Japanese beer lifts Shepherd Neame volumes
SHEPHERD Neame, the brewer of Spitfire and Bishops Finger ales yesterday said sales remained strong after a further surge in demand for its bottled beers.
The group reported a 6.3 per cent jump in total beer sales volumes for the year ended 27 June. It also reported a bigger jump of 10 per cent in beer sales volumes for the 13 weeks to 26 September, with the strongest growth coming from its Asahi Super Dry brand.
Shepherd Neame said that turnover in the year rose by 7.6 per cent and that it would dump 35 of its worst performing pubs.