The Parcel Yard is Best Station Pub in the World

Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C., the London brewer and premium pub company is delighted to announce that The Parcel Yard at London King’s Cross Railway Station has won the award for Best Individual Food and Beverage Concept at a Rail Station at the International Food and Beverage Creative Excellence Awards (FAB) 2014.

Raising the bar for station pub food and quality beer, The Parcel Yard saw off tough competition from entrants across the world including Paris Gare de Lyon, SSP France, and Montreux Jazz Café at this year’s FAB Awards.

Jonathon Swaine, Managing Director for Fuller’s Inns, said: “This is an incredible accolade for The Parcel Yard and for Fuller’s. We are immensely proud of our station pubs and are delighted that our continued focus on delivering quality food with first class beer has now been recognised on an international level. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the team at The Parcel Yard for all their hard work.”

The Parcel Yard’s win came as a double honour for Network Rail at London King’s Cross as the station also won the award for Best Overall Food and Beverage offer at a Railway Station.

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For further information please contact the press office:

Georgina Wald                                  020 8996 2198                                                    georgina.wald@fullers.co.uk

Joanne Steward                               020 8996 2135                                                    joanne.steward@fullers.co.uk

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Notes to Editor

Fuller, Smith and Turner P.L.C. is an independent traditional family brewer founded in 1845 and is based at the historic Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, London, where brewing has taken place continuously since 1654. The Company runs 180 Managed Pubs and Hotels and 206 Tenanted pubs, with a focus on outstanding cask ale, great wine, exemplary service and delicious fresh, home-cooked food. The Company also has 622 boutique bedrooms in its Managed estate.  Fuller’s pub estate stretches from Brighton to Birmingham and from Portishead to the Greenwich Peninsula, including 168 locations within the M25.

The Fuller’s Beer Company brews a portfolio of premium beers including London Pride, ESB, Organic Honey Dew and Frontier Craft Lager. In June 2013, the Company acquired Cornish Orchards, a craft cider maker producing a range of award-winning ciders and premium soft drinks. Fuller’s is also the UK distributor for Sierra Nevada, the premier US craft beer.

Joanne Steward

PR – Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C.

Tel: 0208 996 2135