Director of Britain's oldest brewery Shepherd Neame who fought to keep its independence and launched its bestselling Spitfire beer Robert Neame, who has died aged 85, helped safeguard the independence of Shepherd Neame, Britain's oldest brewery. He was a director from 1957 until 2006 and steered it through the turbulence of the 1960s and 70s, when many family breweries were taken over by national groups keen to acquire more pubs to fill with keg beer and lager. Bobby, as he was known, joined the...
Director of Britain's oldest brewery Shepherd Neame who fought to keep its independence and launched its bestselling Spitfire beer Robert Neame, who has died aged 85, helped safeguard the independence of Shepherd Neame, Britain's oldest brewery. He was a director from 1957 until 2006 and steered it through the turbulence of the 1960s and 70s, when many family breweries were taken over by national groups keen to acquire more pubs to fill with keg beer and lager. Bobby, as he was known, joined the...
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