ALMR Late Night Awards winners announced

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has announced the winners of its Late Night Awards at a gala ceremony in London’s West End.

The awards were held at Café de Paris in the West End and are designed to recognise and reward the best in the late-night sector business.

ALMR chief executive Kate Nicholls said: “The amazing variety on show across the winners underlines what a fantastically strong and innovative sector this is.

“Late-night venues have faced obstacles to growth in recent years but pubs, bars and nightclubs, as exemplified by this year’s winners, are dynamic and popular and continue to push forward trends across our high streets.”

Champions

The winners are:

Best Late Night Food (in association with CPL Training) – Revolution Bars Group

Best Late Night Drinks (in association with Molson Coors) – Inception Group

Best Late Night Entertainment (in association with Orderella) – Tokyo Industries

Best Service & Team Development (in association with Zonal) – Stonegate

Best Marketing & Promotion (in association with Jack Daniels) – Novus Leisure

Best Late Night Venue (in association with Wireless Social) – Albert Schloss

Also, chief executive director for The Deltic Group, Peter Marks was presented with the ALMR Icon Award for his outstanding contribution to the UK’s late-night hospitality sector.

Vital sector

Nicholls congratulated the winners on their “great” work to ensure the UK’s night-time economy remains “as vital as ever”.

She added: “Particular congratulations must also go to Peter Marks who has been a tireless champion of late-night bars and nightclubs and who is a deserving recipient of the ALMR Icon Award.”

In September, the ALMR issued a warning for licensees in the lead up to the wage increase earlier this month (October).