The 2023 Outstanding Contribution recipient, Stefano Catino, really needs no introduction. He has won many awards – everything from our Most Influential List #1 in 2022, to his bar Maybe Sammy making the World’s 50 Best Bars List consistently over the past few years.
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This award pays tribute to someone who has made a marked difference to the bar industry through their passion and dedication, and who has had an outsized, positive effect on the industry. This year’s recipient is Martin Lange, a Brisbane bar operator who has been in the hospitality industry for more than two decades.
In the last year, she has truly shown her mettle supporting her beloved staff and the wider community through COVID. She continues this today with daily food drives during Sydney’s current lockdown.
Each year at the Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards, an individual is recognised with the award for Outstanding Contribution. But this year is a little different.
Sven Almenning, Director of Behind Bars, will receive the Outstanding Contribution award at the Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards next Wednesday, 23 September. So before he takes the stage next week we thought we would give you a little insight into Sven’s career and how he went from Norwegian Naval Officer to the Company Director of Behind Bars.