Pub groups taste success at Restaurant magazine R200 Awards

Owned by Living Ventures, the Alchemist took home Best Restaurant Drinks Offer, sponsored by Daura Damm, while Food-Led Pub Company of the Year, sponsored by Fly Pay, was awarded to the ETM Group.

Northern-based Living Ventures group managing director Paul Moran was named Unsung Hero in an new award for this year.

The awards, announced yesterday (6 November), are based on votes from members of Restaurant ​magazine’s R200 club.

The club, founded in 2008, is an industry networking group of the top 200 multi-site restaurant operators in the UK.

The full winners list was:

Most Effective Restaurant Design, in partnership with LiveRes​
Gaucho, Birmingham

Best New Scaleable Concept, in partnership with Venners​
Blacklock

Best Restaurant Drinks Offer, in partnership with Daura Damm​
The Alchemist

Best Value Restaurant Operator – under 20 sites, in partnership with Wireless Social​
Flat Iron

Best Value Restaurant – over 20 sites, in partnership with Natwest​
Franco Manco

Food-Led Pub Company of the Year, in partnership with Flypay​
ETM Group

Opening of the Year, in partnership with Shelley Sandzer​
The Ned

Best Family Restaurant Operator, in partnership with Reynolds​
Bill’s

Best Restaurant Operator – under 20 sites, in partnership with Chapman Ventilation​
Wagamama

Unsung Hero Award, in partnership with Just Eat​
Paul Moran