Greene King Celebrates Pub Franchisees with Dedicated Franchise Awards

Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise business unit of Greene King, has celebrated the success of its franchisees with an awards ceremony held as part of a dedicated ‘Franchise Festival’ at Leicester Racecourse.

The Pub Partners Franchise Awards recognise the very best of Greene King Pub Partners’ franchisees, who operate Hive and Nest pubs in partnership with Greene King.

The awards were attended by franchise partners from across the UK and celebrated their achievements with a festival atmosphere, including a live band, ‘bandeoke’, and a DJ set. Suppliers including Greene King Brewery, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Bacardi, Global Brands Limited and more stocked the bars for franchisees to enjoy.

As well as the celebrations, a morning conference took place with all franchisees, featuring industry presenters including Steven Alton, CEO of the BII, and Chris Welham of the Licensed Trade Charity. Their sessions highlighted the resilience of publicans as well as the vital support their organisations provide to franchisees and their teams. There was also a franchisee panel session, allowing franchisees to share their experiences, learnings and best practice with one another.

The event also raised £4,722 for Macmillan Cancer Support through a raffle and silent auction.

Samantha Lane, franchisee of The Palmer Taven in Reading, won the Nest Franchisee of the Year award.

Jez Wright, won the Hive Franchisee of the Year award for his pub, The Westbury Tavern in Clayton.

Penny Baldwin, Franchise Operations Director for Greene King Pub Partners, said:

“A huge congratulations to all of this year’s Franchise Award winners!

“These awards are about recognising the very best of our franchise partners – the operators who not only run great pubs but also create brilliant experiences for their communities.

“Our Franchise Festival is a great chance to celebrate together as one team and recognise the incredible growth of our franchise business, which continues to go from strength to strength.”

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Please see attached for images from the Franchise Festival and awards.

About Greene King Pub Partners:

Greene King Pub Partners operates around 1000 leased, tenanted and franchise pubs across England, Scotland and Wales with independent business partners. In March 2023 it was recognised as the best leased and tenanted pub company at the Publican Awards, the 6th time Greene King Pub Partners has won the national industry award.

About Greene King:

Greene King is the country’s leading pub company and brewer with c.2,600 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland. 

At Greene King we are passionate about delivering our purpose to ‘pour happiness into lives’. That’s for our customers, our team, our pub partners, our suppliers and the communities in which we live, operate and serve. Founded in 1799 with offices in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk and Burton on Trent in Staffordshire we employ around 40,000 people across the group with three divisions: Greene King pubs, Destination Brands & Ventures, and Brewing & Brands. 

• Greene King pubs: Greene King pubs is our mainstream pub brand located where people and communities come together; pubs enjoyed in cities, towns and villages throughout the country with clear ambition to be “The Nation’s Most Loved Pub Brand”. Pub Partners runs our tenanted and leased pubs business and Hive Franchise pubs. 

• Destination Brands & Ventures: Destination Brands is a portfolio of distinct brands which includes Hungry Horse, Chef & Brewer, Farmhouse Inns and Flaming Grill that bring friends and family together, delivering great service, quality and value for money for a range of eating out and drinking occasions. Venture includes Hickory’s, Premium (Crafted Pubs & Metropolitan Pub Company) and Hotels which operate autonomously of Greene King’s managed pub brands.  

• Brewing & Brands covers the brewing sides of the business. Quality ales are brewed at the Westgate brewery in Bury St Edmunds and the Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar. Our industry-leading portfolio includes Greene King IPA, Old Speckled Hen, Abbot Ale, Ice Breaker and Belhaven Best and our premium beers, Level Head and Flint Eye, brewed for the modern-day drinker.  

Contact: Nick Lawrie, NickLawrie@greeneking.co.uk

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