Outstanding Industry Contribution - Emma Page, Yummy Pub Company

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Industry celebration: the 2021 Publican Awards were held virtually on Tuesday 30 March

Yummy Pubs’ Emma Page was recognised by the sector for her dedication and unstinting support for supplying meals for the homeless throughout the crisis.

For taking on huge responsibilities to help her company provide more than 20,000 meals to the homeless, the award for Outstanding Industry Contribution at the 2021 Publican Awards was presented to Page during the virtual awards ceremony.

Celebrating excellence

Ed Bedington, editor of The Morning Advertiser, which organises the awards, said: “This year’s event has certainly been different, going from a gathering of 1,500 in Battersea to an online ceremony in the virtual world, but the ethos remains the same – celebrating excellence and there’s plenty to celebrate.

“Many companies, having faced the challenges and disasters of 2020 could be forgiven for pulling down the shutters and sitting the crisis out. Our finalists tonight, and many others in the sector, did the exact opposite of that, rose to the challenge and did some amazing things.

“We wanted to continue with the awards this year to recognise those businesses that made sacrifices and strove to not just keep going, but to improve and thrive in the teeth of a brutal storm.

“Here’s to next year when companies can get back to doing what they do best, providing outstanding hospitality experiences for their guests.”

  • Check out the full list of winners from the 2021 Publican Awards here