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Hakkasan Group

“Can a legacy luxury restaurant brand scale a multi-continent hospitality empire while maintaining brand integrity across fine dining, nightlife, and daylife verticals?”

Founded1998
HQLondon, United Kingdom
IndustryHospitality / SaaS
The story

Founded in 1998 in London as a single upscale Cantonese restaurant, Hakkasan expanded globally through licensing and owned venues across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North America. The group grew into a multi-brand luxury hospitality operator spanning fine dining, nightlife, and daylife. Following Tao Group Hospitality's acquisition, the combined entity operates internationally under brands including Hakkasan, Yauatcha, Ling Ling, TAO, OMNIA, and Marquee, with Hakkasan Holdings, LLC serving as the US operating entity.

Last 12 months
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Product timeline
1998
Founded in London (formerly known as Alan Yau Limited / Dovehart Limited) as an upscale restaurant operator.· pivot
2001
Hakkasan Mayfair, the flagship modern Cantonese restaurant, established the group's luxury dining benchmark.· banking
2023
Hakkasan Group (post-Tao Group merger) operates 37+ venues across 21 cities on four continents under 14 nightlife, daylife, and restaurant brands.· pivot
The stack
1 layer disclosed in Hakkasan Group’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Adyen
Accounting gap: none

Hakkasan Group — frequently asked

Who is Hakkasan Group's payment processor?

Hakkasan Group processes payments through Adyen.

Where is Hakkasan Group headquartered?

Hakkasan Group is founded in 1998 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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