BIH Spotlight Awards name Marverine Cole a beverage professional
Be Inclusive Hospitality (BIH) has announced the winners of its 2026 Spotlight Awards, naming Birmingham beer expert Marverine Cole among the honourees. Cole is an award-winning beer writer, journalist and broadcaster and one of the UK’s first accredited female beer sommeliers. She was named beverage professional of the year. She is the resident beer and drink expert on ITV’s Sunday morning Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh, and is also a broadcaster and newsreader on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Now in its fifth year, the BIH Spotlight Awards brought together 300 industry professionals at Quaglino’s in London to celebrate the sector’s black and ethnic minority talent across 16 categories, including chefs, restaurants, pubs, drinks professionals, brands, cuisines, people leaders and writers. Source: Beer Today
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