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Cirrus Inns wins Best Premium Food Offer at the Publican Awards

Cirrus Inns is delighted to announce that the collection won the prestigious ‘Best Premium Food Operator’ at the 2019 Publican Awards. A glittery night of celebrations took place at the Battersea Evolution at Battersea Power Station on Tuesday 12th March, with some of the UK’s best operators in the business crowned top of the class. The Publican awards celebrate the achievements of leading pub companies across a range of categories, which reflect the products and services on offer across the British Pub Estate.

The Best Premium Food accolade is awarded to a pub company that delivers a successful premium food offer across their estate, with food a key part of the company’s total sales. Cirrus Inns impressed the judges with the its emphasis on local food sourcing and understanding of the importance of sustainable food in today’s industry, and implementation of this across its collection.

Cirrus Inns champion British produce as a point of heritage. Their sites live by the ‘Field to Fork’ ethos by offering premium ingredients and training its chefs in butchery and foraging. They use local produce, with sites often being situated near shooting estates to enable the use of seasonal game, locally shot and prepared on site, and fresh fish and shell fish from nearby chalk streams. They value the partnerships they have built with producers and suppliers, taking pride in using their ingredients as an integral part of the way they work. Recently, Cirrus Inns has increased its classic pub dishes, small plates and snack offering, as well increased focus on the vegan community.

Last year Cirrus Inns encouraged alfresco dining and garden cooking by creating a crab shack at The Mayflower (Hampshire), which proved a success. It has increased their supper clubs, often working with suppliers to include gin, wine and beer pairing with food. This has been particularly successful in their London sites, including, The Sands End, (Fulham).

Paul Boyce, Operations Director of Cirrus Inns said: “We are delighted to be recognised in our industry for the Best Premium Food Offer, we strive to ensure that our menus feature the best seasonal and local produce where our chefs work closely with many of our local food heroes in order to do this.

We are very proud of the innovation and creativity we see within our kitchens along with the exceptional talent we have. Through our Management Training Programme, we seek to nurture the best talent and look forward to the continued growth within the Cirrus Family“.

The majority of Cirrus Inns fall under the umbrella of the Epicurean Collection – a group of countryside inns and city pubs dedicated to the finest in British food, comfort and culture. Members of the Epicurean Club can benefit from rewards and offers across the Collection, from complimentary drinks, bar snacks and desserts, and best rates on hotel rooms.

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