RCS - Loungers PLC - Appointment of New Brand Managing Director

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18/08/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 7011J  Loungers PLC  18 August 2023

LOUNGERS PLC ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW BRAND MANAGING DIRECTOR

Lucy Knowles announced as new Cosy Club Managing Director

 

Loungers, the leading operator of all-day café/bar/restaurants across the UK
under the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, has announced the
appointment of Lucy Knowles as Managing Director of its Cosy Club brand.

 

Knowles was previously Managing Director of London-based bar chain, Corney
& Barrow, later joining SSP as Group Marketing Director. During her time
at SSP, Knowles led brand and menu innovation for over 150 brands and
innovated several new global brand concepts. She will join Loungers in
September.

 

Nick Collins, Loungers' CEO said "I am delighted to welcome Lucy to the
Loungers team. Lucy's impressive operational and leadership expertise
alongside her wealth of experience in branding, food and concept
evolution, will bring a huge amount of value to our team. Cosy Club is well
placed as we continue to open new sites and out-perform the market, and I am
excited for the future of the brand under Lucy's leadership."

 

Loungers, which has ambitions to open at least 30 sites a year across its
brand portfolio, has recently announced its latest Cosy Club will be opening
in Oxford in early October as part of the Northgate House development in the
heart of the city.  With interiors inspired by the famed Biba department
store of the swinging sixties, the latest addition to the brand will bring
Cosy Club's signature all-day menu- including extensive brunches, gluten-free
and vegan options - to the people of Oxford.

 

 

Loungers operates 235 sites across the UK including 197 Lounges, 35 Cosy Clubs
and 3 Brightside restaurants.

 

 

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Media enquiries:

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Elizabeth Kittle

Consumer PR: Neil Whitehead neilwh@loungers.co (about%3Ablank)

 

 

 

Notes to Editors

Loungers operates through its two complementary brands - Lounge and Cosy Club
- in the UK hospitality sector.  A Lounge is a neighbourhood café-bar
combining elements of coffee shop culture, the British pub and dining.  There
are 197 Lounges nationwide. Lounges are principally located in secondary
suburban high streets and small town centres. The sites are characterised by
informal, unique interiors with an emphasis on a warm, comfortable atmosphere,
often described as a "home from home".  Cosy Clubs are more formal
restaurant-bars offering reservations and table service but share many
similarities with the Lounges in terms of their broad, all-day offering and
their focus on hospitality and culture.  Cosy Clubs are typically located in
city centres and large market towns. Interiors tend to be larger and more
theatrical than for a Lounge, and heritage buildings or first-floor spaces are
often employed to create a sense of occasion.  There are 35 Cosy Clubs
nationwide.

Loungers launched its third brand, a roadside dining concept called
Brightside, in November 2022 with a view to injecting the excitement and fun
back into travel and reinvigorating UK roadside dining in the process. The
group operate 3 Brightside locations in Devon and Cornwall.

 

 

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