The prestigious awards, now into their third decade, have seen the best businesses in the pub and bar sector shortlisted across 16 categories, ranging from best employer to the most sustainable business.
Judges will now be moving to the next stage of on-the-road site visits and research trips and the awards will culminate in the hospitality sector’s biggest event with around 1,500 people from across the trade celebrating at London Evolution in Battersea on 29 March.
Ed Bedington, editor of The Morning Advertiser, which organises the awards, said: “It’s great to see some amazing businesses shortlisted across the award categories.
“Being a finalist is a great achievement in itself and judges will now be putting those businesses under the microscope to see which really stands up to scrutiny and can claim to be the best in the sector.
“These awards are the pinnacle for those in the pub and bar trade, with a robust and rigorous judging process which really puts the finalists through their paces. We’re looking forward to that process and finally revealing our winners at Battersea in March for an epic party.”
The awards are sponsored by Britvic Soft Drinks, Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Heineken UK, Molson Coors Beverage Company, Moët Hennessy, Matthew Clark, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company and Poppleston Allen.
The 2023 finalists are:
Best Accommodation Operator
- Daniel Thwaites - Inns
- Fuller, Smith & Turner
- Grosvenor Pubs & Inns
- Upham Group
Best Brewing Pub Company
- Brewhouse & Kitchen
- Salt Brewing
- Big Smoke Brew Co
- Lincoln Green Brewing Co
Best Community Pub Operator
- Urban Village Pubs
- Greene King
- Admiral
- Stonegate - Craft Union
Best Drinks Offer
- Albion & East
- Casa Hotels
- The Alchemist
Best Food Offer
- Brucan Pubs
- The Botanist
- Barons Pub Company
Best Late Night Operator
- Nightcap
- REKOM
- Revolution
- Stonegate
Best Managed Pub Company
- Cheshire Pub Co
- Brewhouse & Kitchen
- Urban Pubs & Bars
- Upham Group
Best New Site
- Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars - Mainwaring Arms
- Brewdog - Waterloo
- Cheshire Pub Co - The Churchill Tree
- Little Door - The Little Scarlet Door
- REKOM - Heidi’s Bier Bar, Cardiff
- Remarkable Pubs - The Boleyn Tavern
Best Premium Food Offer
- Anglian Country Inns
- Casa Hotels
- Grosvenor Pubs & Inns
Best Pub Brand/Concept
- BrewDog
- Brewhouse & Kitchen
- Greene King (Chef & Brewer)
- Little Door Co
Best Pub Employer 501+ Employees
- Greene King
- Stonegate Group
Best Employer up to 500 Employees
- Barons Pub Company
- Chestnut
- Brewhouse & Kitchen
- Beds & Bars
Best Pub Operations Team
- REKOM
- Barons Pub Company
- Punch Pubs & Co
Best Sustainable Pub Company
- Mitchells & Butlers
- Marston’s
- The Alchemist
Best Tenanted & Leased Pub Company (501+ sites)
- Admiral Taverns
- Greene King
Best Tenanted & Leased Pub Company (up to 500 sites)
- Fuller, Smith & Turner
- Marston’s
- Wells & Co