Publican Awards 2025 happening today

2025 Publican Awards finalists announced
Publican Awards 2025: The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony this evening (Wednesday 26 March) (The Morning Advertiser)

The Publican Awards 2025 will take place today in London.

Held at Battersea Evolution, TV royalty Claudia Winkleman will host the event and announce this year’s winners.

Since its inception in 1992, the awards have celebrated the best in the business, from food and drink to brewing, accommodation and sustainability, and this year is no different, with firms from all corners of the sector shortlisted across 16 categories.

Prestigious ceremony

Expert judges have travelled the length and breadth of the country, conducting site visits and research trips ahead of the prestigious ceremony.

Following the event, The Morning Advertiser (The MA), which organises the awards, will be bringing you all the latest news, from party pics to exclusive interviews.

Ed Bedington, editor of The MA, said: “It’s incredible to see the amazing businesses shortlisted across the categories.

Outstanding achievement

“Getting to this stage is an outstanding achievement in itself. We can’t wait to celebrate and honour the best of the industry with you all at the sector’s biggest party!”

The awards are sponsored by Access, Britvic, Carlsberg Marston’s UK, Coca Cola Europacific Partners, Damm UK, Diageo, Heineken, Illy, Molson Coors, Poppleston Allen and Sky.

The 2025 finalists are:

Best Accommodation Operator

Chestnut

Hall & Woodhouse

Heartwood Inns

The Coaching Inn Group

Best Brewing Pub Company

Black Country Ales

Tiny Rebel

Salt Brewing Company

St Austell Brewery

Best Community Pub Operator

Craft Union

Joseph Holt

Ossett Brewery Pub Company

Best Drinks Offer

Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars

Incipio Group

JKS Pubs

All Bar One

Best Food Offer

Brucan Pubs

Bundobust

Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars

Longbow Venues

Best Late Night Operator

Incipio Group

Kuckoo Brands

Laine

Best Managed Pub Company (2-50 sites)

Buzzworks

Heartwood Inns

Morgan Pub Co

St Austell Brewery

Best Managed Pub Company (51+ sites)

BrewDog

Hall & Woodhouse

Nicholson’s

Urban Pubs & Bars

Best New Site

Box Nottingham – Arc Inspirations

The White Horse, Dorking, Surrey – Heartwood Inns

Founder’s Hall, Manchester – JW Lees & Co

Pier House, St Austell, Cornwall – St Austell Brewery

The Old Mill, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire – Morgan Pub Co

The Brewers 1841, Ossett, West Yorkshire – Ossett Brewery Pub Company

Best Premium Food Offer

Anglian Country Inns

Cubitt House

JKS Pubs

Chestnut

Best Pub Brand/Concept

Be At One

Heartwood Inns

Roxy Leisure

Vintage Inns

Best Pub Employer (501+ employees)

Hall & Woodhouse

Heartwood Inns

Hickory’s Smokehouse

The Coaching Inn Group

Best Pub Employer (up to 500 employees)

Anglian Country Inns

Longbow Venues

Best Pub Operations Team

Almond Family Pubs

Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars

Ossett Brewery Pub Company

Urban Pubs & Bars

Best Sustainable Pub Company

Hall & Woodhouse

Mitchells & Butlers

Punch Pubs & Co

Shepherd Neame

Best Partnership Pub Company

Fuller, Smith & Turner

Laine

Robinsons Brewery

Wells & Co