Your 2026 Hero Award Shortlists
New and Emerging Brand
Atis | Cow & Sow | Coyo Taco | Honest Greens | Kibou | Pasta Evangelists | Sandwich Sandwich | The Salad Project
Evolutionary Brand / Business
Bella Italia | Evolv Collection | Hoppers | Incipio | Neos | Prezzo | Stonegate | Vagabond
Best New Opening
Blacklock, Birmingham | BOX, London - Arc Inspirations | Coppa Club, Tower Bridge | Coyo Taco | Guinness Open Gate Brewery, Covent Garden | Permit Room, Liverpool - Dishoom | Simpson's in the Strand - Jeremy King Restaurants | Vagabond Urban Winery, Canada Water
Pub Brand / Business
Anglian Country Inns | Ardent Pub Group | Butcombe Group | Craft Union | Fuller's | Heartwood Inns | JW Lees | Loungers | Urban Pubs & Bars | Young's
Bar Brand / Business
Albert's Schloss | Arc Inspirations | Flight Club | Forza Wine | Inception Group | Incipio | Neos | Vagabond
Restaurant Brand / Business
Berenjak | Big Mamma | Bill's | Blacklock | Flat Iron | Hickory's | Miller & Carter | Nell's Pizza | Pho | Sticks'n'Sushi
QSR Brand / Business
Atis | Dave's Hot Chicken | Farmer J | Itsu | Popeyes | Sushi Dog | Tortilla | Wingstop
Bakery or Beverage Brand / Business
Blank Street | Caravan | Chaiiwala | Federal | Gail's | Joe & The Juice | Knoops | WatchHouse
Food Hall Operator
Arcade | Blend Family | Boxpark / BoxHall | Freight | Kerb | Market Halls | Market Place Food Hall | Society
Multi-Brand Operator
Azzurri Group | Brava Hospitality | Evolv Collection | JKS Restaurants | Loungers | Mitchells & Butlers | Red Engine | Super 8 Restaurants
International Brand / Business
Big Mamma | Caffe Nero | Evolv Collection - Queens Tavern, New York | Gordon Ramsay Restaurants | JKS Restaurants | Red Engine | San Carlo | WatchHouse
Employer Brand / Business
Anglian Country Inns | Butcombe Group | Caravan | Dishoom | Hawksmoor | Mission Mars | Pizza Pilgrims | Young's
Placemaker (Development) of the Year
Broadgate / Broadgate Circle, London | Canada Water Masterplan, London | Heart of the City, Sheffield | Olympia, London | Paradise, Birmingham | The Island Quarter, Nottingham
Sustainability Champion
Burger King | Caravan | Faber | Greene King | Mitchells & Butlers | Pizza Pilgrims | Rockfish | Wahaca
Industry Leader
James Brown, Brava Hospitality | Nick Collins, Loungers | Ed Devenport, Incipio | Gemma Glasson, Wahaca | Chris Hill, Urban Pubs & Bars | Tom James, Bill's | Pat Marrinan, Pho | David McDowall, Stonegate | Alasdair Murdoch, Burger King UK | Caroline Ottoy, WatchHouse
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