Shepherd Neame

The Publican's 30th Birthday: Bobby Neame

20-Sep-2005

Bobby Neame, chairman of Shepherd Neame, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago? I was chairing Shepherd...

Jonathan Neame Shepherd Neame

28-Jul-2005

Shepherd Neame, which fights with Young & Co of Wandsworth for the title of Britain's oldest surviving brewer, exhibited a perfect example of the...

Customers flock to Sheps' beer-with-food events

01-Jun-2005

Kent brewer Shepherd Neame is running a series of beer-and-food evenings in some of its 370 pubs and free-trade accounts. Customers at the Crown Inn,...

Time to follow Sheps' lead on PGI

26-May-2005

Something unusual happened last week. Ian Dixon, production director at Shepherd Neame of Faversham, sent me a friendly letter, pointing out a...

Sheps breaks the deadlock

10-Mar-2005

For years Shepherd Neame's Faversham brewery was hampered by the constraints of its town-centre location. Now it has broken free with the help of a...

Ringing the changes

24-Feb-2005

Although it is Britain's oldest brewery, Shepherd Neame retains a modern image. Andrew Catchpole reports.Jonathan Neame is not short of an opinion or...

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...

TV chef helping Sheps champion Kentish fare

18-Nov-2004

by Max Gosney Brewer Shepherd Neame has teamed up with TV chef Phil Vickery to champion Kentish-grown produce across its south -east pub estate....

Long division

14-Oct-2004

Shepherd Neame has achieved profit growth for the 29th year in succession. But disgruntled former vice-chairman Stuart Neame shows no sign of ending...

Sheps facing bid to shake up company

07-Oct-2004

Former Shepherd Neame vice-chairman Stuart Neame is expected to signal a new chapter in the feud of Faversham at the company's annual general meeting...

Tribunal rejects Sheps'bid for £200,000 costs

16-Sep-2004

by MA Reporter An employment tribunal in Kent unanimously rejected Shepherd Neame's claim for £200,000 in costs against its former vice-chairman...

Shepherd Neame calls time on 67-year old

15-Jul-2004

Shepherd Neame is refusing to back down on plans to push a 67-year old licensee from his pub, despite fierce opposition from 3,000 locals. Eddie...

Family feuds laid bare as the Neames dish dirt at tribunal

06-May-2004

The surprise resignation by Shepherd Neame vice-chairman Stuart Neame in October 2003 resulted in a three-day employment tribunal in Ashford, Kent,...

Stuart Neame takes Shepherd Neame to court

06-May-2004

Family relations at Shepherd Neame came back under the spotlight this week after news that Stuart Neame has taken the regional brewer to an...

Sheps plugs gap in village postal services

08-Apr-2004

Kent brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has become the first in the country to launch mobile post offices at four of its rural houses. The pubs...

Fighting fit

01-Apr-2004 By Andrew Pring

The family feud atShepherd Neame has failed to dent the Kent-basedcompany's performance. The dramas of last October's civil war did nothing to...

Standards bearer

25-Mar-2004

Shepherd Neame The consumer needs to know that service standards for ale have improved if the sector is to be revived, says Shepherd Neame sales and...

Shepherd Neame acquires two pubs

11-Mar-2004

Kent brewer Shepherd Neame has purchased two pubs, one in Essex and the other in central London. The Oval in Great Notley, Braintree, Essex, was a...

IT's war at Sheps

06-Nov-2003

by Andrew Pring Change the way you run the company, or I will encourage shareholders to sell up and put the company into outside hands. That was the...

Stuart Neame hits back at "libellous" claims

06-Nov-2003

Stuart Neame, the outspoken "Kill the Bill" campaigner and former vice-chairman of Shepherd Neame, has accused the Kent brewer of acting...

The battle of Kent

05-Nov-2003

Mark Stretton analyses the family feud at Shepherd Neame that brought about the recent departure of vice-chairman Stuart Neame.Most brewing families...

Stuart Neame resigns from Shepherd Neame

30-Oct-2003

Stuart Neame, the outspoken vice-chairman of Shepherd Neame, has quit the company.The Kent brewer and pub operator issued a statement on the OFEX...

Trade associations fail over licensing reform, says Neame

14-Jul-2003

Stuart Neame, the "Kill the Bill" campaigner and vice-chairman of Kent brewer Shepherd Neame, has accused trade associations of failing the industry...

Neames' troops rally round for war heroes

19-Dec-2002

Spitfire Premium Kentish Ale is to back an appeal to commemorate our greatest heroes and heroines, the winners of the Victoria Cross and George...

Shepherd Neame offers customers a 568 of Oranjeboom

08-Nov-2002

Kent brewer Shepherd Neame has launched some new branded glasses to celebrate the "Euro pint" in a tongue-in-cheek fashion.The new range of 568ml...

Pub trade must present a united front on licensing reform

31-Oct-2002

The pub trade needs to present a united front to Parliament or it could shoot itself in the foot over licensing reform.Speaking at a conference run...

Government says no to duty cut

24-Oct-2002

The government says it has no intention of cutting duty on beer despite public support for an end to its current efforts to tackle the rising tide of...

Licensing reform will cost licensees more, says Neame

04-Oct-2002

Kill the Bill campaigner Stuart Neame has accused the government of fiddling the figures over licensing reform. Stuart Neame, vice chairman of Kent...

Reform campaigners put pen to paper

30-May-2002

Campaigners hoping to derail the current licensing reform proposals are to write to 40,000 publicans across the country asking for their support.The...

PEL plan poses a threat to live music in pubs

24-May-2002

Live music in pubs could become a thing of the past if the government's plans for licensing reform go ahead. Stuart Neame, vice chairman of...

Neame leads campaign to axe licensing reform plans

09-May-2002

Licensees, pub companies and brewers are being urged to get behind a campaign to scrap the government's licensing reform plans.Stuart Neame...

Shepherd's high

08-Mar-2002

Kent brewer Shepherd Neame has gone beyond its roots and is now positively blooming, says MD Jonathan Neame. Caroline Nodder reportsIf you were to...

Shepherd Neame keeps bottle with infamous ads

26-Nov-2001

More Spitfire adverts are revealed despite German brewery linkShepherd Neame has unveiled the latest instalment in the jingoistic "Bottle of Britain"...

Shepherd Neame signs deal with Holsten

11-Oct-2001

Shepherd Neame may well have to tone down its jingoistic Spitfire advertising campaign after signing an agreement with Germany's Holsten Brauerei...

Shepherd Neame profits up in difficult trading conditions

04-Oct-2001

Shepherd Neame has announced that pre-tax profits are up nearly 10 per cent on last year to £8.2m, despite difficult trading conditions.The Kent...

Licensing reform group warned to drop protest

31-May-2001

Reform opposition could 'derail process', says BLRATrade leaders have warned campaigners to drop their opposition to licensing reform proposals given...

Neame says no to Government licensing reform plans

21-May-2001

A leading trade campaigner has said he would prefer the licensing system to stay as it is rather than see the Government's proposed reforms brought...

Family brewers in support for licensing bill campaign

18-May-2001

Support is growing for the trade group campaigning against Government plans to move licensing control from magistrates to local authorities.The...

East is feast

24-Apr-2001

Asian beers are finally moving out of restaurants and into pubs. We are a nation of curry addicts. Whether at home, at the local curry house or pub,...

Shepherd Neame makes most of 'Bottle of Britain' campaign

23-Mar-2001

Shepherd Neame is making the most of its controversial Spitfire Ale "Bottle of Britain" advertising campaign - by selling beach towels and posters...

Shepherd Neame cleared over Spitfire ads

19-Mar-2001

Shepherd Neame is to continue its lighthearted advertising campaign for Spitfire ale after complaints about the posters were dismissed by the...

Shepherd Neame guns for laughs with Spitfire ads

11-Dec-2000

Britain's oldest brewer Shepherd Neame is set to raise eyebrows as well as smiles, after it launched the latest phase of its Spitfire Premium Ale...