Category Nominations for 2024
Emerging Concept
- Brightside
- Buns from Home
- NQ64
- Yolk
- F1 Arcade
- Pizza Punks
- Noci
Award sponsor: Greene King
Best New Opening
- Brightside, Exeter (Loungers)
- Arcade Food Hall, Battersea
- Masala Zone, Piccadilly
- The Devonshire, Soho
- Manzi's, Soho (Wolseley Hospitality Group)
- Sexy Fish, Manchester (Caprice Holdings)
- Gaucho, Liverpool (Rare Restaurants)
Best Pub/Bar Company
- Fuller's
- Heartwood Collection
- Inception Group
- Loungers
- Urban Pubs & Bars
- Incipio Group
- Inn Collection Group
Best Restaurant Company
- Caravan
- Dishoom
- Hawksmoor
- Nando's
- Pizza Pilgrims
- Big Mamma Group
- Wagamama
Best Coffee Shop/Café Group
- 200 Degrees
- Blank Street Coffee
- Gail's Bakery
- WatchHouse
- Caffe Nero
- Black Sheep Coffee
- Knoops
- Pret A Manger
Best Concept
- Albert's Schloss
- Lounge (part of Loungers)
- Dishoom
- Incipio Group
- The Ivy
- Turtle Bay
- Arcade Food Hall
Deal of the Year
- Apollo's acquisition of TRG
- Big Table Group's purchase of TRG's Leisure estate
- Toridoll/Capdesia acquisition of Fulham Shore
- McWin's acquisition of Big Mamma Group
- Young's purchase of City Pub Group
- TriSpan's investment into Mowgli
- Calveton and Breal Capital purchase of D&D London
Award sponsor: Alix Partners
Best QSR Company
- GDK
- Popeyes UK
- Five Guys
- Wingstop
- LEON
- Burger King
- Greggs
- itsu
Sustainability Award
- All Bar One
- Drake & Morgan
- Gail's Bakery
- Greene King
- Heart with Smart
- Punch Pubs & Co
Award sponsor: Pernod Ricard
Best Omnichannel Brand
- Greggs
- itsu
- LEON
- Nando's
- PizzaExpress
- Pret A Manger
- Snowfox Group
Award sponsor: Vita Mojo
Diversity Leadership
- Arc Inspirations
- Caravan
- Chopstix
- Greene King
- Moto Hospitality
- Rare Restaurants (Gaucho and M)
Rising Star
- Amy Primrose, Moto Hospitality Ltd
- Fernanda Dias Antonio, Caravan
- Inga Gruoda, Pret
- Louisa Richards, Hawksmoor
- Mel Harrison, McDonald's UK
- Sean Weeraratna, Gaucho
Award sponsor: Red Bull
Lifetime Achievement Award
To be 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
- Alasdair Murdoch, Burger King
- Ian Payne, Stonegate
- Nick MacKenzie, Greene King
- Paula Mackenzie, PizzaExpress
- Sarah Willingham, Nightcap
- Simon Emeny, Fuller's
Award sponsor: Uber Eats