Shepherd Neame

Beer

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). 

Beer

Shepherd Neame adds fresh pumpkin to Halloween beer

15-Sep-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Shepherd Neame has announced it will incorporate spiced fresh pumpkin into its seasonal Spooks Ale.

The dangers of drunken cooking after the pub

29-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

Drinkers have been urged to resist satisfying the munchies with home-cooked food after arriving home from a night at the pub.

Property

Shepherd Neame completes pub acquisitions

28-Jun-2016 By James Evison

Kent-based brewery and pub operator Shepherd Neame has completed its purchase of seven freehold pubs from Enterprise following discussions with the pubco.

City news

Sheps buy eight Enterprise pubs

13-Jun-2016 By James Wallin, MCA

Shepherd Neame has announced the acquisition of eight pubs from Enterprise Inns.

Publican Awards 2016: Outstanding industry contribution

14-Mar-2016 By James Evison

The 25th anniversary of the Publican Awards was brought to a close with Shepherd Neame’s Jonathan Neame taking home the award for Outstanding Industry Contribution.

city news

Shepherd Neame sales up 2.7% in tenanted and 6.5% in managed estates

02-Mar-2016 By MC Allegra FS

Shepherd Neame has announced like-for-like sales in its managed estate up 6.5% for the half year to 26 December with tenanted like-for-like EBITDAR up 2.7%.

Britain's nearest pub to France acquired by Shepherd Neame

14-Jan-2016 By M&C Allegra

Kent-based family brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame has acquired The Coastguard in St Margaret’s Bay, near Dover.

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Ex-Rolling Stones & Le Gavroche chef takes on Canterbury pub

11-Jan-2016 By James Evison

An award-winning chef who has catered to rock stars such as the Rolling Stones has taken on Shepherd Neame pub, The Granville, in Lower Hardres, Canterbury.

Shepherd Neame launches new chef training programme

12-Oct-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Shepherd Neame has rolled out a new training programme for chefs at its managed sites.

Beer

Shepherd Neame launches Late Red Autumn Splendour Ale

18-Sep-2015 By Michelle Perrett

Kent brewer Shepherd Neame has launched its special edition Late Red Autumn Splendour Ale (4.5% ABV).

Shepherd Neame eyes potential for managed estate growth

10-Mar-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Jonathan Neame, chief executive of Kent-based brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame, has said the company is in a good position to grow its managed estate.

VIDEO

VIDEO: Top 50 Gastropubs No. 1 - the Sportsman, Kent

05-Feb-2015 By James Evison

The Publican's Morning Advertiser caught up with Top 50 Gastropubs winner, Stephen Harris, tenant and chef at Shepherd Neame's The Sportsman in Seasalter, Kent.

Rare collection of vintage pub posters found

23-Jan-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

A rare collection of British beer marketing posters dating back to the 1950s have been discovered in Kent – including one featuring a copy of the Morning Advertiser.

Two new pubs for Shepherd Neame

06-Jan-2015 By Mike Berry

Shepherd Neame has acquired two well-known pubs in Surrey and Berkshire.

Shepherd Neame marks 25th anniversary of Faversham Hop Festival

02-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Kent brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame rolled a barrel of beer through the streets of Faversham last weekend to mark the 25th year of the town’s Hop Festival.

Shepherd Neame business rates appeals save tenants £400k

19-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Shepherd Neame has successfully appealed the business rates of almost a third of its tenanted pubs, providing total savings of over £400,000.

Kent teenager unearths century-old Shepherd Neame beer bottle

02-Jul-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A Shepherd Neame beer bottle dating back more than 100 years has been discovered by a teenager on a woodland walk.

Pub chef triumphs in British BBQ Battle

23-Jun-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

Shepherd Neame development chef Carol Haime picked up first prize in the pub/bar category at this year’s British BBQ Battle.

Neame 'more optimistic than ever' about tenanted sector

17-Jun-2014 By Ruth Williams

Shepherd Neame chief executive Jonathan Neame has said he’s more optimistic about the tenanted pub sector now than at any point during 23 years in the industry, and the time is ripe to make investments.

Shepherd Neame facing family revolt over restructure

30-May-2014 By James Wallin

Stuart Neame has accused the board of directors at his family firm of lying to shareholders over plans to simplify its capital structure.

Sheps growth accelerates across estate

05-Mar-2014 By John Harrington

Shepherd Neame, the Kent-based brewer and pub operator, saw growth accelerate across its tenanted and managed pubs, its hotels and core brands in the 26 weeks ended 28 December, with managed like-for-likes up 7.5% in the period.

News of the Brews: new beers from Shepherd Neame, Carlsberg & the Calvors Brewery

03-Feb-2014 By Robyn Black

Here's our weekly round-up of new beers hitting the market.

Shepherd Neame reports managed like-for-like sales growth

25-Sep-2013 By John Harrington

Shepherd Neame, the Kent brewer and pub operator, has reported a 3.3% rise in like-for-like sales at its managed sites in the 52 weeks to 29 June and a “robust” performance of its tenanted estate, where like-for-like EBITDA fell 1%.

Shepherd Neame reveals plans for new beers

13-Aug-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Shepherd Neame has launched two more Whitstable Bay beers and has more releases in the pipeline, the Kent brewery has revealed.

Sheps reports satisfactory trading and restructures board

25-Jul-2013 By John Harrington

Shepherd Neame has announced a reorganisation of its board as it has reached a 10-year logistics agreement with Kuehne + Nagel, in a move that will see the departure of production and distribution director Tom Falcon and is likely to result in a “limited...

Tenanted Pub Summit: Shepherd Neame chief claims there will be no statutory code

21-Jun-2013 By John Harrington and Michelle Perrett

There will not be a statutory code of conduct for the pub industry, according to the Shepherd Neame boss and chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association Jonathan Neame.

Shepherd Neame makes 15 redundancies across the business

03-Apr-2013 By John Harrington

Shepherd Neame, the Kent-based brewer and pub operator, has made 15 redundancies across the company in March.

Statutory code: Community pubs minister Brandon Lewis will contribute to pubco-tenant regulation plans

31-Jan-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Community pubs minister Brandon Lewis will be involved in the Government’s plans to introduce a statutory code of conduct and an adjudicator for the pubco-tenant relationship.

Shepherd Neame intervenes to prevent EMRO on pubs in Deal

06-Dec-2012 By Adam Pescod

Proposals for an early morning restriction order (EMRO) to be imposed on pubs in Deal, Kent have been dismissed following a campaign by Shepherd Neame.

Shepherd Neame to target food operation of 60 tenanted pubs a year

31-Oct-2012 By Lesley Foottit

Kent brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame plans to improve the food offer of 60 tenanted pubs a year.

New beers from Shepherd Neame

26-Oct-2012 By Jessica Harvey

Shepherd Neame has launched two new beers which were brought back to life from 19th century brewer’s logs.

Shepherd Neame plans "significant" investment in its pubs

17-Oct-2012 By John Harrington

Shepherd Neame, the Kent brewer and pub operator, plans to undertake between 20 and 25 significant investments in its pubs during this financial year and aims to extend the support offered to its tenants.

Shepherd Neame reports steep rise in pre-tax profit and record turnover

26-Sep-2012 By Mark Wingett

Shepherd Neame, the Kent-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a 39.7% rise in pre-tax profit and record turnover that increased 9.6% to £133m for the 53 weeks to 30 June on the back of acquisitions and rising like-for-likes.

Pub Chef Opinion: Offering food is the way to go

30-Jul-2012 By Lesley Foottit

To steal Booker’s guide title, it’s ‘all about food’ in the pub market. More of the big operators are increasingly putting their focus on how to help their licensees install a food offer or improve existing ones for greater profit.

Shepherd Neame appoints new finance director

28-Oct-2011 By Mark Wingett

Shepherd Neame, the Kent-based brewer and pub operator, has appointed Mark Rider, former head of finance, food at Sainsbury’s, as its new finance and IT director.

The Yum guns

28-Oct-2011

Tim Foster tells Alison Baker how its second venture, the Grove Ferry Inn, has placed the Yummy Pub Company firmly on the map.

Shepherd Neame hits out at 'highly damaging' beer duty rises

05-Oct-2011 By Ewan Turney

Shepherd Neame has hit out at the “misguided” and “highly damaging” increases in beer duty that are reducing the potential for investment in the pub and beer industry.

Sheps boosts pub with £700k refurb

30-Jun-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Kent brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame has spent £700,000 refurbishing the Crown in Blackheath, south-east London. The pub now has an extra...

Brakes and Shepherd Neame launch BFF competition

13-Jun-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Foodservice supplier Brakes has teamed up with brewer Shepherd Neame to launch its Best of British chef competition, as part of British Food...

Woolpack is top Shepherd Neame pub

13-Jun-2011 By Michelle Perrett

The Woolpack, in Banstead, Surrey, has been named Shepherd Neame Pub of the Year in its annual pub awards. Licensees Angie and Danny Irwin were...

Sheps steaks a claim with US-style cuts

07-Feb-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire

Shepherd Neame is set to introduce some innovative cuts of steak from the US as part of a shake-up of its menus. The cuts, the flat iron steak, club...

Shepherd Neame profits surge

07-Oct-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report

Shepherd Neame this morning revealed a record turnover and beer volumes as it unveiled a 25.5% increase in profit before tax of £8.7m.

Shepherd Neame in rude health

07-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ

Kent brewer Shepherd Neame has reported what it describes as record turnover for the year to June 26, 2010, boosted by what it called a well-invested...

Caledonian Club chef wins the League

30-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit

The Caledonian Club in London's head chef has been crowned champion of the League of Club Chefs annual competition. Paul Hodson won the final...

Pub allotments: The Good Life

15-Jul-2010 By Katie Coyne

The idea of growing your own fruit and veg seems to conjure up surprisingly poignant memories for people. There's the historic collective memory of...

Licensee wins rent paid for a year

22-Jun-2010

A lucky licensee will have his rent paid a year after winning £30,000 in a competition run by brewers Shepherd Neame. Geoff Mountain, licensee of...

Derbyshire hosts win Shepherd Neame contest

21-Jun-2010 By John Harrington

Two Derbyshire hosts have had their rent paid for a year, plus a bit extra, after coming up trumps in a promotion for Shepherd Neame's Spitfire ale.

Re-inventing your offer to attract new trade

18-Jun-2010 By Sheila McWattie

To suddenly lose a third of the potential clientele on your doorstep could spell disaster, but one Kent licensee grew the business in the face of adversity.

Shepherd Neame names Chef of the Year 2010

27-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Shepherd Neame has named Alan Skinner of the Flying Horse in Wye, Kent, its 2010 Chef of the Year. He was awarded the accolade for his approach to...