Nixon Hospitality Group

What Nixon Hospitality Group does

Nixon Hospitality Group (NHG) is a privately held, multi-concept hospitality company headquartered at 1250 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The company operates a portfolio of 11 distinct sub-brands spanning craft breweries (BNA Brewing Co., Crannóg Ales), a cinema-dining hybrid (Bernie's Supper Club & Cinema), casual dining (BNA Burger, Snowshoe Sam's), Italian (Sopra: Sam's Italian Kitchen), café (The Bohemian Cafe), specialty venues (hello darlin', Skinny Duke's Glorious Emporium), liquor retail (Public Liquor), and a packaged ready-to-drink wine spritzer product (Del's Super Cool Wine Spritzer). Physical venues are concentrated in the Okanagan Valley across Kelowna, Vernon, and Penticton.

NHG's core operating model is transaction-based food and beverage service, augmented by event space rentals offered at eight venues with full or partial buyout options for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations. The company also operates a unified gift card program across all sub-brand concepts. No proprietary technology platform, mobile app, API, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed; the technology footprint is limited to a Squarespace website and a Shopify-based gift card storefront.

The company makes money primarily through per-transaction food, beverage, and entertainment sales at its venues, with secondary revenue from private event buyouts. Pricing for events is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. NHG serves a horizontal customer segment composed of local residents and visitors in the Okanagan Valley seeking dining, entertainment, and event venue experiences. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, funding rounds, or public listing, and ownership structure is not publicly available.

Name

Nixon Hospitality Group

Legal name

Nixon Hospitality Group

Website

https://nixonhospitality.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Nixon Hospitality Group is a privately held, multi-concept hospitality company operating 11 restaurant, brewery, cinema, and retail sub-brands across Kelowna, Vernon, and Penticton, British Columbia, serving local consumers with dining, entertainment, and event venue experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Services

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFALAA

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service)

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

SECONDARYTHAFALAD

Regional & National Breweries

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

SECONDARYCRANABAA

Liquor Stores (Off-Premise Spirits Retail)

Consumer Products & Retail/Tobacco, Alcohol & Cannabis Retail/Beer, Wine & Spirits Specialty Retail

Keywords

• Restaurant operations
• Craft brewery services
• Event venue rentals
• Food and beverage
• Hospitality concepts

Headquarters

HQ city

Kelowna

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant and Food & Beverage Sales: Revenue from multiple dining concepts including full-service restaurants, brewpubs, cinemas, and bars. Each venue offers food, beverages, and entertainment services on a per-transaction basis.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Nixon Hospitality Group operates a portfolio of restaurant, brewery, entertainment, and beverage concepts in British Columbia, Canada. The company provides in-person dining, craft beer, cinema dining, cafe service, Italian cuisine, event space rentals, liquor retail, and ready-to-drink wine spritzer products under multiple sub-brands across Kelowna, Vernon, and Penticton.

Product overview

Nixon Hospitality Group is a multi-concept hospitality company operating a portfolio of restaurant, entertainment, and retail brands in British Columbia, Canada. The company operates as a platform of distinct sub-brands rather than a single unified product, including craft breweries (BNA Brewing Co., Crannóg Ales), cinema dining (Bernie's Supper Club & Cinema), casual dining (BNA Burger, Snowshoe Sam's), Italian cuisine (Sopra: Sam's Italian Kitchen), cafe (The Bohemian Cafe), specialty venues (hello darlin', Skinny Duke's Glorious Emporium), liquor retail (Public Liquor), and a ready-to-drink beverage brand (Del's Super Cool Wine Spritzer). The group also offers event space rentals and venue buyouts across its properties. The portfolio spans multiple locations in Kelowna, Vernon, and Penticton.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bernie's Supper Club & Cinema: Supper club and cinema concept
• BNA Brewing Co.
• BNA Burger
• The Bohemian Cafe
• Crannóg Ales
• hello darlin'
• Skinny Duke's Glorious Emporium
• Snowshoe Sam's
• Sopra: Sam's Italian Kitchen
• Public Liquor
• Del's Super Cool Wine Spritzer

Products and services

• BNA Brewing Co.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Joey Restaurants: Western Canadian multi-concept hospitality operator (Joey Kitchen, Joey Eat + Drink, The Tomas Hawtcraft Public House). Comparable as a multi-brand dining and bar group with event space offerings.
• Cactus Club Cafe: Western Canadian premium casual dining chain with strong bar and cocktail program. Comparable to NHG's higher-end venues like Skinny Duke's Glorious Emporium and Sopra: Sam's Italian Kitchen.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Large US craft brewery with multiple taproom-restaurant locations and a packaged product line. Comparable to BNA Brewing Co. and Crannóg Ales on the brewing-plus-taproom-plus-distribution model.
• Earls Kitchen + Bar: Western Canadian full-service restaurant group with multiple locations and a broad beverage program. Comparable to NHG's restaurant concepts (Sopra, hello darlin', Skinny Duke's) at the upscale-casual tier.

Regional players

• Central City Brewers + Distillers: Surrey-based BC craft brewery with brewpub and spirits production. Comparable to Nixon Hospitality's vertically integrated brewing and on-premise model.
• Granville Island Brewing: Vancouver-based BC craft brewery with taproom presence. Comparable as a BC craft beer brand competing for the same regional consumer base as BNA and Crannóg.
• Steamworks Brewing Company: BC-based brewpub operator with multiple locations combining brewing, food service, and event spaces. Highly comparable to BNA Brewing Co. as a craft brewery with on-premise taproom dining.
• Howe Sound Brewing: BC craft brewery with a brewpub and restaurant in Squamish. Comparable to Crannóg Ales and BNA on the brewery-plus-hospitality axis within the same province.

Broad incumbents

• MTY Food Group: Canadian operator and franchisor of dozens of restaurant concepts (Thai Express, Cultures, Tiki Ming). Comparable as a multi-concept restaurant platform, though primarily franchisor rather than operator.
• Boston Pizza International: Canada's largest casual dining chain with sports bar and event space offerings across the country. Comparable as a multi-venue hospitality operator, though at much larger scale and broader footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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