Simon Meighan, general manager of Off the Wall in Chester, was given TCG’s Outstanding Achievement Award. He was given the top accolade after consistently delivering high sales and profit over many years at different sites, and most recently outperforming other operators in the town’s very competitive market.
TCG chief operating officer Nigel Wright said, “It was a real pleasure to bring the whole company together to celebrate the achievements of our top performers in 2012 and to look ahead to the opportunities for our business in 2013.
“All our businesses aim to be the very best of their type in their local market, and our awards winners and nominees are, without doubt, some of the most talented individuals in the pub industry.
“In the year ahead we will be setting the bar even higher. We have significant plans for targeted investment in our estate, across the business we are introducing new food menus and from coffee to cask beer to cocktails, we are refreshing our drinks range to offer our customers even better value and quality.”
And the winners are...
TCG Outstanding Achievement Award 2012
Simon Meighan, Off the Wall, Chester
TCG General Manager of the Year, Young Bars
Carl Steane, Norwegian Blue, Manchester
TCG General Manager of the Year, Quality
Slawormir Kosmider, St James Tavern, Soho, London
TCG General Manager of the Year, Local Pubs
Samantha Cobell, Star, Bishops Stortford
Most Promising GM of the Year
Winner: Paul Eastwood, Blackbirds, Hertford
Regional Operations Manager of the Year
Winner: Mark Nield (south east)
Food Business of the Year (New Award)
Winner: Nigel Pearson, Kings Arms, Morecambe
Social Media Award (New Award)
Winner: Danny Williams, Pit & Pendulum, Nottingham
Deputy Manager Recognition
Jenny Gallagher, Henry’s Leeds
Ken Parsonage, Sailors Arms, Newquay
Dave Parker, Pit & Pendulum, Nottingham
Elena Villar, Tattershall Castle, London
Team Member Recognition
Tomas Gric, Henry’s Cardiff
Hendy Silva, Henry’s Covent Garden
Piotr Cybulak, St James Tavern, Soho, London
Terri Russell, Newquay Arms, Newquay
TCG Central Support
Winner: Luke Carter, EPOS data coordinator