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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Jun- 2022 -29 JunePubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame sales rise 13%
Shepherd Neame has revealed its retail sales grew 13% year-on-year for the six weeks ending 25 June 2022, compared with the same period last year when indoor trading was allowed again on 17 May 2021. Shepherd Neame is Britain’s oldest brewer and owner and operator of 299 pubs in Kent…
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Feb- 2022 -22 FebruaryPubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame appoints new pub MD
Shepherd Neame has appointed Jonathon Swaine as its new managing director of pubs. The brewery described Swaine as an “experienced, proven operator” in the hospitality and pub sector. Prior to the last three years as managing director of Retail at the Rank Group Plc, he has spent the majority of…
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Dec- 2021 -3 DecemberRestaurants
StarStock and Morrisons partner to support hospitality operators
StarStock, the online marketplace which aims to “revolutionise” the on-trade food and drink supply chain, is expanding its existing partnership with Morrisons to “help operators across the UK fulfill their food and drink order requirements”. As part of a revised focus to support hospitality businesses, the platform has reduced its…
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Jul- 2021 -30 JulyBreweries and Distilleries
Shepherd Neame performs ahead of expectations since reopening
Shepherd Neame, the British brewer and pub owner, claimed it has performed “ahead of our expectations” in terms of cash and profits since it last reported on 21 April 2021. The group saw total retail sales reach 84% of 2019’s pre-pandemic levels for the 11 weeks from 12 April to…
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May- 2021 -17 MayPubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame to recruit more than 300 new staff members
Shepherd Neame has revealed that it will be bolstering its team by recruiting more than 300 new members as it prepares to reopen its entire estate in the next few weeks. The Faversham-based brewer and pub company has a total of 312 pubs and hotels, of which 65 are managed…
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Oct- 2020 -8 OctoberNews
Shepherd Neame operating as ‘profitable and cash generative’
Pub chain and brewery Shepherd Neame announced that the business has been “profitable and cash generative” since pubs reopened on 4 July. The Faversham-based brewery has bounced back from the financial hit taken during the previous financial year to 28 June, mainly due to initiatives such as the Eat Out…
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Apr- 2020 -28 AprilBreweries and Distilleries
Shepherd Neame reopens online shop
Shepherd Neame has announced the reopening of its online shop, and pledged to make a donation to the NHS for every item ordered until the end of May. The Faversham-based brewer’s pubs, hotels and brewery shop have been closed since 20 March in line with government advice. Whilst its online…
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2 AprilCoronavirus
Shepherd Neame creates hand sanitiser for frontline workers
Shepherd Neame announced that it is partnering with Copper Rivet Distillery to create hand sanitiser for emergency services and frontline workers. The brewery and pub operator has begun brewing ‘clean beer’ for the initiative, which is around 10% ABV. No hops will be used to ensure it is aroma and…
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Mar- 2020 -26 MarchCoronavirus
Shepherd Neame announces staffing changes
Shepherd Neame has announced a temporary change to its staffing structure and salary levels as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold. In an aim to protect jobs for the long term, none of its staff are being made redundant, and all will remain employed “in the hope that the teams…
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18 MarchPubs and Bars
Shepherd Neame implements ‘extensive measures’ amid pandemic
Shepherd Neame has announced a series of “extensive measures” to ensure the health of staff and customers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Effective from 19 March, all office staff will be home-based, and the front office and visitor facilities in Faversham will close. There will be a temporary suspension of brewery…
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