Publican Awards 2026 Best Brewing Pub Company, sponsored by Thatchers: Robinsons Brewery
With a heritage stretching back to 1838, it’s fair to say that Robinsons knows what its doing when it comes to running a brewery and a pub estate.
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Publican Awards 2026 Business Leader of the Year, sponsored by Poppleston Allen: William Lees-Jones
An overwhelmingly popular choice for Business Leader of the Year, William Lees-Jones struck a chord with voters for his outspoken campaigning, and continuing to drive his family business onto greater and greater success.
Publican Awards 2026 Best Accommodation Operator: Chestnut
Chestnut delivers a distinctive pub‑accommodation offer across its 25 sites in the east of England, 22 of which provide overnight stays.
PUBLICAN AWARDS 2026
Publican Awards 2026: Social media highlights
The hospitality sector came together to celebrate the best in the business on Wednesday 25 March 2026.
2026 Publican Awards winners unveiled
This year’s winners of the industry Oscars have been revealed with businesses up and down the country honoured.
PUBLICAN AWARDS 2026
Publican Awards taking place today
Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to find out who the winners of this year’s Publican Awards are.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists for Best Partnership Pub Company (501+ sites)
Tenanted, leased and managed partnership companies continue to innovate and evolve to make sure their partners have the best chance to succeed, as this year’s finalists demonstrate.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists of Best Partnership Pub Company (up to 500 sites), sponsored by Diageo
Laine Pubs and Wells & Co go head to head as the finalists for the Publican Awards 2026 Best Partnership Pub Company (up to 500 sites), showcasing two standout approaches to modern pub partnerships.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists for Best Sustainable Pub Company
The Publican Awards 2026 Best Sustainable Pub Company finalists showcase operators embedding environmental responsibility into everyday practice
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists for Best Pub Operations Team, sponsored by Asahi
The Publican Awards 2026 Best Pub Operations Team category highlights standout businesses whose operational leadership drives performance, culture and growth.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists of Best Pub Employer (501+ employees), sponsored by Illy
The 2026 Publican Awards Best Pub Employer (501+ employees) recognises the pub company that delivers an outstanding working environment, combining comprehensive training, strong staff engagement and benefits, and clear, meaningful career development...
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists for Best Pub Employer (up to 500 employees), sponsored by Carlsberg Britvic
The Best Pub Employer (up to 500 employees) award celebrates operators for their exceptional commitment to people and culture.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists for Best Pub Brand/Concept, sponsored by Funkin
The 2026 Best Pub Brand/Concept finalists in this year’s Publican Awards each showcase innovation, immersive experiences and rapid growth across the country.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists of Best Premium Food Offer, sponsored by Damm UK
The finalists in the Best Premium Food Offer showcase the highest quality of pub fare.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists for Best New Site, sponsored by Heineken UK
This year’s Best New Site finalists are exceptional venues, aiming to redefine the hospitality landscape, from coastal builds to urban reinventions.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists for Best Managed Pub Company (51+ sites), sponsored by Budweiser Brewing Group
Strong innovation and future business plans are two areas judges have been scrutinising for the 2026 Best Managed Pub Operator (51+ sites).
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists for Best Managed Pub Company (2-50 sites), sponsored by Molson Coors
The 2026 Publican Awards’ Best Managed Pub Company (2 to 50 sites) category celebrates standout operators, each showcasing exceptional management, innovation and growth.
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FEATURE: Game on for savvy operators
Pubs have moved on a lot in a relatively short space of time – and that’s because the industry is aware it can’t stand still if it is to succeed.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists for Best Experiential Operator, sponsored by Sky Business
This year’s Best Experiential Operator finalists highlighted their commitment to an immersive, interactive offer across all aspects of the business.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the Best Food Offer finalists, sponsored by Square
This year’s Publican Awards Best Food Offer finalists are raising the bar for exceptional pub dining.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the Best Drinks Offer finalists, sponsored by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
This hotly contested category recognises a pub company excelling in drinks retail, where beverage sales significantly contribute to profits.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the Best Community Pub Operator finalists, sponsored by Atmosphere TV
This year’s Best Community Pub finalists all showcase the value and importance of community pubs.
Mother’s Day trade highlights shifting consumer habits in pubs
Pubs reported broadly strong Mother’s Day trading, with many fully booked and some achieving record results, despite continued challenges with no‑shows and softer spend per head.
Pubs celebrate St Patrick’s Day with themed menus, live music & street parties
Venues across the country held celebrations to mark St Patrick’s Day 2026, from promotional offers to special menus and live music.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists for Best Brewing Pub Company, sponsored by Thatchers
Managing a successful brewery and a pub estate is something this year’s Best Brewing Pub Company’s finalists have been showcasing.
Publican Awards 2026: Meet the finalists for Best Accommodation Operator
The finalists in the Best Accommodation Operator category showcase the high quality of bedrooms across their estates.
Inbetweeners’ star: ‘I can’t believe my luck when I get to go to the pub’
Actor James Buckley has spoken out about the importance of pubs, describing them as the “backbone of Britain”.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2026
OPINION: The mental load - a burden or a strength of women?
There’s no doubt our sector is resilient but there’s an invisible kind of work that often gets overlooked and commonly falls to women - the mental load.
Pub sector at heart of new film starring Martin Clunes
Mother’s Pride, a star-studded film about a family racing to save their struggling pub by brewing cask ale, will be released today (Friday 6 March).
MA LEADERS CLUB
MA Leaders London happening today
The MA Leaders Club will be hitting the streets of London today (Wednesday 4 March) to see what the capital’s vibrant hospitality scene has to offer.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2026
International Women’s Day 2026: The women who inspire hospitality’s leaders
From mothers and mentors to founders, chefs and operators, leading industry voices have shared the women who inspire them to lead with confidence, empathy and purpose.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2026
International Women’s Day 2026: Progress is visible - now hospitality must deliver
The sector has made progress on equality however, there is still a way to go, female leaders across the industry revealed.
International Women’s Day 2026: Calls for action, accountability and real change in the year ahead
Across the sector, women have been clear about what progress should look like by this time next year - more representation in senior roles, fairer pay and progression as well as equality embedded into everyday business practice.
International Women’s Day 2026: What’s needed to achieve gender equality
Having clear, fair progression pathways as well as normalising flexibility and investing in mentorship are just some of the ways the sector can move towards achieving gender equality, leading voices in the industry have shared ahead of this year’s...
International Women’s Day 2026: Structural bias remains a key barrier to gender equality
Ahead of this year’s International Women’s Day on Sunday 8 March, The Morning Advertiser has spoken to a number of inspirational females across the sector to get their take on the industry’s biggest obstacle in gender equality.
Licensing and the World Cup: What pubs need to know
Late kick-offs, relaxed hours and temporary event notices will all play a key role in how pubs capitalise on the men’s World Cup. Poppleston Allen’s Nick Landells outlines the licensing considerations operators need to plan for ahead of the tournament.
100 days until Pedalling 2 Pubs epic gets underway
Now in its fourth year, time is running out for those training for the next huge Pedalling 2 Pubs ride in support of two great industry charities.
Stout sales up 7.9% during third week of Six Nations
The third week of the Guinness Six Nations rugby tournament saw sales of stout jump 7.9% year-on-year, with footfall and dwell time also seeing increases.
Community-led pub-based campaign to tackle loneliness gains global traction
A grassroots scheme to help battle loneliness and takes place in pubs is growing across the UK and the globe.
Love on the rocks: Are pubs out of favour when it comes to romance?
With Valentines Day in the rear view, the Lock In team tackle the topic of love, and ask whether pubs still play a role in the world of romance or not?
Carling leads beer sales in second stage of Six Nations
Carling was the best-selling beer brand during the second round of the 2026 Guinness Six Nations, new data has shown.
Jon Richardson pub revival project faces setbacks
The second episode of Jon Richardson’s pub restoration docuseries highlights the importance of community pubs, despite renovation setbacks.
Neighbourhood legend named UK’s top cocktail bar
A West Midlands-based venue has topped the 2026 Top 50 Cocktail Bars list, sponsored by Franklin & Sons.
Support an Independent Pub Day returns for third year
Support an Independent Pub Day returns for a third year, highlighting the falling number of pubs in the capital.
Prince William says he wants to help pubs
The Prince of Wales “absolutely loves pubs” and said he wants to help them, according to reports.
PUBLICAN AWARDS 2026
Publican Awards 2026 host unveiled
The Morning Advertiser (The MA) is thrilled to reveal the host of the 2026 Publican Awards is…Rylan!
Festive footfall fails to ease profitability pressures
Despite fuller venues, longer visits and the highest spend per head of the year, profitability remained under pressure over Christmas as costs continued to hit on-trade margins.
UK’s first ops accelerator revives hospitality awards legacy
North Star Hospitality has revealed it is launching its Competitive Operations Leadership Accelerator programme, reimagining the ALMR/UKH Ops Awards.
Top 50 Cocktail Bars 2026 list unveiled
This year’s Top 50 Cocktail Bars, sponsored by Franklin & Sons, is almost here and as we prepare to share who has taken the coveted top spot, we can now announce who is on the list.
A royal visit: How an 18th century micropub became a tourist destination
An historic Windsor pub has found international fame after Prince William stopped in while filming a TV show.