AWARDS

Summary of Awards (2004 - 2009)

The company has won awards in many areas of its business:

Business & Community

2008Corporate Social Responsibility Award in the Kent Business Awards 2008
2008 The Publican Regional Brewer of the Year
2007 Jonathan Neame wins Institute of Directors' South East Director of the Year
2007 Runner up - Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category at the Tourism ExSellence Award
2007 XL Business Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
2006 Corporate Social Responsibility Award in the National Business Awards
2006 Queen's Award for Sustainable Development
2005 Highly commended in Business Category of the JP Morgan Family Business Honours 2005.
2004 Kent Environment Business of the Year

Pubs

2008 ontrack Drinks Retailer of the Year
2008 Michelin Star for the Sportsman, Seasalter
2007 CAMRA Pub Design Awards, Prince of Wales, Herne Bay won both the Refurbishment Award and the Joe Goodwin Award for Best Street Corner Local
2006 Highly commended in The Publican Tenanted Pub Company of the Year (100 plus pubs)
2006 Mabels WC1 - North London CAMRA Pub of the Year - 2006
2005 George and Dragon, Thames Ditton - Kingston and Leatherhead Pub of the Year 2005
2005 The Publican Pub Food Awards Company of the Year
2005 The Dog and Bear in Lenham awarded Tourism South East - Rural Tourism Pub of the Year.
2005 The Publican magazine Managed Pub Company of the Year (10-99 outlets) and Marketing Pub of the Year for The King's Head, Hythe
2005 Taste of Kent Lifetime Achievement Award
2005 and 2004 Finalist in the National Innkeeper Training Awards for pub management training programmes
2004 Kent Technology Company of the Year for 'Beer and Broadband' initiative in partnership with Telabria.

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Beer brands
2009 Monde Selection International Institute for Quality Selections 2009 World Beers and Soft Drinks Section - Kingfisher - Gold, Spitfire - Grand Gold, Kingfisher(keg) - Gold, Bishops Finger - Gold.

2008 British Bottlers' Institute: Master Brew, diploma; 1698 and Kingfisher, silver awards; Early Bird and Whitstable Bay silver packaging awards
2008 Kingfisher and Spitfire win Gold and Silver Medals in the Monde Selection 2008
2008 Spitfire Ale wins EU Protected Food Name Exporters at the 2007 Britain Exports Awards
2007 Two bronze medals - European Beer Star Awards 2007: Whitstable Bay Organic Ale in the English-style ale category and Master Brew in the English-style best bitter category.
2007 Best Summer Pale Ale World Beer Awards, run by Beers of the World, for Goldings Summer Hop Ale.
2007 Taste of Britain 2007 Silver Medal Award for 1698 Bottle Conditioned Ale
2006 Daily Telegraph Taste of Britain Awards, silver medal in Drinks/ Beverage Category for Bishops Finger
2006 OLN World's Top 50 Beers - 1698 Bottle Condtioned Ale
2006 British Bottlers' Institute Gold Award- 1698 Bottle Conditioned Ale
2005 Daily Telegraph Taste of Britain silver award for Bishops Finger
2005 International Brewing Awards silver medal for Whitstable Bay
2004 International Brewing Awards Cask Conditioned Ale silver medal for Master Brew Bitter.
2004 CAMRA Festival of Winter Ales bronze medal for Original Porter.