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Emerging Concept

This award celebrates a promising multi-site business that looks set to deliver scale and sustainable success.

Award sponsor: Greene King

Best New Opening

This award goes to a 2024 site opening which combines a great location, outstanding design and exceptional customer appeal.

Best Pub Company

This category recognises an outstanding multi-site pub group, greatly admired by the senior industry for its quality proposition and strong leadership.

Best Pub or Bar Concept

This award recognises a brand, concept, or format, either independent or part of a wider group, which is delivering for consumers and investors alike.

Best Restaurant Company

This category recognises a standout multi-site restaurant group, which demonstrates an exceptional offering and strong leadership.

Best Coffee Shop/Café Group

Incorporating coffee shops, cafés, dessert parlours and dine-in bakeries, this award recognises companies which have demonstrated strong growth and customer appeal.

Best Experiential Concept

In the fast-growing space of experiential leisure, this award highlights the best-in-class competitive socialising and immersive concepts which are shaking up the hospitality sector.

Deal of the Year

This category recognises the stand-out M&A or investment event of the last 12 months, which delivers an opportunity to maximise the business’ potential.

Award sponsor: Alix Partners

Consumer Choice

In partnership with Lumina Intelligence, this award drills into data around consumer satisfaction, recommendations, and experience to highlight which brand is delivering most consistently for its customers.

Award sponsor: Lumina Intelligence

Best Use of Technology

This award goes to an operator which has led the way with innovative technology, to enhance its business and boost engagement with consumers.

Best Omnichannel Brand

This award recognises businesses which diversified into new sales channels such as digital, delivery and retail. Nominations for this category are via the MCA team, with the senior industry to decide the winner.

Best QSR Company

Recognising the impressive growth of the quick-service sector, this award goes to a brand that has demonstrated strong growth, seamless execution and exceptional value.

Award sponsor: Venners

Sustainability Award

This award goes to a company or brand that has gone above and beyond in demonstrating its commitment to reducing its impact on the environment.

Award sponsor: Pernod Ricard

Diversity Leadership Programme

This award recognises the business which has done the most to demonstrate its commitment to promoting and supporting employees from under-represented and minority backgrounds on their journey from the front line to the boardroom.

Award sponsor: Britvic

Rising Star

This award goes to an outstanding individual in a multi-site management team who is rising through the ranks and is seen as a future star of the business.

Award sponsor: Red Bull

Lifetime Achievement Award

Decided by MCA’s editor, this award recognises the exceptional achievements and impact an individual has had on the sector over multiple decades.

Award sponsor: Brakes/Sysco

Leader of The Year

This award recognises the outstanding leader of the year, as decided by the MCA Hospitality Awards Academy, made up of senior UK operators, suppliers and MCA subscribers.

Award sponsor: Uber Eats

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