The glittering awards ceremony at Battersea Evolution will see leading figures from some of the best pub companies in the country gather to toast excellence throughout the sector.
Comedian Tom Allen will be hosting the awards, including categories such as Best Accommodation Operator, Best Community Operator and Best Sustainable Pub Company.
Finalists have been through the rigorous judging process, featuring various processes including site visits.
Ed Bedington, editor of The Morning Advertiser, which organises the awards said: “The Publican Awards are the highlight of the sector’s calendar and the standout event.
“We’ll be honouring some of the best in the business tonight and we are excited to reveal our winners later.”
The finalists in full:
Best Accommodation Operator
Beds and Bars
St Austell Brewery
The Coaching Inn Group
The Hotel Folk
Best Brewing Pub Company
Everards Brewery
Salt Brewing
Wells & Co/Brewpoint
Best Community Pub Operator
Blind Tiger Inns
Craft Union Pub Company (Stonegate)
Proper Pubs (Admiral)
Urban Village Pubs
Best Drinks Offer
Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars
Drake & Morgan
Nightcap
The Alchemist
Best Food Offer
Brucan Pubs
Cheshire Cat Pubs and Bars
Oakman Group
Public House Group
Best Late Night Operator
Kuckoo
Lucky Voice
Nightcap
Simmons Bars
Best Managed Pub Company (2 to 50 sites)
Buzzworks
Heartwood Inns
Robinsons Brewery
Urban Pubs and Bars
Best Managed Pub Company (51+ sites)
Liberation Group
Fuller, Smith & Turner
Best New Site
Manahatta, Sheffield – Arc Inspirations
The Beach Club, Jersey – Randalls Jersey
The Botanist, Edinburgh – New World Trading Company
The Duke of Cumberland, Whitstable – Shepherd Neame
The Journeyman, Gerrards Cross – Oakman Group
Best Premium Food Offer
Anglian Country Inns
Cubitt House
Heartwood Collection
Best Pub Brand/Concept
Heartwood Collection
Hickory’s Smokehouse
Oakman Group
Best Pub Employer (501+ employees)
Marston’s Pubs
Oakman Group
Stonegate Group
The Coaching Inn Group
Best Pub Employer (up to 500 employees)
Anglian Country Inns
Barons Pub Company
Cheshire Cat Pubs and Bars
Best Pub Operations Team
Barons Pub Company
Cheshire Cat Pubs and Bars
Heartwood Inns
Wadworth
Best Sustainable Pub Company
Fuller, Smith and Turner
Greene King
Oakman Group
St Austell Brewery
Best Partnership Pub Company (501+ sites)
Admiral Taverns
Marston’s Pubs
Punch Pubs
Best Partnership Pub Company (up to 500 sites)
Daniel Thwaites
Frederic Robinson
Shepherd Neame
Wells & Co/Brewpoint
