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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Jan- 2026 -21 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Historic Farringdon pub to reopen in February after £1.8m refurb
The Hoop and Grapes in Farringdon, a historic pub near Fleet Street is set to reopen in February following a £1.8m refurbishment by independent brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame. The pub, a Grade II-listed building dating back to the early 18th Century, has been closed since 2019 during redevelopment…
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Oct- 2025 -1 OctoberPubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame’s ‘resilient’ FY sales offset brewing decline
Shepherd Neame has welcomed a “resilient” full-year performance, despite revenues dipping by 4.6% to £164.3m, down from £172.3m the prior year, and lower brewing volumes. In the year ended 28 June 2025, underlying profit before tax fell by 3.7% to £7.6m. However, the brewer said it delivered “particularly strong” growth…
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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 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 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 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 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 OctoberPubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame FY revenues rise 3.6% to ‘record’ £172.3m
Shepherd Neame has revealed that revenues rose by 3.6% to 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…
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Aug- 2024 -23 AugustPubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame launches first pub pizza wagon
Independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has unveiled its first pizza wagon, Little Tom, offering handmade sourdough pizzas to eat in or take away at its pubs. The wagon, titled Little Tom due to its tomato-red colour, has been adapted to incorporate a bespoke pizza oven along with…
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Mar- 2024 -21 MarchPubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame revenues surge to £89.0m in H1 2024
Shepherd Neame, Britain’s oldest brewer and owner and operator of 296 pubs in Kent and the Southeast has reported a record revenue growth of 4.3% to £89.0m in H1 2024. For the 26 weeks ended 23 December 2023, the group also saw its underlying EBITDA increase 5.2% to £12.0m and…
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