Many pub companies entered The Publican Awards this year, and have been put through our rigorous judging process to determine the very best in the nation. We're very pleased to share with you this year's shortlisted finalists below.

Good luck to all of our finalists in the challenging competition ahead, and commiserations to those that didn’t get through – this competition is not an easy one and we appreciate the efforts of all who look to enter.

The winners will be named at The Publican Awards event held at Evolution London on 27 March 2024.

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Best Accommodation Operator

This award will be presented to a pub company that has focused on offering accommodation as a key part of their business. Accommodation will play a significant part in contributing to the company’s profits and helping drive trade. The finalists are:

• Beds & Bars
• St Austell Brewery
• The Coaching Inn Group
• The Hotel Folk

Best Brewing Pub Company

This award recognises companies who operate both a successful brewery and a managed or tenanted/leased pub estate or both. The company will have between 2 and 150 pub sites. The finalists are:

• Everards Brewery
• Salt Brewing
  
• Wells & Co / Brewpoint

Best Community Pub Operator

The winning company will have a successful pub estate of community focused pubs – community focused meaning trade predominantly targets local rather than destination customers. The finalists are:

• Blind Tiger Inns
• Proper Pubs (Admiral)
• Urban Village Pubs
• Craft Union Pub Company (Stonegate)

Best Drinks Offer

This award will be presented to a pub company that demonstrates drinks retail excellence, with drink sales a key part of the company’s total profits. The finalists are:

• Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars
• Drake & Morgan
• Nightcap
• The Alchemist

Best Food Offer

This award will be presented to a pub company that delivers a successful mainstream food offer across their estate, with food a key part of the company’s total sales. This award is open to companies which average food price for a two course meal (Starter/Dessert and Main) is from £12.50 to £25 per head. The finalists are:

• Brucan Pubs
• Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars
• Oakman Group
• Public House Group

This award will be presented to a pub company with late licenses whose core offer is built around the late night sector. The finalists are:

• Kuckoo
• Lucky Voice
• Nightcap
• Simmons Bars

Best Managed Pub Company (2 - 50 sites)

This award will be presented to a highly successful managed retail estate with 2 - 50 sites, which has shown strong innovation and business performance in the past year. The finalists are:

• Buzzworks
• Heartwood Inns
• Robinsons Brewery
• Urban Pubs and Bars

Best Managed Pub Company (51+ sites)

This award will be presented to a highly successful managed retail estate with 2 - 50 sites, which has shown strong innovation and business performance in the past year. The finalists are:

• Liberation Group
• Fuller, Smith & Turner

Best New Site

The winning pub site will have opened during the past 24 months. The site will either be a new-build pub or substantial re-development and entrants must demonstrate evidence of how effectively trade has been built at the site. The finalists are:

• 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

This award will be presented to a pub company that delivers a successful premium food offer across their estate, with food a key part of the company’s total sales. This award is open to companies which average food price for a two course meal (Starter/Dessert and Main) is above £25 per head. The finalists are:

• Anglian Country Inns
• Cubitt House
• Heartwood Collection

Best Pub Brand/Concept

This award will be presented to a pub company that presents a very strong and definitive brand offering. The finalists are:

• Heartwood Collection
• Hickory's Smokehouse
• Oakman Group

Best Pub Employer (501+ Employees)

This award will be presented to the pub company that provides an excellent working environment for employees including comprehensive training, strong staff motivation and benefits and a meaningful career path/development structure for employees. The finalists are:

• Marston's Pubs
• Oakman Group
• Stonegate Group
• The Coaching Inn Group

Best Pub Employer (Up to 500 Employees)

This award will be presented to the pub company that provides an excellent working environment for employees including comprehensive training, strong staff motivation and benefits and a meaningful career path/development structure for employees. The finalists are:

• Anglian Country Inns
• Barons Pub Company
• Cheshire Cat Pubs and Bars

Best Pub Operations Team

This award will be presented to the pub company that has the best pub operations team. The finalists are:

• Barons Pub Company
• Cheshire Cat Pubs and Bars
• Heartwood Inns
• Wadworth

Best Sustainable Pub Company

This award will be presented to a pub company that demonstrates a significant and concerted effort to reduce its waste. This includes the reduction and / or redistribution of food waste; energy reduction and management; plastics and single use items. The finalists are:

• Fuller, Smith & Turner
• Greene King
• Oakman Group
• St Austell Brewery

Best Partnership Pub Company (Up to 500 Sites)

This award will be presented to a highly successful tenanted or leased retail estate. The finalists are:

• Daniel Thwaites
• Frederic Robinson
• Shepherd Neame
• Wells & Co / Brewpoint

Best Partnership Pub Company (501+ Sites)

This award will be presented to a highly successful tenanted or leased retail estate. The finalists are:

• Admiral Taverns
• Marston's Pubs
• Punch Pubs
  

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