Many pub companies entered The Publican Awards this year, and were 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 final winners list below.

We'd like to say a huge thank you to everybody who entered the awards this year, all of our finalists, and last but not least, a big congratulations to our wonderful winners. Thank you for making the pub industry as great as it is!

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.

WINNER: Grosvenor Pubs & Inns

The finalists:

• Daniel Thwaites
• Fuller, Smith & Turner
• Upham Group
  

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.

WINNER: Brewhouse & Kitchen

The finalists:

• Salt Brewing
• Big Smoke Brew Co.
• Lincoln Green Brewing Co.

Best Community Pub Operator - Sponsored by Britvic

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

WINNER: Urban Village Pubs

The finalists:

• Greene King
• Admiral Taverns
• Stonegate - Craft Union

Best Drinks Offer - Sponsored by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

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.

WINNER: The Alchemist

The finalists:

• Albion & East
• Casa Hotels

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.

WINNER: Brucan Pubs

The finalists:

• The Botanist
• Barons Pub Company

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

WINNER: Nightcap

The finalists:

• Revolution
• Stonegate Group
• REKOM
  

Best Managed Pub Company - Sponsored by Molson Coors

This award will be presented to a highly successful managed retail estate, which has shown strong innovation and business performance in the past year.

WINNER: Urban Pubs & Bars

The finalists:

• Cheshire Pub Co.
• Brewhouse & Kitchen
• Upham Group

Best New Site - Sponsored by Heineken UK

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.

WINNER: BrewDog - Waterloo

The finalists:

• Cheshire Cat Pubs & Inns - Mainwaring Arms
• 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 - Sponsored by Budweiser Brewing Group

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.

WINNER: Anglian Country Inns

The finalists:

• Casa Hotels
• Grosvenor Pubs & Inns

Best Pub Brand/Concept - Sponsored by Moet Hennessy

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

WINNER: BrewDog

The finalists:

• Brewhouse & Kitchen
• Greene King (Chef & Brewer)
• Little Door Co.

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.

WINNER: Barons Pub Company

The finalists:

• Chestnut
• Brewhouse & Kitchen
• Beds & Bars

Best Pub Employer (501+ Employees) - Sponsored by Matthew Clark

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.

WINNER: Greene King

The finalists:

• Stonegate Group

Best Pub Operations Team

This award will be presented to the pub company that has the best pub operations team.

WINNER: Barons Pub Company

The finalists:

• REKOM
• Punch Pubs & Co.

Best Sustainable Pub Company - Sponsored by Sky

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.

WINNER: Mitchells & Butlers

The finalists:

• Marston's
• The Alchemist

Best Tenanted / Leased Pub Company (Up to 500 Sites)

This award will be presented to a highly successful tenanted or leased retail estate.

WINNER: Fuller, Smith & Turner

The finalists:

• Marston's
• Wells & Co.

Best Tenanted / Leased Pub Company (501+ Sites) - Sponsored by Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company

This award will be presented to a highly successful tenanted or leased retail estate.

WINNER: Greene King

The finalists:

• Admiral Taverns

Business Leader of the Year - Sponsored by Poppleston Allen

This award will be presented to the leader of a majorly successful business over the past 12 months.

WINNER: Sarah Willingham, Nightcap

The finalists:

• Rob Pitcher, Revolution Bars Group
• Jonathan Lawson, Liberation Group
• Nick Collins, Loungers
  
• Chris Jowsey, Admiral Taverns
• Mary Willcock, Brunning and Price

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