Access Hospitality, a major division within The Access Group since 2017, offers over 15 hospitality-focused software solutions and encompasses more than 12 recognised hospitality brands. Our software helps operators and owners enhance guest experiences, increase profitability, and maintain compliance, with a focus on keeping teams engaged. The division is organised into three sub-divisions—Accommodation, Front of House, and Operations—to stay responsive to customer needs.

Serving over 6,000 customers and supporting 45,000 sites across the UK and Ireland, our clients include high street restaurants, rural F&B independents, wet-led venues, hotels, and visitor attractions, all benefiting from our cloud-based solutions tailor-made for hospitality.

Britvic is an international soft drinks business rich in history and heritage. Founded in England in the 1930s, it has grown into a global organisation with 37 much-loved brands sold in over 100 countries.

Britvic is the largest supplier of branded still soft drinks in Great Britain and the number two supplier of branded carbonated soft drinks in Great Britain. The company combines its own leading brand portfolio including Fruit Shoot, Robinsons, Tango, J2O, London Essence, Teisseire and MiWadi with PepsiCo brands such as Pepsi, 7UP and Lipton Ice Tea which Britvic produces and sells in Great Britain and Ireland under exclusive PepsiCo agreements.

Britvic’s Sensational Drinks platform provides resources to help independent bars, restaurants and retailers optimise profits. With a range of tools, knowledge and access to free point of sale kits, it has been designed to help operators save time, reduce costs and build their business.

Find out more at https://sensationaldrinks.com

Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, a proud part of AB InBev, brews some of the UK’s best-loved beers, including Stella Artois, Budweiser, Corona, and Camden Town Brewery.

A trusted and supportive partner, Budweiser Brewing Group champions the vital role pubs and bars play in the community. The On Trade experience is at the heart of UK culture. Over half of Brits agree that pubs are still at the heart of their local community, with many agreeing pubs can be a lifeline for members of their community and a great place for the community to come together (OnePoll for Stella Artois 01.02.23 - 07.02.23). Budweiser Brewing Group works with its On Trade customers to help them bring their communities a portfolio of beer people wants – to celebrate, to unwind, and to enjoy with a meal.

Success for Budweiser Brewing Group is making sure the UK’s pubs, bars and restaurants are equipped to meet the moment now and in the future. As part of this, they are working with our customers to create a more inclusive nighttime economy and support all those working in the hospitality sector with initiatives like Stella Tips and Stella Please. BBG works hard to equip customers with the Nation’s favorite beers, innovative brands, and exciting campaigns – all for a future with more cheers.

CMBC provides its customers and consumers with an unrivalled portfolio of lagers, ales and craft beer brands from the very best of two master brewing teams, plus those under license from valued partners. These include lagers such as Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664 Bière and Birrificio Angelo Poretti plus new 1664 Blanc; premium cask and packaged ales, including Hobgoblin and Wainwright; our leading cider Somersby; brands under license including Shipyard, and Erdinger; a broad selection of alcohol-free beers; plus distribution of the Brooklyn Brewery craft portfolio.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler and employs some 3,500 people in GB. With 97% of our volume sales manufactured here in GB, we are committed to minimising the environmental impact of our products and operations, with a particular focus on sustainable packaging, water stewardship and climate protection. We are also helping our hospitality customers reduce their carbon footprint with the Net Zero Hospitality Initiative that we are a founding partner of alongside New Zero Now and the SRA. Find out more here https://netzeronow.org/

As a major supplier to the hospitality sector we recognise the tremendous commitment it requires by operators to efficiently run a business and to meet the evolving needs of consumers. We therefore offer a range of must stock favourites in packaged and dispense solutions including Coca-Cola, Schweppes mixers and lemonade, Appletiser, Fanta and Sprite as well as zero sugar options like Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and Diet Coke. In fact, 67% of our volumes in GB come from low or no sugar options.

Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across the spirits, wine and beer categories including Johnnie Walker, Baileys, Smirnoff, Guinness, J&B, Captain Morgan, Gordons and Tanqueray. Diageo trades in some 180 markets around the world and is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, its people, brands and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com.

HEINEKEN UK is the nation’s leading beer, cider and pub company and the name behind a host of brilliant brands from Inch’s to Birra Moretti.

We’re committed to supporting a thriving on-trade, underpinned by an ethos of ‘Helping Grow Your Business.’ In owning 2,400 pubs, we test out products and advice before sharing this knowledge with our customers, while our expert team offer dedicated support.

Our sustainability strategy, ‘Brew a Better World’, means we’re committed to driving a positive impact on the environment, creating a fair, safe and inclusive on-trade, and promoting responsible consumption. We are proud to support thousands of businesses using our industry-leading draught solutions, SmartDispense®, which not only helps operators deliver excellent quality pints but also helps to reduce beer, cider and water wastage. In our Manchester brewery we have invested £25m in installing heat pumps. These capture and reuse thermal energy to generate the heat needed to brew and package beer.

illy is an iconic Italian brand, an authentic piece of Italian culture, rooted in Italian heritage. It was created in 1933 in Trieste by Francesco Illy and is still owned by the family. His goal: to give the world the perfect espresso. illy today uses the top 1% of the finest Arabica from around the world within a unique blend that can be found in many formats from whole beans, compatible capsules to cold brew. illy is the first Italian and largest global coffee brand to be accredited a B Corp status. Awarded to businesses who commit to meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

For over two centuries Molson Coors has been brewing beverages that unite people for all of life’s moments. Our brewery network spans the UK and Ireland, with our UK home the renowned brewing town, Burton-upon-Trent, and a nearly 300-year-old cider press in Suffolk.

Molson Coors produces some of the most beloved and iconic beer brands ever made. While the company’s history is rooted in beer, Molson Coors offers a modern portfolio that expands beyond the beer aisle. Our growing beverage portfolio in the UK & Ireland includes Madri, Pravha, Staropramen, Blue Moon, Offshore, Franciscan Well Chieftain IPA, Rekorderlig, Aspall Cyder, alongside popular favourites Coors the UK’s number one 4% Esteem Lager*, Carling – the UK’s number one selling lager*, and the UK’s number one selling cask ale* – Doom Bar.

As part of Molson Coors Beyond Beer ambition, the company has partnered with brands including Tarquin’s Gin, Jimmy’s Iced Coffee, Lixir, Miami Cocktails, Twin Fin Rum and Bodega Bay, as well as launching Threefold Hard Seltzer.
Molson Coors Beverage Company is committed to raising industry standards and leaving a positive imprint on our employees, consumers, communities and the environment which is reflected in Our Beer Print and our 2025 sustainability targets. To learn more about Molson Coors Beverage Company, visit molsoncoors.com or on Twitter through @MolsonCoors.

*Source: CGA Volume Pool Analysis 2019, CGA Data to 21.03.20

At Poppleston Allen Solicitors, we help licensed operators just like you.

We work exclusively in the alcohol, entertainment, gambling and retail sectors and help small, one off independents through to national multi-site operators and international brands.

But no matter what size of operator we are working with, big or small, our objective is the same: To use legal knowledge and hard work to get you the results you need to run your business how you want to.

We can help you obtain, vary and protect the licences needed on licensed and gambling premises and defend licensing, gambling, food hygiene and health and safety reviews. We also manage due-diligence on mergers and acquisitions.

Some of our clients include: Mitchells & Butlers, Young’s, Stonegate Group, Fuller’s, Admiral Taverns, Wells & Co., Adventure Bars, Whistle Punks Urban Axe Throwing, D&D London, REKOM UK, and many more.

Business never stops. You eat, sleep, breath it. You strive for better – to deliver more for your people and meet your customers’ needs.

And so do we. We are Sky Business. Keeping your customers entertained and your business connected, with unrivalled content and the next generation network.

Creating amazing customer experiences with unmissable live sport and entertainment. Helping to bring in more customers, who stay for longer, spend more – and keep coming back.

And no matter where you are, we have you covered. Our fibre first, fast, secure and resilient network keeps your business connected and your customers happy.

Au Vodka is the Number 1 Ultra-Premium Vodka Brand in the UK, consistently outperforming legacy vodka brands such year after year. Renowned for our iconic gold bottles, Au Vodka embodies an urban-driven ethos of success and individuality. Alongside our award-winning Original vodka, our diverse range of flavours has captivated a global audience.

We combine our British heritage and luxury ingredients together to create truly exceptional ultra-premium vodka. Inspired by gold, Au incorporates the periodic table where gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79.

BrewDog have always had one mission: making people as passionate about great beer as we are.

Iconic classics like Punk IPA. Crowd pleasers like Lost Lager and Wingman. Boundary pushers like NanoDog. BrewDog have been brewing beer that blows people’s minds since 2007, when our co-founders James Watt and Martin Dickie kickstarted a British beer revolution with a brewkit in Martin’s mum’s garage.

And now? There are more than 100 BrewDog bars across the globe. BrewDog beer exports into 70 countries. There are BrewDog breweries in Scotland, USA, Germany and Australia. And it’s not just about the beer. In 2020, we became the world’s first carbon negative brewery and acquired 9,308 acres of land in the Scottish Highlands – the Lost Forest – where we are planting more than 1million trees.

BrewDog’s future will continue to be shaped by the three things that matter most: People, Planet and Beer.

We, Disaronno International UK, stand proudly as a subsidiary of Illva Saronno SpA, a formidable presence in the global wine and spirits’ landscape.

Our distinction lies in the exclusive distribution and marketing of a stellar line-up of premium brands, featuring Disaronno (undoubtedly the reigning champion of Amaretto), The Busker Irish Whiskey, Tia Maria Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur, Baltimore-based Sagamore Rye Whiskies, organic Engine Gin, Isolabella Limoncello and Sambuca and the enigmatic Rabarbaro Zucca Amaro. But that’s not the entirety of our narrative. We also hold the exclusive agency distributorship for the market leading Cotswolds Distillery range, as well as Yoshino Distillery spirits and the premium Scottish whiskies from InchDairnie.

Our portfolio isn’t just a collection; it’s a symphony of excellence in the world of spirits.

In 2005, Fever-Tree co-founders Charles Rolls and Tim Warrillow pioneered the premium mixer category, bringing choice, quality and excitement back into the category.

They travelled to the ends of the earth to source the finest ingredients, including quinine from the Rwandan border/Democratic Republic of Congo, ginger from the Ivory Coast, India and Nigeria, and lemons from the slopes of Mount Etna, Sicily.

Fever-Tree is now the world's leading supplier of premium carbonated mixers for alcoholic spirits by retail sales value, with distribution to almost 100 countries worldwide. The company sells a range of carbonated mixers to hotels, restaurants, bars, pubs and cafes as well as retailers.

In 2023, Fever-Tree was voted the No. 1 Best-selling and Top Trending mixer brand by the world’s best bars for the 10th consecutive year running.

Greene King has been crafting quality beers from its historic breweries in Bury St Edmunds and Dunbar, Belhaven Brewery, for over 200 years.

The Westgate brewery, in Bury St Edmunds, has been the home of Greene King since 1799 and its leading cask ales are brewed here, including Greene King IPA and Abbot Ale, as well as a broad range of seasonal and speciality beers.

In 2022, Greene King launched its premium craft portfolio with Level Head, a session IPA, and Flint Eye, a dry hopped lager, which embody Britain’s eccentric past, but are designed for the modern-day drinker.

This year will see the launch of two new craft beers by Greene King, so keep your eyes peeled during the awards evening. These beers will also play homage to centuries worth of brewing heritage and continue to bring to life the historical legends and myths of Bury St Edmunds.

Today's most famous premium herbal liqueur was launched in 1935 by Curt Mast. The recipe of 56 herbs, blossoms and roots has remained unchanged to this day. Traditionally, Jägermeister is produced exclusively in the small town of Wolfenbüttel in northern Germany. Bottling takes place at plants in Wolfenbüttel-Linden and Kamenz in Saxony. From here, the herbal liqueur in the distinctive bottle is exported to more than 150 countries worldwide. In 2022, the brand with the stag was the world's best-selling herbal liqueur, with total sales of 120.7 million 0.7-litre bottles.

Monkey Shoulder is made for mixing. The first of its kind, Monkey Shoulder Original is made up of 100% malt whisky. Created to break the conventions of traditional whisky drinking, Monkey Shoulder is all about shaking things up and being different. Loved by bartenders the world round because bars are at the heart of everything we do at Monkey Shoulder.

Teremana® is a premium, small-batch tequila. Founded by Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, and crafted in the Jalisco highlands, Teremana® offers three distinct expressions - Blanco, Reposado, and Añejo. Each bottle is meticulously crafted from 100% fully mature agave, slow roasted in traditional brick ovens, and distilled in handmade copper pot stills. Rooted in the principles of quality and accessibility, Teremana® embodies the spirit of Mana, a powerful force that inspires us to foster good energy, bring people together, and do the right thing.

Four generations of the Thatcher family have been crafting cider in Somerset since 1904, which is why today, pride in our heritage with a passion for quality is at the heart of everything we do.

With orchards throughout the West Country, all our apples are pressed at Myrtle Farm, where our ciders are crafted with the expertise that can only come from four generations of cider making. Staying true to our roots is what makes us who we are today, giving us a distinctive range of ciders that are authentic and full of flavour. Our vision is to create sustainable, great tasting cider for generations to come. With that comes a responsibility for the environment around us.

Only the best will do, so you know that with each glass of Thatchers the quality is the same, every time, made with the same love and hands-on experience by our cider makers at Myrtle Farm.

White Claw is a flagship brand under Mark Anthony UK, a leader in the alcohol beverage industry renowned for its innovative and diverse portfolio. The company hero flavour across RTD beverages and premium craft spirits, continually setting new standards in the market. Alongside the iconic White Claw Hard Seltzer, the brand's innovative lineup also features White Claw Vodka and Tequila Smash.

Athletic Brewing Company is the number one alcohol-free beer brand in America and a top 20 U.S. brewing company. Founded by Bill Shufelt and John Walker in 2017, Athletic is revolutionising how modern adults drink by crafting game-changing brews that can be consumed anytime and anywhere. Launched in the UK in 2021, Athletic has steadily expanded the availability of its brews at leading on-and-off trade retailers. These include Mitchells & Butlers, Greene King, Tesco, M&S and Ocado amongst others. Athletic was named one of TIME's "100 Most Influential Companies" of 2024 and selected as one of GQ's 20 most creative companies in the world. It operates two custom breweries in the U.S. and donates up to $2 million annually to protecting and restoring outdoor spaces across the globe via its Two For The Trails program. Athletic is proudly a Certified B Corporation™.