BNA Brewing Co. & Eatery

What BNA Brewing Co. & Eatery does

BNA Brewing Co. & Eatery is a craft brewery and multi-experience hospitality operator based in British Columbia's Okanagan region. Founded in 2015 in Kelowna by Kyle Nixon as part of the Nixon Hospitality Group, the company combines on-premise craft brewing with a full entertainment offering including bowling, arcade, bocce, shuffleboard, and darts, alongside a full food service program. The Vernon location, opened in 2022, doubles as a 500-guest entertainment venue and the group's central production brewery, while a third site was added in Penticton in 2024.

The company's product portfolio spans a rotating lineup of house-brewed craft beer (including 2025 launches such as Galaxy NEIPA, OKGN Peach Ale, True Colours Radler, 76 Wolverine Lager, XPA, and the Regatta Beach Sour Club), an adjacent BNA Burger sub-brand, and contract canning work for partners such as Crannog Ales. Revenue mechanics are diversified across four streams: on-premise food and beverage, entertainment lane and activity fees, packaged off-premise beer sales through BC Liquor Distribution Branch retailers, and a Shopify direct-to-consumer storefront. Happy hour menu items are priced at $5-7 and bowling lanes rent at $45-55 per hour, anchoring a value-oriented consumer proposition in a regional tourist and local market.

Operationally, BNA runs lean with approximately 18 employees across three sites, leveraging shared production at Vernon to support both on-premise taps and off-premise packaged distribution. The business is entirely consumer-direct with no disclosed B2B or wholesale anchor accounts, and there is no evidence of AI/ML, proprietary technology platforms, or venture funding in the input data. The strategic posture is one of disciplined regional roll-up within the Okanagan, paired with packaged-product and channel diversification initiated in 2025.

Name

BNA Brewing Co. & Eatery

Legal name

BNA Brewing Co. & Eatery

Website

https://bnabrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BNA Brewing Co. & Eatery is a craft brewery and entertainment venue operating three locations across British Columbia's Okanagan region, offering house-brewed beer, food, bowling, arcade, and games to local and tourist consumers under the Nixon Hospitality Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewery and Brewpub Restaurant

NAICS

Breweries (312120), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFALAA

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Breweries, Wineries & Distilleries (Taprooms/Tasting Rooms)

SECONDARYTHAFALAB

Packaging & Production Breweries (Limited/No On-site Service)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Breweries, Wineries & Distilleries (Taprooms/Tasting Rooms)

SECONDARYTHAFAEAG

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Bars, Pubs & Nightlife Venues

SECONDARYTHAJAGAE

Beer, Brewery & Craft Beverage Tastings

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Food & Drink Experiences (Culinary Tours, Tastings, Cooking Classes)

Keywords

• Craft brewery restaurant
• Bowling entertainment venue
• Craft beer production
• Private event hosting
• Brewpub dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Kelowna

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food & Beverage Sales: The primary revenue stream comes from on-site food and beverage sales across three eatery locations. Customers purchase eclectic comfort food, craft beer brewed on-site, cocktails, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages. The company also operates BNA Burger as a separate adjacent brand.
2. Entertainment Services: Revenue from bowling lane rentals across three BNA Bowl locations (6 lanes in Kelowna, 4 lanes each in Vernon and Penticton, plus 3 duckpin lanes in Vernon). Additional entertainment includes arcade games, bocce courts, and shuffleboard/darts.
3. Off-site Beer Sales: Beer sold for off-site consumption through their Shopify storefront and distributed to local liquor stores across BC including BCL locations, Angry Otter, ARC, and others.
4. Private Events: Revenue from hosting private events including corporate parties, birthday celebrations, wedding rehearsals, and full venue buyouts. Vernon location can accommodate groups up to 500.
5. Merchandise & Gift Cards: Sale of branded merchandise including Bruce The Moose t-shirts and other apparel, plus gift cards for the eatery and bowling.
6. Keg Sales: BNA sells kegs of beer based on availability to customers for private events or distribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BNA Brewing Co. & Eatery operates three combined craft brewery, restaurant, and entertainment venues in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, serving on-site brewed craft beer and eclectic comfort food alongside bowling, arcade, bocce, duckpin, and other entertainment activities. The company also sells packaged beer for off-premise consumption via a Shopify storefront and wholesale distribution to BC liquor stores, and hosts private events for groups of up to 500 guests. It maintains a core and rotating seasonal beer lineup and operates under the Nixon Hospitality group alongside the BNA Burger adjacent brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Hops Connect CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2025Collaboration brew for Galaxy NEIPA, a New England IPA featuring Australian Galaxy hops. The partnership brought this limited release beer to tap at BNA locations and select local liquor stores.
• Okanagan LifestyleminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2025Collaboration for OKGN Peach Ale, a bright and juicy fruit ale celebrating community and everything the Okanagan represents. Okanagan Lifestyle is located just a few doors down from BNA on Cannery Lane.
• Crannog AlescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBNA partnered with Crannog Ales to help bring Back Hand of God stout to market in cans for the first time. Crannog Ales released this iconic stout in the early 2000s and it developed a devoted following. BNA is now distributing this beer across their locations and helping carry its legacy forward through canning and retail distribution.
• Left Fields Organic FarmminorOthersSupplier of organic BC Goldings hops used in Back Hand of God stout, sourced from their farm in Sorrento, BC.
• Nixon HospitalitycoreOthersBNA Brewing Co. is part of the Nixon Hospitality group. Job postings and careers information reference nixonhospitality.com. The group operates multiple hospitality venues including BNA locations and BNA Burger.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Granville Island Brewing: One of BC's oldest and largest craft brewers with extensive retail and hospitality presence, representing the established incumbent that BNA competes against for tap handles and shelf space.
• The Rec Room (Cineplex): Large-scale entertainment-venue operator combining dining, bowling, arcade, and sports viewing — comparable to BNA Bowl's entertainment-eatery hybrid but at a much larger corporate scale.
• Red Truck Beer Company: Long-established BC craft brewery with significant retail footprint and multi-format venue operation, competing with BNA for BC retail shelf space and consumer mindshare.

Direct peers

• Tree Brewing Co. Kelowna-based craft brewery with a beer-focused brand and taproom presence in the same Okanagan market as BNA, directly competing for local craft drinkers and retail placement.
• Russell Brewing Company: Surrey-based BC craft brewery producing a comparable core-plus-seasonal lineup distributed across BC liquor stores, directly overlapping with BNA's wholesale and packaged beer channel.
• Yellow Dog Brewing: Port Moody craft brewery with on-site taproom and broad BC distribution, comparable to BNA in combining brewing, hospitality, and wholesale channels.
• Steamworks Brewing Co. Vancouver brewpub operating a craft brewery alongside a full-service restaurant and bar, comparable to BNA's brewpub-and-eatery model with broad beer distribution.
• Phillips Brewing & Malting Co. BC craft brewery with on-site taproom, eatery, and retail distribution; closely comparable to BNA in combining brewing, hospitality, and wholesale packaged beer sales across British Columbia.
• Driftwood Brewery: Victoria-area craft brewery with a strong regional brand and packaged distribution across BC, mirroring BNA's model of regional craft brand-building and retail distribution.

Emerging players

• Howe Sound Brewing: Squamish-based craft brewery with brewpub and BC-wide distribution, a comparable mid-sized regional craft operator with a similar on-site hospitality-plus-wholesale model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/bnabrewing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bna-brewing-co-&-eatery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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