Loungers announced that it has opened its 200th Lounge - Verdetto Lounge in Buckingham. The landmark site, like all Lounges, will aim to be a home-from-home for its customers, offering excellent all-day food and drink, with a real focus on making a positive impact on the local community. The emphasis on community is a fundamental aspect of every Lounge.

Each new Lounge opening results in an investment of nearly £1 million into the local high street and the creation of up to 30 new jobs on average. Once open, the Lounge team work hard to make close connections in their local area, working with community groups and nurturing charity partnerships. Facilitating and organising up to 10,000 events per year held within its Lounges, from parent and baby groups and coffee mornings to quiz nights and painting classes, Loungers uses its sites as places to bring communities together in an authentic and mutually beneficial way.

Loungers recently stated its firm belief that there is scope for at least 600 Lounges across the UK, and also announced that it intends to open 34 new sites across its three brands in the current financial year alone. This 200th Lounge opening brings the total estate size up to 238, including 35 Cosy Clubs and 3 Brightsides.