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QSR MEDIA UK AWARDS NOMINATIONS OPEN

Brands can nominate for 18 awards.

QSR Media UK Awards 2025 is now open for nominations.

Quick-service and fast-casual restaurant brands can nominate their initiatives to be recognised in one of the UK’s premier conferences.

The nomination is open to all multi-site fast food and fast-casual restaurants in the UK.  Each can nominate for a maximum of 5 categories. Brands are allowed to submit an initiative to multiple categories (the nomination limit still applies).

However, this initiative can win in one category only. Each nomination form is valid for 1 entry only.

A team of chosen experts from the fast food and fast-casual restaurant industry will evaluate the nominations based on the documents submitted by entrants. Nomination is free.

The awards to be presented are:

  • Best Digital Initiative
  • Best Brand Transformation 
  • Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative
  • Best Marketing Campaign (Small to Medium Restaurant Chain) 
  • Best Marketing Campaign (Large Restaurant Chain
  • Best New Concept 
  • Rising Star 
  • Best Innovation
  • Best Menu Innovation
  • Best Brand Collaboration
  • Best Customer Experience
  • Best Restaurant Renovation
  • Best Delivery Initiative
  • Best Employee Recognition Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion Champion
  • Squad of the Yea
  • Special Recognition Award
  • 2025 Multi-Site Restaurant of the Year 

The deadline for nomination is on 21 April 2025. The awards will be presented on 16 June 2025, during the QSR Media UK Conference & Awards 2025.

Do you think you have what it takes? Nominate now!

Want to know who last year’s winners are? Click this link.

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