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Greene King Pub Partners Night of Excellence awards winners revealed

25-Mar-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Suffolk-based pubco Greene King has announced the winners of its Night of Excellence awards for its Pub Partners licensees.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists – Best Tenanted/Leased Pub Company (501+ sites)

25-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

This accolade will be given to the business that has a highly successful tenanted or leased retail estate with 501 or more sites.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists – Best Tenanted/Leased Pub Company (up to 500 sites) sponsored by Carlsberg Marstons Brewing Company

25-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

This award will be presented to a highly successful tenanted or leased retail estate with between one and 500 sites.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists: Best Sustainable Pub Company sponsored by Sky

25-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The winner of the Best Sustainable Pub Company will have demonstrated a significant and concerted effort to reduce its waste.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists: Best Pub Operations Team sponsored by Stint

25-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The award for Best Pub Operations Team will be presented to the business that best demonstrates its effectiveness in innovation, leadership and business success in its ops team.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists: Best Pub Employer sponsored by CPL Learning

24-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The accolade of Best Pub Employer will be awarded to the business that provides an excellent working environment including comprehensive training, strong staff motivation and benefits alongside a meaningful career path and development structure for employees.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists: Best Pub Brand/Concept

24-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The award for Best Pub Brand/Concept will be presented to the firm that demonstrates business success, clear strategies and a strong focus on marketing the brand via all channels.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists: Best Premium Food Offer sponsored by Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I

24-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The 2022 winner of the Best Premium Food offer will have impressed judges with a high-quality menu in a business that delivers a successful food offer across its estate.

Pubs can open for extra 2 hours on Jubilee weekend

23-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The licensing hours for pubs, bars and clubs will be extended for an extra two hours for three nights over the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend in June, to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists – Best Managed Pub Company (51+ sites) sponsored by Diageo

23-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The business crowned the Best Managed Pub Company for 51+ sites will have a highly successful managed retail estate, which has shown strong innovation and business performance in the past year.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists – Best New Site sponsored by Heineken UK

23-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The 2022 Best New Site award will be presented to the business that has opened in the past 24 months, has been trading for a minimum of six months and have demonstrated how effectively trade has been built at the site.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists – Best Managed Pub Company (2-50 sites) sponsored by Molson Coors

23-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

This year’s Best Managed Pub Company (2 to 50 sites) champion will have a highly successful managed retail estate, which has shown strong innovation and business performance in the past year.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists: Best Food Offer sponsored by Guinness

22-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

This year's Best Food Offer winner at the 2022 Publican Awards will be awarded to the company that delivers a successful food offer across their estate, with food a key part of the firm's total sales.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists: Best Drinks Offer sponsored by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

22-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

This years award for Best Drinks offer will be given to the business that demonstrates a strong, broad and diverse offer when it comes to it's drinks range.

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists: Best Community Operator sponsored by Britvic

21-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

The pub company who really puts community at the heart of their business will be awarded the Best Community Operator award at the 2022 Publican Awards.

‘The Diggity Dog’ vegan hotdog wins national prize

21-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Diggity Dog, Shepherd Neame’s recently launched vegan hotdog, has been named Best New Menu Item in the national Menu Innovation and Development Awards (MIDAS).

Publican Awards 2022

Meet the finalists: Best Accommodation Operator sponsored by HGEM

21-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

This year’s award for Best Accommodation Operator, will be given to the business that has accommodation as a key part of its offer.

Pub to donate profits of self-brewed beer to charities supporting women

17-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Harlequin pub in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, will start creating beers at a local microbrewery next month (April), with the profits being donated to organisations supporting women and girls.

Great British Pub Awards

GBPA Best Community finalists spend donation

16-Mar-2022 By The Morning Advertiser

Following being named finalists at last year’s Great British Pub Awards in the Best Community Pub category, we’ve revealed how a number of the pubs spent funding provided to them to support local causes.

Pubs recognised in SIBA Business Awards finalists

01-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The SIBA Business Awards 2022 finalists have been revealed, showcasing the UK’s best breweries, taprooms, retailers, pubs and beer industry businesses.

Fuller’s launches Pride of Fuller’s Awards

01-Mar-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Pride of Fuller’s Awards have been launched by Fuller, Smith & Turner, to celebrate anyone who has gone above and beyond, inspired others, or carried out acts of kindness.

National Pubwatch Conference concludes working together key for sector’s recovery

25-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Leading industry members stressed that working in partnership was the way forward in rebuilding pub sector, at the National Pubwatch Conference on Tuesday (22 February).

72-year-old pub owner wins award after 40 years of service

23-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A 72-year-old pub owner has been granted a prestigious award since retiring following 30 years of service at the Dynevor Arms, in Groes-faen, Wales.

New Michelin star a 'shock' to the Dog & Gun Inn

22-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Chef-owner of gastropub the Dog & Gun Inn, which bagged a Michelin star last week, was “over the moon” his small, Cumbrian pub had scored the prestigious award.

JDW wins at the Loo of the Year Awards 2022

21-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has won numerous awards at the Loo of the Year Awards 2022.

New Bib Gourmands awarded this year

16-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Two pubs have scored Bib Gourmand awards, which are dished out by the Michelin Guide to recognise restaurants that “will leave you with a sense of satisfaction, at having eaten so well at a reasonable price”.

Two pubs awarded Michelin stars

16-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Bridge Arms in Canterbury, Kent and the Cumbria-based the Dog & Gunn Inn have scooped their first Michelin stars today (Wednesday 16 February) in the 2022 Michelin Guide.

Sheffield licensees given Star Pubs & Bars long-service award

15-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Star Pubs & Bars has awarded licensees of Fagan’s - one of Sheffield’s oldest pubs - a long-service award in recognition of more than 35 years behind the bar.

Pubs advised keeping cocktails simple is key

14-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The rise in consumers’ desire for cocktails “will go on for quite some time” but the industry needs to take the art of cocktail making “very seriously”, according to some of the top cocktail bars across the country.

MA Leaders Club

MA Leaders London line-up revealed

11-Feb-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Our first MA Leaders Club event of 2022 will be taking place at the iconic Fabric nightclub in Farringdon, London this month (Thursday 24 February) as well as exploring Smiths of Smithfield before hitting the streets to uncover some of the most exciting...

Stonegate Group only pubco nominated at the British Credit Awards 2022

08-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Large pub company, the Stonegate Group, has been shortlisted for three awards at the British Credit Awards 2022.

CAMRA announce special edition beer box for International Women’s Day

07-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced a new special edition beer box and accompanying brewer-led virtual tasting event set to feature five of the nation’s top female brewers to celebrate International Women’s Day (Tuesday 8 March 2022).

UK’s No1 gastropub shares secrets behind its menu

04-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The head chef of the Unruly Pig in Woodbridge, Suffolk, discusses gastropub’s current menus after it scored first place in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list 2022.

Freemasons at Wiswell: ‘As we’ve matured, the menu’s matured’

03-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

At Lancashire-based gastropub Freemasons at Wiswell, the current menu revolves around making classic dishes the best they can be, while always keeping customers at the forefront.

Top 50 Cocktail Bars

Lab 22 named UK’s number one cocktail bar

02-Feb-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Cardiff-based Lab 22 was awarded named the best cocktail bar in the UK on this year’s Top 50 Cocktail Bars list.

PubAid moves World's Biggest Pub Quiz from March to May 2022

01-Feb-2022 By Rebecca Weller

PubAid has announced it will host its charity fundraising event, the World’s Biggest Pub Quiz, in May 2022 instead of March.

2022 BII Licensee of the Year Award open for entries

01-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Entries are now open for the 2022 BII Licensee of the Year award, run by the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and sponsored by Sky.

SIBA Business Awards 2022 entry deadline extended

01-Feb-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The entry deadline for the SIBA Business Awards 2022 has been extended to Sunday 13 February to ensure a wide variety of businesses from across the beer, brewing, hospitality and retail sectors are able to enter.

Top 50 Cocktail Bars set to be revealed

28-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The best cocktail bars in the business are due to be revealed as The Morning Advertiser prepares for the announcement of the Top 50 Cocktail Bars list for 2022.

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs

Unruly Pig takes top spot in 2022 Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs

25-Jan-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Suffolk-based the Unruly Pig has been crowned number one on this year’s Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list.

Pedalling for Pubs raises almost £150,000

20-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Charity cycle event Pedalling for Pubs has almost reached its fundraising milestone of £150,000, having reached £146,000 as of Tuesday 18 January.

Entries for the Breakthrough Cider Maker Awards 2022 are now open

17-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Aspiring cider makers can apply now for the 2022 Breakthrough Cider Maker Awards.

Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs

2022 Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs set to be revealed

13-Jan-2022 By Ed Bedington

The best gastropubs in the business are set to be announced as The Morning Advertiser gears up for the reveal of the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list for 2022.

Extended licences offer ‘vital extra trading time’ during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

11-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Extended licensing hours for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this summer could give hospitality businesses ‘vital extra trading time’ after being devastated by coronavirus, according to UKHospitality (UKH).

‘Everyone loves going out to eat, but they don’t appreciate the work in the industry'

10-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Staffing problems are an “ongoing struggle” at top Hertfordshire gastropub the Fox & Hounds in Barley, which was down 50% staffing levels when reopening in the new year.

2022 NITAs open for entires

10-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The National Innovation in Training Awards 2022 (NITAs) are now open for entries after being launched by the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) today (Monday 10 January).

Kent pub offers customers a second chance at Christmas

07-Jan-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Following announcements from Prime Minister Boris Johnson in December, including the advice to limit socialising over Christmas, the Kings Arms in Bexleyheath saw 400 cancellations in just six days, but licensee Pete Marshall is giving customers a second...

Gov support ‘doesn’t touch the sides’

07-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Trade over the Christmas period was “pretty dire” at the Curlew in Bodiam, East Sussex, with the Government’s support packages doing little to provide sustained support to hospitality, said operator Matthew Devlin.

Staff shortages force top gastropub to close week before new year

06-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Staffing shortages forced the Duck Inn at Pett Bottom, Kent to close a week before New Year’s Day and made Christmas a difficult trading period, said chef-patron Dean Legg.

Hospitality sector awarded in New Year’s Honours List

05-Jan-2022 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

A number of people from the hospitality sector were recognised in the 2022 New Year’s Honours List including a Greene King managing director, chef Angela Maria Hartnett MBE and hotelier Robin Hutson.