announced the acquisition of Dirty Martini cocktail bar chain and its restaurant Tuttons in Covent Garden for £4.65m. Dirty Martini experienced tough trading conditions over the last year, in line with the hospitality industry in general, including the negative consequences of train strikes, the…
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Mar- 2023 -13 MarchPubs and Bars
Nightcap revenues hit £23.5m in half-year results
Nightcap has revealed that its revenues grew 48.7% to £23.5m during its half-year ended 1 January 2023, as like-for-like revenues increased 4.7% for the second quarter of FY23 against the same period last year. Despite significant rail strikes being held across the UK, the group managed to increase its adjusted…
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Jan- 2023 -11 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Nightcap hails ‘record’ Q2 results despite rail strikes
Nightcap has welcomed “record” trading in its latest quarter, with revenues up by 60.9% to £12.9m and like-for-like sales up by 4.7%, despite rail strikes impacting hospitality over the period. Group revenue for the month of December 2022 was £5.9m, a 71.8% increase compared to the £3.4m reported in December…
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Nov- 2022 -10 NovemberPubs and Bars
Nightcap to slow expansion plans despite revenue surge
Nightcap has announced that it plans to slow down its expansion plans of new site openings during the current financial year as trading in the first 13 weeks to 2 October 2022 has been “adversely” impacted by record warm weather, train strikes and the cost of living crisis, combined with…
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Oct- 2022 -21 OctoberPubs and Bars
Cocktail Club opens Canary Wharf site
The Cocktail Club, formerly known as London Cocktail Club, has officially launched its 17th site, with the opening of its new location in Canary Wharf. Located at 9 Cabot Square, the bar’s concept was initially conceived by John James ‘JJ’ Goodman and James Hopkins. JJ was crowned the winner of…
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13 OctoberPubs and Bars
The Cocktail Club opens 16th site in Birmingham
The Cocktail Club, formerly known as London Cocktail Club, has opened its 16th and biggest site to date on Temple Street in the city centre of Birmingham. The space was designed by UK designer, Matthew Williamson. The space is divided into three bars. The entrance features Art Deco-style wallpaper from…
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