NRB Top 50 2016 unveiled at Northern Restaurant & Bar show

Leading chefs, restaurateurs and hoteliers have made the NRB 50 power list, unveiled at the Northern Restaurant & Bar show earlier today.

 

The NRB Top 50 2016, run in association with Kuits Solicitors, comprises the most significant and influential operators from the North of England. This year's list includes many Catey award-winning operators including hoteliers Craig Bancroft and Nigel Haworth, chefs Simon Rogan, Gary Usher, Andrew Pern and James Mackenzie, and restaurateurs Tim Bacon and Jeremy Roberts of Living Ventures, and James Douglas Scott Munro of Reds True Barbecue.

 

Three special achievement awards were presented to Michael O'Hare of The Man Behind The Curtain, Mohammed Aslam MBE of Aagrah Restaurants, and the Mission Mars team made up of Roy Ellis, Neil Macleod, Joel Wilkinson, Adelaide Winter and Dan Mullen.

 

O'Hare was singled out for his high-profile successes in the past year, which includes being the recipient of a Michelin star. Aslam was picked not only for building a group of 14 successful restaurants across the region, but also for his commitment to the cities in which his restaurants are based and founding the South Asian Chef Competition.

 

Meanwhile, the Mission Mars team of Roy Ellis, Neil Macleod, Joel Wilkinson, Adelaide Winter and Dan Mullen were selected after "combining their extensive experiences in running successful bar businesses to form a new company whose first site, Albert's Schloss, has smashed records for its financial performance".

 

Commenting on the list, Thom Hetherington, CEO of organisers Holden Media, said: "We received a record number of entrants to the NRB Top 50 this year, making the judging an arduous but ultimately very rewarding process. There has been an influx of national brands to the North in the last year but if anything that seems to be have spurred the region's operators onto ever higher levels."

 

"Restaurants and bars created right here in the North are redefining what can be achieved in the local food and drink scene, both creatively and commercially, it is quite simply the best time ever to be a Northern foodie."

 

The power list was chosen by a panel of northern hospitality experts from the worlds of finance, property, law and consultancy.

 

NRB Top 50 2016

Martin Ainscough, owner, Ainscoughs

 

Mark Andrew, managing director, Mark Andrew Developments

 

Sax, Arshad, director, Mughli

 

Haz Arshad, director, Mughli

 

Paul Askew, chef-patron, the Art School

 

Mohammed Aslam, owner, Aagrah Group

 

Tim Bacon, chairman, Living Ventures

 

Paul Moran, managing director, Living Ventures

 

Jeremy Roberts, CEO, Living Ventures

 

Craig Bancroft, managing director, Northcote

 

Nigel Haworth, chef-patron, Northcote

 

Ken Buckley, managing director, Bravo Inns

 

Marie Carter, director, Beautiful Drinks

 

Beau Myers, director, Beautiful Drinks

 

Sue Crimes, MD, Gusto

 

Morgan Davies, founder/CEO, Barburrito

 

Jimmy del Giudice, operations director, Revolution Bars Group

 

Mark McQuater, CEO, Revolution Bars Group

 

Carlo Distefano, chairman, San Carlo Group

 

Marcello Distefano, managing director, San Carlo Group

 

James Douglas, co-owner/director, Reds True Barbecue

 

Scott Munro, co-owner/director, Reds True Barbecue

 

Roy Ellis, director, Mission Mars

 

Neil Macleod, director, Mission Mars

 

Dan Mullen, director, Mission Mars

 

Joel Wilkinson, director, Mission Mars

 

Adelaide Winter, director, Mission Mars

 

John, Ennis, owner, Graffitti Spirit

 

Matthew, Farrell, owner, Graffitti Spirit

 

Nick, Thomas, owner, Graffitti Spirit

 

Ged Feltham, CEO, Leelex

 

Paul Lane, managing director, Leelex

 

Jobe Ferguson, director, Blackdog Ballroom

 

Lyndon Higginson, director, Blackdog Ballroom

 

Ross Mackenzie, director, Blackdog Ballroom

 

Duncan Fisher, owner, Apartment Group

 

Kit Graves, director, Lake District Hotels

 

Charles Graves, director, Lake District Hotels

 

Dan, Hope, sales & marketing director, Lake District Hotels

 

Chri, Hill, managing director, New World Trading Company

 

Chris Hopkins, MD, Hydes Brewery

 

Matthew Jones, managing director, Jones Bar Group

 

Ben Jones, operations & finance director, Jones Bar Group

 

Kim Kaewkraikhot, chairwoman, Thai Leisure Group

 

Martin Stead, owner, Thai Leisure Group

 

Peter Kinsella, founder, Lunya

 

Elaine Kinsella, founder, Lunya

 

Terry Laybourne, owner, 21 Hospitality Group

 

William Lees Jones, managing director, JW Lees

 

James Mackenzie, chef-proprietor, Pipe and Glass

 

Mike Magrane, general manager, The Midland Hotel

 

Colin Manning, managing partner, 60 Hope St

 

Gary Manning, chef-patron, 60 Hope St

 

Tomas, Maunier, director, Fazenda Rodizio Bar & Grill

 

Robert Melman, director, Fazenda Rodizio Bar & Grill

 

Stephen, Miles, general manager, Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester

 

Dave Mooney, co-owner & chef-patron, New Moon Co

 

Paul Newman, managing director, New Moon Co

 

Lucy Nelson, sales & marketing director, Nelson Hotels

 

Andrew Nelson, operations director, Nelson Hotels

 

Joycelyn Neve, managing director, Seafood Pub Company

 

Michael O'Hare, chef-patron, The Man Behind the Curtain

 

Eamonn O'Loughlin, owner, Eclectic Hotels

 

Si Ord, owner, Sandinista

 

Andrew Pern, owner/executive chef, the Star at Harome/Star Inn The City

 

Steve Pilling, co-owner, Damson Group

 

Simon Stanley, co-owner, Damson Group

 

Jonathan Poole, director, Red and Blue

 

Paddy Smith, director, Red and Blue

 

Oliver, Robinson, managing director, Frederic Robinson

 

Simon Rogan, co-owner, Umbel Restaurant Group

 

Richard Smith, chef-patron, Relax, Eat & Drink/ Brewkitchen

 

Franco Sotgiu, co-owner, Solita

 

Chris Ure, owner, Arc Inspirations

 

Martin Wolstencroft, managing director/owner, Arc Inspirations

 

Gary Usher, owner, Sticky Walnut

 

Steven Walker, CEO, Individual Restaurants

 

Roger Ward, owner, The Victorian Chophouse Company

 

Marc Wilkinson, chef-patron, Restaurant Fraiche