Shepherd Neame
Focused reporting on the strategy, operations, and performance of one of Britain’s longest-established brewing and pub companies. This section covers leadership updates, estate developments, branded pub refurbishments, financial performance, and the evolving role of beer, food, and accommodation within the group’s managed and tenanted sites. For pub landlords, hospitality investors, and F&B professionals, these insights offer a window into how a heritage-led operator adapts to modern consumer trends and regional market pressures.
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May- 2025 -16 MayPubs and Bars
Daniel Thwaites appoints Kevin Georgel as non-executive director
Daniel Thwaites, owner of hospitality group Thwaites, has announced the appointment of Kevin Georgel as non-executive director with effect from 1 June 2025. Georgel is currently the chief executive of family owned St Austell Brewery in Cornwall and was previously chairman of the British Beer and Pub Association and the…
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Apr- 2025 -16 AprilNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 16/04/25
Big Mamma Holdings has seen its turnover rise 10% to £44m in 2024. According to the group’s filings at Companies House, last year was the first where all six restaurants – Gloria, Circolo Popolare, Ave Mario, Jacuzzi and Carlotta in London, and La Bellezza in Birmingham – were operating. Out…
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16 AprilPubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame managing director to step down
Shepherd Neame has announced that Jonathon Swaine, managing director, Pubs, will step down from his role as a director of the company on 17 April 2025. Swaine leaves the business after nearly three years in the role. Before joining Shepherd Neame, Swaine held senior positions at Fuller Smith and Turner,…
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Mar- 2025 -24 MarchNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 24/03/25
Wendy’s is on track to open its 50th UK restaurant in 2025, a year that will also see it establish its presence in Scotland, Ireland and Romania for the first time. New Wendy’s restaurants will open in Blackpool, Glasgow, Grays (Lakeside), Watford, and York in the coming months, creating over…
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24 MarchPubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame reopens The Westminster Arms after £1.2m refurb
Shepherd Neame has officially reopened its landmark London pub, The Westminster Arms, following a 10-week £1.2m refurbishment programme. Located in very close proximity to the Houses of Parliament, the pub features a division bell by its bar so that MPs can dash back to the House to vote. Now open…
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Dec- 2024 -6 DecemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 06/12/24
Cooks Coffee will expand its Irish footprint with Dairygold, which will see the Irish farmer owned co-operative operate and manage four Esquires-branded cafés within its Co-op Superstores in Middleton, Carrigaline, and Mallow in Cork and Raheen in Limerick. The contract is for an initial period of 10 years effective immediately. …
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6 DecemberPubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame’s The White Horse at Boughton-under-Blean reopens
Shepherd Neame’s 600-year-old country inn The White Horse at Boughton-under-Blean has officially reopened its doors after experienced licensees, the Thompson family, restored and refurbished the property. With more than 40 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Sharon and Gordon Thompson, along with all their grown-up children, already run They run…
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Nov- 2024 -27 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 27/11/24
Mitchells and Butlers total revenues hit £2.6bn in FY24, with like-for-like sales growing by 5.3%. This comes as the pub group has risen to a profit of £19m in its full-year results, up from a previous loss of £13m, following a strong trading performance. Post year-end, Mitchells and Butlers has…
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27 NovemberPubs and Bars
Award-winning licensee takes on second Shepherd Neame pub
Award-winning licensee Amy Glenie has just taken on her second Shepherd Neame pub, The Royal Sovereign in Bexhill-on-Sea. Glenie, 40, took on The Blue Anchor in Crowborough with the Faversham-based independent family brewer and pub company in 2018. It was her first time as a licensee, after managing a pub…
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Oct- 2024 -2 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 02/10/24
Shepherd Neame’s revenues have hit a “record” £172.3m for the year ended 29 June, following strong performances in London and its tenanted pubs division. It comes as divisional revenues in tenanted pubs grew by 5.1% to £35.6m during the year, with divisional underlying operating profits inching up to £12.8m from…
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