| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.09.2026 | Family businesses are the economy’s great survivors | Family businesses in this country are not just widely ignored, they are frequently looked down upon. But they are among the most innovative and longest standing companies around, says Nigel Cope
In discussions about how business can help de... |
| 24.06.2026 | UK Navigates Leadership Shift Amid Economic Headwinds and Tech Push | The UK charts a new course. Andy Burnham assumes the premiership. Markets eye his fiscal strategies. Economic headwinds persist. Brexit's long-term impacts surface. Retailers battle online giants. Government targets outsourcing, consumer fr... |
| 23.06.2026 | ‘Not all sunlit uplands’: Pub bosses weigh in on whether Brexit leaves a bitter taste | A decade on from the referendum, has Brexit left a bitter taste? The bosses of the UK’s biggest pub firms have their say
Notoriously outspoken, the bosses of the UK’s leading pub brands are usually shouting about the same thing: the tax and... |
| 01.06.2026 | Pub bosses warn tax hikes driving youth unemployment crisis | Pub bosses have warned that Labour tax hikes are driving the youth unemployment crisis, which is pushing the UK towards an “economic catastrophe”.
Several hospitality leaders have called on the government to reverse its increases to employe... |
| 06.05.2026 | Wetherspoon issues profit warning over ‘substantial’ cost hikes | JD Wetherspoon has warned it could miss profit targets over “substantial increases in costs,” as pubs brace for soaring energy and shipping prices due to the Iran war.
The UK’s best-known pub chain confirmed on Tuesday that the much-feared ... |
| 20.03.2026 | Wetherspoon shares tumble as profit disappoints | Shares in the country’s best-known pub chain have tumbled after profit failed to meet expectations even after they were downgraded.
Pre-tax profit at JD Wetherspoon fell by 32 per cent to £22m for the first half of this year, and operating ... |
| 18.03.2026 | Shepherd Neame braces for energy price shock as Iran war drives up costs | Shepherd Neame has become the latest pub company to express concern over the spectre of rising energy costs after the war in Iran sent the price of oil soaring.
The Kent-based brewer, pub and hotel group, which is listed on the Aquis stock ... |
| 18.03.2026 | Greene King to put 150 pubs on chopping block | Pubs giant Greene King is considering selling 150 of its pubs and offloading dozens more to franchisees, as its managing director quits.
The pub operator, which has 2,500 premises in the UK, has said it will put around 300 of its managed pu... |
| 05.03.2026 | Pub industry ‘screaming for a reset’ amid wave of closures, says Shepherd Neame boss | The beer and pub industry is “screaming for a reset”, the boss of the UK’s oldest brewer has warned, as companies brace for more venue closures under the strain of sharp tax hikes and minimum wage rises.
Jonathan Neame, chief executive of A... |
| 09.01.2026 | This new City pub has a controversial past life | A pub that first opened over three hundred years ago is set to reopen on Fleet Street next month. The Hoop and Grapes isn’t just any 17th century inn: it has a particularly interesting story.
The pub was one of a handful of locations where ... |
| 02.10.2025 | Old Doctor Butler’s Head is the City’s weirdest – and best? – pub | We’re celebrating the best of the Square Mile with our Toast the City Awards. Old Doctor Butler’s Head is on the shortlist for Best Boozer. Here’s why the owners think it should win.
Old Doctor Butler’s Head (ODBH) is a proper hidden gem in... |
| 22.07.2025 | Marston’s: New pub strategy helps sales | Pub giant Marston’s has said its switch from brewing to ‘pure-play hospitality’ is progressing ahead of schedule and showing encouraging results.
Like-for-like sales for the 15 weeks to 12 July 2025 rose 2.9 per cent, in line with expectati... |
| 18.04.2025 | The Rise of the Banter Police: A New Era of Workplace Regulation | The landscape of workplace culture is shifting. A new force is emerging, one that threatens to reshape how we communicate in professional settings. Enter the Fair Work Agency (FWA) and its controversial mandate to regulate workplace banter.... |
| 17.04.2025 | The Capitalist: AI Jesus, banter bans and tales from the Westminster Arms | Banter bans, AI Jesus and tales from the Westminster Arms; catch up on the latest gossip in this week’s edition of The Capitalist
Last month, punters gathered at the Westminster Arms to mark the reopening of the popular parliamentary wateri... |
| 24.03.2025 | Average price of pint to surge above £5 due to April cost hikes, say beer bosses | The average price of a pint of beer is set to surge past £5 for the first time due to cost hikes hitting the sector next month, according to industry bosses.
Pub sector chiefs have warned that prices for customers will have to increase in o... |
| 20.03.2025 | Pints and Prices: The Rising Cost of Enjoyment in UK Pubs | The pub scene in the UK is facing a storm. A budget tax raid has sent ripples through the hospitality industry. Prices are set to rise. The cost of a pint is climbing, and consumers are feeling the pinch. This isn’t just about beer; it’s ab... |
| 20.03.2025 | The Price of Progress: How Rising Costs Are Reshaping the UK Hospitality Landscape | The UK hospitality sector is facing a storm. Rising costs are pushing businesses to the brink. Shepherd Neame, a prominent pub chain, is feeling the squeeze. They plan to raise prices to offset the financial pressures from recent government... |
| 19.03.2025 | Shepherd Neame: Pub prices to rise as Budget costs hit | UK hospitality chain Shepherd Neame has said it will increase prices at its pubs to deal with cost pressures from the government’s tax raid on businesses.
The national living wage and employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) will ... |
| 19.03.2025 | All the pubs hiking the price of a pint after Budget tax raid | Shepherd Neame announced this morning that it would be forced to raise prices at its 290 pubs due to cost pressures from last October’s budget.
The family business follows a host of other hospitality companies in raising prices, with the av... |
| 22.03.2022 | UK’s Oldest Brewery Launches “Diggity Dog” Vegan Hotdog, Receives MIDAS Innovation Award | The UK’s oldest brewery Shepherd Neame recently launched a vegan hotdog called the Diggity Dog. The menu item which has “proved incredibly popular” according to the brewery, has just received an award for Best New Menu Item at the Menu Inno... |
| 08.02.2022 | Shepherd Neame : COUPLE BRING A SLICE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN TO CANTERBURY | A couple who run a Canterbury pub are bringing a taste of the Mediterranean to the city.
Licensee Simon Young and his wife Victoria have been at the helm of Shepherd Neame's White Hart Inn since July 2020.
The pair, who developed a love of ... |
| 04.02.2022 | SHEPHERD NEAME : TO START BREWING NUMBER 1 PREMIUM THAILAND LAGER SINGHA FOR THE UK MARKET | Shepherd Neame has signed a deal with Boon Rawd Brewery Company Limited to brew premium Thai lager Singha for the UK market.
The Kent-based brewer and pub company has been the sole distributor of Singha (5% ABV) in the UK since 2019. This e... |
| 05.01.2022 | SHEPHERD NEAME : ANNOUNCES NEW CHARITY PARTNER FOR 2022 | It is Shepherd Neame's third Charity of the Year partnership following the relaunch of its Sheps Giving charitable arm in 2018. The company's Sheps Giving committee co-ordinates the donation of thousands of pounds worth of beer each year, a... |
| 15.12.2021 | Shepherd Neame : Step into Christmas with Shepherd Neame with our three new Pub Walks in Kent, launched just in time for the festive season. | Step into Christmas with Shepherd Neame with our three new Pub Walks in Kent, launched just in time for the festive season.
In response to popular demand, a self-guided walking tour of our Faversham pubs is on offer for the first time, taki... |
| 16.11.2021 | SHEPHERD NEAME : BEGINS ROLL OUT OF ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING STATIONS ACROSS PUB ESTATE | Kent-based brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame has just completed the first of a new series of electric car charging stations across its estate.
The first station has been installed at The Wharf, Dartford. The pub now has two rapid charg... |
| 15.11.2021 | Shepherd Neame : LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT VILLAGE PUB | A vital piece of lifesaving equipment has been installed at Shepherd Neame pub The Dove in Dargate.
The external defibrillator is on the side of the pub and is publicly accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Its purchase was organise... |
| 11.11.2021 | Shepherd Neame launches new gift card scheme | Just in time for Christmas, Faversham-based brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame has launched its first gift card scheme.
Available in £25, £50, £75 and £100 denominations, they can be sent as physical gift cards in a beautifully presented... |
| 30.07.2021 | Shepherd Neame : POST CLOSE TRADING UPDATE | Shepherd Neame, Britain's Oldest Brewer and owner and operator of 310 high quality pubs in Kent and the South East, today announces an update on trading since the Company last reported on 21 April, following the close of its financial year ... |
| 29.07.2021 | Shepherd Neame : HOT DIGGITY DOG! SHEPHERD NEAME LAUNCHES NEW VEGAN OPTION AT DOCKSIDE PUB | As the demand for vegan cuisine continues to rise, Shepherd Neame is delighted to announce that it is bringing a new vegan hotdog to a contemporary waterside destination in Kent.
Created from soya bean and pea protein, the plant-based sausa... |
| 14.07.2021 | Shepherd Neame : TRIBUTES PAID TO ACCLAIMED WRITER, JOURNALIST AND BROADCASTER JOHNNY HOMER | Tributes have been paid to Shepherd Neame Communications Executive Johnny Homer, who passed away on Friday evening (July 9).
Johnny, 56, lived in Whitstable and worked for Shepherd Neame for eight years, joining first as a Visitor Centre To... |
| 08.07.2021 | SHEPHERD NEAME : LAUNCHES AMERICA'S #2 HARD SELTZER IN THE UK | Faversham-based brewer Shepherd Neame has extended its connection with long-standing partner Boston Beer Company to bring Truly Hard Seltzer, an alcoholic sparkling water, to the UK.
A leader and innovator in the hard seltzer category, Trul... |
| 01.07.2021 | Shepherd Neame : Corporate Governance Statement | The Board is committed to ensuring high standards of governance for the company and considers that the 2018 Quoted Companies Alliance Corporate Governance Code (QCA Code) provides the most appropriate framework of governance arrangements fo... |
| 14.06.2021 | SHEPHERD NEAME LTD.
SHEPHERD NEAME : ANNOUNCES WINNER OF ITS PUB WALKS COMPETITION | Many of us have explored new footpaths or trekked familiar trails throughout the last year, and one lucky rambler is to have their favourite route immortalised in Shepherd Neame's popular Pub Walks series, just in time for summer.
The Faver... |
| 26.05.2021 | SHEPHERD NEAME LTD.
SHEPHERD NEAME : TEAMS UP WITH DREAMLAND MARGATE TO CREATE THE ULTIMATE SUMMER OPEN-AIR PUB EXPERIENCE | Shepherd Neame is teaming up with Dreamland Margate to create the ultimate open-air pub experience this summer.
Margate's legendary Dreamland will be transformed into the Dreamland Summer Social, a place to come together outdoors in the sun... |
| 13.05.2021 | SHEPHERD NEAME LTD.
SHEPHERD NEAME : ANNOUNCES MAJOR JOBS BOOST IN PREPARATION FOR A GREAT BRITISH SUMMER | Shepherd Neame is to recruit more than 300 new team 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 - across K... |
| 21.04.2021 | SHEPHERD NEAME LTD.
Shepherd Neame : ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTERIM RESULTS 2020 | Shepherd Neame, Britain's Oldest Brewer and owner and operator of 316 high quality pubs in Kent and the South East, today announces results for the 26 weeks ended 26 December 2020.
Financial performance to 26 December 2020
· The period unde... |
| 30.03.2021 | SHEPHERD NEAME LTD.
Shepherd Neame : NATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR TWO KENT PUBS | The Sportsman in Seasalter has been named the best gastropub in Britain for a fifth time at the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards.
The Shepherd Neame-owned pub, run by brothers Stephen and Phil Harris, was announced as the winner in an... |
