To receive the accreditation, all 1,544 pubs across Greene King’s managed estate were assessed on venue management, staff training and care, customer safety and welfare, and customer service and community.
This is the second year running that its managed estate has achieved a 100% pass rate, with the accreditation being valid until May 2026.
Best Bar None, a Home Office-backed initiative, identifies well-run licensed premises within the hospitality industry.
There are already more than 3,500 venues that are already part of our Home Office-backed initiative.
Accreditation scheme
There is a nationwide multi-site accreditation scheme that complements the regional scheme model helping to bring more hospitality venues up to Best Bar None’s required standards.
Greene King’s chief operating officer, Clair Preston-Beer, welcomed the news.
She said: “The wellbeing and safety of our customers and team members is top of our agenda and this Best Bar None accreditation recognises that our pubs are welcoming, safe spaces to work and socialise in.
“This is operational excellence in the truest sense, and we are pleased to see the results of the hard work that the teams put in to achieve this.”
Safer socialising
Chairman of Best Bar None Lord Philip Smith of Hindhead added: “Congratulations to everyone at Greene King for their exceptional achievement - a full 100% of their managed pubs have achieved Best Bar None accreditation for this year.
“This is a clear demonstration of Greene King’s commitment to promoting safer socialising across its estate. The dedication shown by their teams, working hand in hand with our national team, has been instrumental in reaching this standard.”
Benefits of Best Bar None accreditation include: ensuring compliance with the Licensing Act, supporting venue managers to make any required improvements including staff training, encouraging closer examination and monitoring of sites by area managers and ensuring venues are managed to a consistently high standard across the estate.
