Mayor of Hackney's Business Awards 2016: and the winners are...
Businesses great and small came together last night in BL-NK, Shoreditch, for the Mayor of Hackney’s Business Awards 2016, which celebrate and reward the extraordinary work of local business people.
Here are the winners:
Best Hackney Business
Winner: We Are Pop-Up, connecting empty shops with businesses and brands
Best Hackney Entrepreneur
Winner: The Kenton, pub
Best Creative Business
Joint-winner: Studio Souffle, bespoke inflatables designers
Joint-winner: Fee Fee La Fou HQ, independent creative collective
Hackney Business Charter Award for Best Overall Contribution to the Borough
Winner: Hackney Co-operative Developments, local economic community development agency
Outstanding Hackney 100 Employee
Winner: Dila Tumer, who works for Hackney Today
Best Fairtrade Business
Winner: Liberation Foods, farmer-owned Fairtrade nut company
Best Place to Eat and Drink (people's choice award)
Winner: Curio Cabal, coffee shop