The 2024 Hero & Icon Awards
Celebrating the heroes of hospitality
Peach 20/20 is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Hero Awards. The annual awards, now in their 20th year, celebrate the very best brands, businesses and leaders in the eating and drinking-out market.
The winners were revealed at the Hero & Icon Awards presentation dinner following the Peach 20/20 Leaders Summit on Monday 18 November - this year at a new venue, Convene Sancroft in the City of London.
Scroll down for the full list of 2024 winners...
Newcomer - sponsored by Lucky Saint
Winner - Permit Room
Emerging Brand - sponsored by Sona
Winner - Brother Marcus
Best Opening - sponsored by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Winner - The Devonshire
Sustainability Champion- sponsored by Nutritics
Winner - Nando's
EDI Champion- sponsored by COREcruitment
Winner - Caravan
International Business - sponsored by Toast
Winner - Hawksmoor
Pub Business - sponsored by Zonal
Winner - Young's
Bar Business - sponsored by Diageo
Winner - Albert's Schloss
Restaurant Business - sponsored by Chapman Ventilation
Winner - Flat Iron
Coffee / Bakery / QSR Business - sponsored by Uber Eats
Winner - Gail's
Experiential Business - sponsored by Airship & Toggle
Winner - Flight Club
Consumer Choice - sponsored by CGA by NIQ
Winner - Rudy's
Power Brand - sponsored by Fourth
Winner - J D Wetherspoon
Industry Leader - sponsored by Access
Winner - Marta Pogroszewska
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Winner - Emma Woods
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Winner - Kavi & Shamil Thakrar (Dishoom)
Peach 20/20 Hero & Icon Awards Headline Partners
- Jane O’Riordan (Caravan, Red Engine & Turtle Bay)
- Will Beckett (Hawksmoor)
- Huw Gott (Hawksmoor)
- Roy Ellis (Mission Mars)
- Neil Macleod (Mission Mars)
- Tim Bacon (Living Ventures)
- John Barnes (La Tasca, Novus)
- Andy Bassadone (Strada, Côte, Bill’s)
- Peter Boizot (Pizza Express)
- Rupert & Jo Clevely (Geronimo, Hippo)
- Tony Hughes (Whitbread, Mitchells & Butlers)
- Gerry Ford (Caffè Nero)
- John Hutson (JD Wetherspoon)
- Alan Jackson (Whitbread, The Restaurant Group)
- Karen Jones (Cafe Rouge, Spirit, Food & Fuel, Hawksmoor)
- Phillip Kaye (ASK, Zizzi)
- Jeremy King (Corbin & King)
- Simon Kossoff (Carluccio’s)
- Tim Martin (JD Wetherspoon)
- Julian Metcalfe (Pret a Manger)
- James Horler (La Tasca, 360 Restaurants)
- Chris Corbin (Corbin & King)
- Thomasina Miers (Wahaca)
- Ian Neill (Wagamama, Las Iguanas)
- Bob Ivell (Whitbread, Scottish & Newcastle, Mitchells & Butlers)
- Kate Nicholls (UK Hospitality)
- David Page (Pizza Express, Fulham Shore)
- Ian Payne (Stonegate)
- Steve Richards (Novus, Casual Dining Group)
- Robin Rowland (YO! Sushi)
- Mike Tye (Whitbread, Spirit)
- Danny Meyer (Union Square Hospitality)
- Karen Forrester (TGI Friday’s)
- Jane Holbrook (Cote)
- Mark Derry (Heartwood Collection
- Emma Woods (Tortilla)
- Kavi & Shamil Thakrar (DIshoom)
Celebrating our 2024 winners
Charity & Association Partners