Finalists announced for the 1st British QSR Franchise Awards 2024
The Franchise Club is proud to announce the finalists for the 1st British QSR Franchise Awards.
The British QSR Franchise Awards will be premier event celebrating the finest in food brands and franchisees across the UK. It offers a platform for participants from all over the country to vie for top honours.
Research shows that in 2024 there are 48,000 franchise businesses operating across the UK which help contribute billions to the UK economy. Franchise businesses are a major employment opportunity with 621,000 people employed within franchising, a 70% increase in the last 10 years.
Franchises have proven to be a great opportunity for up incoming entrepreneurs as one in five franchises launched in the UK were set up by investors under the age of 30.
Their mission is to bridge the gap between restaurant owners, franchise seekers, and industry experts, providing everyone with a platform to connect, learn, and grow together. Whether you’re seeking to expand your franchise portfolio or exploring new opportunities.
The Franchise Club is a collaborative platform brought to you by Franchise With Us and Oceanic Media. The first ever awards will take place in Birmingham this November.
The finalists for the 1st ever British QSR Franchise Awards are:
Burger Restaurant of the year
Burger & Sauce (262 Alum Rock Rd, Birmingham)
Amigos Burgers and Shakes (Beaconsfield Rd, London)
Urban Fresh (Wheatley)
12th Street Burgers (Garrick Walk, Milton Keynes)
Burger Boi (Bristol Road South Northfield, Birmingham)
Chicken Cottage (Kilburn High Road, London)
Shake Shack (Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Barnet)
Phat Buns (Coventry Road, Birmingham)
Brack Burger (Osborne Rd, Jesmond)
Archies (Oxford road, Manchester)
Emerging Burger Brand of the Year
Smoke & Pepper (High Road, Leyton)
Burger Drop (Heaton Rd, Newcastle Upon Tyne)
BRGR LAB (Stanton Rd, Coventry)
Dope Burger, (Tong Rd, Armley, Leeds)
Beer + Burger Store (Walm Ln, Brent)
Chilos (Paisley road west, Glasgow)
Bleecker Burger (Victoria St, Westminster)
Baba G’s Bhangra Burger (Finsbury Avenue Sq, Camden Town)
The Patty Freaks (City Arcade, Lichfield)
Libertine Burger (Warwick Street, Lemington Spa)
The Best Pizza Restaurant of the Year
Fireaway Pizza (Gordon St, Luton)
The Fat Pizza (Hoe Street, Walthamstow)
Papa Johns (Bristol Rd, Birmingham)
Caprinos (Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield)
TOPs Pizza (Shoreham Street, Sheffield)
Domino’s (Loose Rd, Maidstone)
Pizza GoGo (The Avenue Highams Park, Chingford,)
Snappy Tomota Pizza (Market Place, Rugby)
4 Star Pizza (Glenshane Road, Drumahoe,)
Pizza Pilgrims (Boar Lane Leeds)
Emerging Pizza Brand of the Year
Boss Pizza (Union Street, Larkhall)
Basilco (690 Fulham Rd, London)
Pizza Time (Avondale Road, Kettering)
Japes (Dean Street, Soho, London)
Santas Pizza (Colne Road, Burnley)
The Pizza Room (Grove Road, London)
The Big Pizza (Coventry Road, Birmingham)
The Real Pizza Company (Manor Royal, Crawley)
Zia Lucia (St Marys Butt, Reading)
Mr Singhs Vegetarian Pizza (Handsworth Wood)
The Chicken Restaurant of the Year
Black Rooster Peri Peri (Duke Street, Glasgow)
Favorite Fried Chicken (Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green)
Dallas Chicken & Pizza (Shudehill, Manchester)
Miss Millies (Above Bar St, Southampton)
Slim Chickens (Grand Central Station, Birmingham)
Chicken Valley (harrow road, London)
Chicking (Edgware Rd, London)
Pepes Piri Piri (Acocks Green, Birmingham)
Rio Piri Piri (Stratford Road, SparkHill)
Morleys (Westow Hill, Crystal Palace)
Emerging Chicken Brand of the Year
Lucky B’s Hot Chicken (Giffnock)
Sides (Boxpark,Wembley)
Thunderbird Fried Chicken (The Broadway, Wimbledon)
Clucking Oinks, (Castlegate, York)
Ugly Chicken (Thompson Close, London)
Chicken George (Bancroft, Hitchin)
Chick n Sours (Kingsland Road , London)
Butchies (Tooley St, London)
JI Leeds (The Headrow, Leeds)
Bunk (Sadler Gate, Derby)
The Best Wings Restaurant
Wingers (Livery Street, Lemington Spa)
Wingstop (Shaftesbury Ave, London)
Wing Kingz (Marlborough Gate, Xscape, Milton Keynes)
Bird of Prey (Charles St, Manchester)
Wingdom (Hyde Park, Leeds)
Wingstop (Merry Hill Shopping Centre, Brierley Hill)
WingTrapp (Granby St, Leicester)
Wngz (Clapton)
Wingstar (Shirley Road, Acocks Green)
Bonehead (Lower Severn St, Birmingham)
Noodles Restaurant of the year
Chop & Wok Express (Suffolk Street, Birmingham)
Dr Noodles (Market St, St Andrews)
Oddles (Granby St,Leciester)
Wok&Go (High Street, Uxbridge)
Chopstix (1 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester)
Liu Xiaomian (Marleybone, London)
MealTime Malatang (Goodge St, London)
Slurp (Commercial street, London)
Tonkotsu (Selfridges, Bullring Birmingham)
Pho Edinburgh (St James Crescent, Edinburgh)
The Best Sushi Restaurant
Gourmet Sushi (24 Notting Hill Gate, London)
YOU Me Shushi (Friar St, Reading)
ISO Sushi (Bridge Street, Walsall)
Iro Sushi (Anglesea Rd, London)
Zumuku Sushi (Bury Road, Bolton)
Sushi Handroll (High Street Barkingside,)
Kokoro (Albion Street, Leeds)
Iro Sushi (High St, Purley)
Sushi Do g (Tower Street, London)
Sushi Passion (Great Western Arcade, Birmingham)
The Best Asian Food Restaurant
Camile Thai (Abbeville Road, London)
Grounded Kitchen (Fosse Park Avenue, Leicester)
Maki & Ramen (Bond Street, Leeds)
Buy & Bite restaurants (Cowcross St, London)
Marugame Udon (Waterloo Station, London)
Thai Express (Victoria centre, Nottingham,)
Chimaek (Hulme St, Manchester)
Noodle Nation (Bourbon Street, Aylesbury)
Seoul Bird (Bank St, London)
Bunsik (Parker St, Manchester)
The Best Doner Kebab Restaurant
I am Döner (Headingley, Leeds)
Doner Shack (Silverburn, Glasgow)
Döner Summer (Call Ln, Leeds)
Kebhouze (Oxford Street, London)
German Doner Kebab (Streatham High Rd, London)
What The Pitta (East Street, Brighton)
The Doner (High Road, Wembley)
Yayas (St Enoch Square, Glasgow)
Tavuuk Gemuse Doner (Bateman St, London)
German Doner Kebab (Oxford Road, Manchester)
Mexican Restaurant of the Year
Plan burrito (Loughborough)
Boojum (Botanic Ave)
Barburrito (Forrest Road, Edinburgh)
Chipotle (Baker Street, London)
Tortilla (Silver Street, London)
El Mex (Extra Motorwa Services , Peterborough)
Zambrero (Piccadilly, Manchester)
Trejo’s Tacos (Portobello Rd, London)
Don Tacos (Wilmslow Rd, Manchester)
Tacos MX (Lillie Rd, London)
Best Indian Street Food Restaurant Of The Year
Chai Green (Alum Rock Rd, Birmingham)
Paratha Box (Aikenhead Rd, Glasgow)
Chapati Man (81 New Rd, London)
Desi Street Food (Horsefair St, Leicester)
Chaakoo Bombay Cafe (St Vincent St, Glasgow)
Indian Street Food Corner- (Bull Yard, Coventry)
Papa-dum (St Christopher’s Pl, London)
Nutmeg Indian street kitchen (St Augustine’s Parade, Bristol)
Babuji Indian Street Food (Kentish Town Rd, London)
Naan Staap (Cranbrook Rd, Gants Hill,)
The Best Dessert Parlour
The Knot Churros (Bute Street, London)
Crêpeaffaire (Market Square, Bromley)
Sprinkes (Portswood Road, Southampton)
Treatz (Oxford Street, High Wycombe)
Snowflake Luxury Gelato (Edgware Rd, London)
Floozie Cookies (Lower Ground, Covent Garden)
Humble Crumble (Camden Market,)
Love Churros (The St, London)
Doughnut Time (Shaftesbury Ave, London)
Doughnotts (King St, Nottingham)
Dessert / Gelato Parlour of the Year
The Urban Chocolatier (Davenant St, London)
Kaspa’s Desserts (N End, Croydon)
Udderlicious Ice Cream (Upper Street Islington, London)
Ben & Jerrys (Wardour StreetLondon)
Creams (High Rd, North Finchley)
Little Dessert Shop (George Street, Tamworth, B79 7LJ)
Love Churros (Charter Pace, Watford)
Rassam’s Creamery (Beeley Street, Sheffield)
Scooperb (Hanworth Road, Hounslow,)
Fluffy Fluffy (The Headrow, Leeds)
Cafe of the Year (Franchisee)
Haute Dolci (Peninsula Square, Greenwich)
Jamaica Blue (Axletree Way, Wednesbury)
Heavenly Desserts (London Rd, Derby)
Cafe Rouge (Sheep Street, Stratford Upon Avon,)
La Maison Cafe (Abbey St, Leicester)
Utter Waffle Herne Hill (Dulwich Rd, London)
Heavenly Desserts (Soho Rd, Birmingham)
Chaiibox (Lozells Rd, Lozells, Birmingham)
The Waffle House (St Michael’s St, St Albans)
Bloom Solihull (Hobs Moat Rd, Solihull)
Sandwich Shop of the year
Jamaica Blue (Axletree Way, Wednesbury)
Which wich (Central Street, London)
Sons + Daughters (Coal Drops Yard, London)
B Bagel (Tottenham Ct Rd, London)
Sandwich Street Kitchen (Hastings St, London)
Brød Sandwich Bar (Great George St, Leeds)
Sandwich Sandwich (Baldwin St, Bristol)
Piece (Argyle St, Finnieston, Glasgow)
Feast (Chapel Walk, Sheffield)
Frankie & Tony’s Sandwich Bar (Ridley Pl, Newcastle upon Tyne)
The Best Cake & Bakery Brand of the Year
Cakes & Bakes (Hainault Rd, Romford)
Auntie Anne (Prince Charles Dr, Hendon,)
Arapina Bakery (Little Thames Walk, London)
Eggless Cake Shop (Upper Dale Road, Derby)
Cake House Bakery (Coldharbour Lane, Hayes)
Warrens Bakery (Victoria Street, Paignton)
Cafe de Nata (Old Compton St, London)
The Bakehouse by Baked In Brick (Holland Rd, Sutton Coldfield)
Cornish Bakery (West Bay, Bridport)
Gails (Hampstead High Street)
The Best Coffee Shop
Coffee Boy, (The Glassworks, Barnsley)
Esquires Coffee (Mermaid Quay, Cardiff)
Black Sheep Coffee (St Ann St, Manchester)
Muffin Break (The Rushes Shopping Centre, Loughborough)
Urban Barristas (Batavia Rd, London,)
92 Degrees (Jamaica Street, London)
Society Café (St Michael’s St, Oxford)
Black Sheep Coffee (Merry Hill, Brierley Hill)
Prufrock Coffee (Leather Lane, London)
Culworth Forge Coffee (High St, Culworth,)
Emerging Coffee Shop Brand
WatchHouse
Monmouth Coffee Company
Bean Brothers
North Star (Leeds)
Effy (Nottingham)
Chalk Coffee (Watergate St, Chester)
Bru Coffee and Gelato (Leicester)
Bold Street Coffee (Liverpool)
Established Coffee (Hill St, Belfast)
Yolk (Goose Gate, Nottingham)
Family & Friends Restaurant Brand of the Year
Afrikana Kitchen (High St, Aldridge, Walsall)
Pieminister (Stokes Croft, Bristol)
Harper’s British Classics (Merry Hill Centre Brierley Hill,)
Monterey Jack’s (Corn Exchange Road, Stirling)
Smoky Boys (Saint Albans Road, Watford,)
Veeno (Bell Ct, Stratford-upon-Avon)
Wolf (Green Park, Reading)
Cactus Jacks (Hall Gate, Doncaster)
Mr Ts (Wilmslow Road, Manchester,)
True Barbecue (Call Lane, Leeds)
Health QSR of the Year
Beleaf Juice Bar (Castlecourt Shopping Centre, Belfast)
Choppaluna (Marchmont St, London)
The Salad Project (Spitalfields, London,)
Purezza (High Street, Manchester)
Pure (Gracechurch Street, London)
Atis (Notting Hill, London)
Farmer J (Orchard Place, The Broadway)
Oakberry Açaí (Cabot Circus, Bristol)
Urban Green (Bank Street London)
Vegan Munch (Bristol Road, Birmimgham)
Bubble Tea Store of the Year
HEYBOBA (University St, Belfast)
CUPP (Bond St Brighton)
Gong Cha (New Street, Birmingham)
T4 UK (Westfield Shepherds Bush, London)
Ding Tea (Gold St, Northampton)
Boba Bloom (Easton St, High Wycombe)
Boba Coma (High Rd. Leyton)
Bubble Avenue – (Silver St, Lincoln)
Bubble Cha (Stowell St, Newcastle upon Tyne)
Tee Tea Bubble Tea (Church St, Brighton and Hove,)
Chai Cafe of the Year
Cuppa’ Chaii (The Broadway, Wimbledon)
Chaiwala of London (Springfield Quay, Glasgow)
Chai Green (Stratford Rd, Birmingham)
Karak Chaii (Helens Road, Bolton)
Chaii Master (Uxbridge Road, Hayes)
Chaii Caffe (Freckleton Business centre, Blackburn)
My Karak Chai (Wilbraham Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy)
Mi Chaii (Leeds Rd, Laisterdyke,)
chacha chai (Hillhouse Lane, Huddersfield)
Chai Paani (Belgrave Rd, Leicester)
Takeaway of the Year
Boo Burger (London Rd, Leicester)
Waff-La-Burg (New S Promenade, Blackpool)
Gourmet Burger and Fries (Mill Rd, Cambridge)
Burgerhood (Osmaston Rd, Derby)
Bad Boys: Burgers & Wings (Western Rd, Brighton and Hove,)
Chunky Chicken (Kirkgate, Wakefield)
Chicken Shop (Wardour St, London)
Wall Street Burgers (Walsgrave Rd, Coventry)
JAQKS (Temple Row, Birmingham)
Miami Crispy (Lane End Rd, Manchester)
Street Food Franchise of the Year
Chipsta (Farnham Road, Slough)
Street Geek (Barley Mow Centre, Barley)
Wrapchic (Byward Street, Tower Hill)
Jerk Junction (Firswood, Manchester)
Taka Taka (Old Christchurch Rd, Bournemouth)
Master Bao (Westfield London)
HOP Vietnamese Street Eats (Market St, Manchester)
Roti King (Euston Rd., London)
French Tacos UK (Harrow Road, London)
Egg Slut (Potobello Road , London)
Emerging QSR Brand of the Year
Barburrito
Snowflake Luxury Gelato
The Beefy Boys
Brack Burger Players
Pizza Pilgrims Chicken Valley Butchies Chickaro
Almost famous Burgers
European QSR Brand of the Year
Fat Phill’s (Netherlands)
Bagel Corner
Bageterie Boulevard
Ci Gusta Reggio Emilia
Le Pain Quotidien
NORDSEE
Mangal Doner kebab O’Tacos
Supermac
Joe & the Juice
Global QSR brand of the year
Amorino
Paris Baguette Cinnzeo
Crust Pizza
Duck Donuts Randy’s Donuts Yole
CoCo Bubble Tea Little Caesars
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
British QSR Brand of the Year
Kaspa Desserts Pepe Peri Peri
German Doner Kebab
ChaiiWala
CUPP
Shakeaway
Iro Sushi
Cake Box Muffin Break Chopstix
Growth Brand of the Year
Cafe2U
Bubble CiTea Wingers
Burger & Sauce
Cake House Bakery
Zumuku Sushi
92 Degrees Tops Pizza Archies
EL&N
Best Multisite operator of the year
QFM Group
LA Foods
The Adil Group Glenshire Group
OCO Westend,
Lemon Pepper Holdings
The Karali Group
MSG Group Kevin Foley
Southern Creation
Best Franchisor of the year
Domios Pizza Burger King Subway Sushi Daily KFC
McDoanlds Papa Johns
YO! sushi restaurants
Wendys Taco Bell
Best Halal food franchise
Chicken Cottage Mak Halal
Phat Buns
Rio Piri Piri
Don Tacos Archies
Pepe Peri Peri Chopstix
Chickaro
Amigos Burgers and Shakes
QSR Entrepreneur of the Year
Fireaway Bubble CiTea
Burger & Sauce Pure
Chaiiwala
Knoops
Giggling Squid
Yard Sale Pizza Burgerism
Cornish Bakery
