The CODE Hospitality Happiest Place to Work awards celebrates the UK’s most progressive and happiest places to work. This year the overall winner for 2024 was none other than the Peckham-based Forza restaurant group, with a further 21 companies being named as some of the UK’s best hospitality businesses to work. Out of the 22 UK businesses, five based in south London were named for their “standard setting” environments for employees.
Respondents anonymously answered 10 questions (for example: “I can be myself at work” and “I have sufficient opportunities for team socialising and bonding”) to generate an overall Happiness Score and Advocacy Score for each company. This year’s list, sponsored by Planday, received over 2,500 responses across 300 nominated companies. Here’s the full list: Forza Restaurants, London Forza was named as this year's winner with a happiness score of 766.
5 and an advocacy score of 9.3. The restaurant grew from a Peckham pop-up before opening restaurants in Rye Lane and the Royal National Theatre, with a team of 100 employees strong.
Forza was named as this year's winner with a happiness score of 766.5 and an advocacy score of 9.3.
(Image: CODE Hospitality) The business was named winner by judges on account of its staff welfare and community projects, creating work experience and entry-level roles for vulterable or at risk 16–18-year-olds. Chefs in Schools, Brixton Charity mission Chefs in Schools was created a decade ago in a bid t.