Jonathan Neame

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Shepherd Neame flaunts new corporate rebrand

28-Sep-2016 By Sara Hussein

Shepherd Neame, one of the country’s oldest brewers, is poised to flaunt its new branding after revealing the concept yesterday (Tuesday 27 September). 

Pubco critic accuses BBPA chairman Jonathan Neame of industry code breaches

14-Oct-2014 By James Wallin

Anti-pubco campaigner Dave Mountford has accused the British Beer & Pub Association chairman Jonathan Neame of failing to abide by the Industry Framework Code.

BBPA chairman Jonathan Neame slams "unsustainable" tax burden on pubs and brewers

23-Oct-2012 By John Harrington

There’s “something very wrong” with Britain’s tax system when firms like Starbucks pay “next to nothing” while brewers endure an “unsustainable” tax burden, British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chairman Jonathan Neame has said.

The Big Interview: Jonathan Neame, BBPA Chairman

31-Jul-2012

Shepherd Neame boss Jonathan Neame tells Michelle Perrett what he, as the new chairman of the British Beer and Pub Association, sees as the organisation’s main aims, and how the industry should handle some of its major challenges.

Neame: "Time for the industry to fight its corner on taxation"

06-Jul-2012 By Michelle Perrett

Apathy is the greatest enemy of the trade, the new chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association has claimed. Jonathan Neame, also CEO of Shepherd Neame, said the industry should be united and rally round one message — that there is “too much taxation”.

Beer duty escalator has to go, says Neame

16-Jun-2011 By Michelle Perrett

The duty escalator "must go" Shepherd Neame chief executive Jonathan Neame told Treasury minister Justine Greening last week. The minister visited...

Fight to convince government over duty will go on, says Neame

28-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ

"Needless to say 'extremely disappointing'." Jonathan Neame's reaction to last week's Budget was echoed across the pub sector, but the chief...

The Good Shepherd. Neame, that is

18-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ

While others have floundered in recent times, the Faversham-based group has chalked up record turnover for its most recent financial year, achieved...

Pub bosses' anger at Darling's hike

22-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ

Leading figures across the UK brewing and pub industries have reacted with weary resignation to the Budget. Marston's chief executive Ralph Findlay...

'Beer tax an ineffective tool for fighting disorder'

15-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney

Raising beer tax to stop crime and disorder is like taxing car manufacturers for motorists speeding, says Shepherd Neame boss Jonathan Neame.

Pub closure rate has not peaked, warns Neame

25-Feb-2009 By James Wilmore

Calls for the government to ditch the duty escalator and bring in fairer taxation on draught beer reached fever pitch today at a lively meeting in...

Neame: 25% of pubs could close

25-Feb-2009 By Tamara Sender, M&C Report

Shepherd Neame boss Jonathan Neame has warned that 25% of all Britain's pubs could close for good unless duty on beer is cut. Speaking at a...

'Neame calls on government to stand up for pubs'

24-Nov-2008

In a column for The Times Shepherd Neame boss Jonathan Neame writes: " Most people in the country want to have a strong, vibrant pub near them,...

City Diary: 16 October

16-Oct-2008 By The PMA Team

All the latest gossip from the City.

Sheps: Most difficult year in memory

08-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney

Increasing costs, the smoking ban and the credit crunch have combined to make it as difficult a year as anyone in the industry can remember, according to Shepherd Neame boss Jonathan Neame.

Focus South East: Reading the ban

17-Jul-2008

Sitting in the stylish, slate-flagged garden of the Vine in Tenterden, Kent, under a sunny June sky it was easy to imagine that this was just how the...

Neame: 8,000 pubs at risk after Budget

03-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney

Shepherd Neame boss Jonathan Neame has slammed the "arrogance" and "thoughtlesness" of the Government

Budget will cause 8,000 pub closures

03-Apr-2008 By James Wilmore

A pubco chief has today sent out a "Mayday warning" to the government, claiming that 8,000 pubs face closure as a result of the Budget. Speaking to...

The City and 'that' Budget

25-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ

As one brewer suggested to me last week, there is a long line of people wanting to give Alistair Darling "a hefty kick in the privates" following his...

Neame calls for fairer beer tax

14-Feb-2008

Shepherd Neame chief executive Jonathan Neame has called for fairer treatment of beer in the Budget. Speaking in a Radio Four debate on You and...

Forthcoming Budget "crucial to industry's fortunes

15-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ

Measures announced at the next Budget could prove to be vital to the fortunes of the UK pub and brewing sectors, according to Jonathan Neame, chief...

Brewers fearful of beer duty hike

26-Nov-2007

Brewers are warning of a "perfect storm" for brewing if the government increases beer duty in the next Budget.A rise in duty, brewing chiefs today...

Green growth

15-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ

Green, as everyone knows by now, is the new black. Businesses are paying heed to environmental issues, and it's not just about appeasing tree-hugging...

Smoke ban planning issues

20-Feb-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci

"We're stuck between a rock and a hard place." These were the words of licensee Andy Longman last week, after he was refused planning permission to...

Brewer's three million pound plan for ban

04-Oct-2006 By The PMA Team

Kent brewer and retailer Shepherd Neame is to spend £3m preparing its estate of 375 pubs for next year's smoke ban. The company has already...

Sheps Tapps into local spud market

02-Jun-2005

Potato farmer Nicholas Tapp joined Shepherd Neame chief executive Jonathan Neame to taste the first of 2005's Kentish new potato crop at the Crown...

Time to stand up and reveal our trade's good side

17-Feb-2005

The time has come for a strong defence of the good that the pub and drinks industry does, argues Jonathan Neame, chief executive at Shepherd Neame...