Chippy Chat Magazine

29/10/2024

Twelve become eight as the best young Drywite fish friers are chosen. They are from
Millers Fish & Chips (x2) Linfords Fish & Chips Fish & Chips at Weston Grove Pier Point Bar & Restaurant Carron Fish Bar Squires Fish & Chips Garioch Fish Bar - GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

Eight of the UK’s best young fish friers named as award semi-finalists Eight of the UK's best young fish friers are now even closer to the chance of scooping the Drywite Young Fish Frier of the Year title at next year’s National Fish & Chip Awards. Earlier this month, the National Federation of ...

24/10/2024

We had a great winner in 2024 Knights Fish Restaurant Est.1909, but already the Top Ten Fish & Chip Restaurants have been announced for 2025. Good Luck Bells Fish Restaurant Pier Point Bar & Restaurant Malt and Anchor Eric's Fish and Chips No1 Cromer The Cod's Scallops Trenchers Whitbys Fish & Chip Restaurant - Doncaster Noah's Toff's of Muswell Hill

Here is the full line up - well done to Henry Colbeck Friars Pride Ltd V.A.Whitley & Co Ltd for being sponsors

Ten fish and chip restaurants tipped for success at National Fish & Chip Awards The National Fish & Chip Awards is getting warm, with the announcement of the 10 best fish and chip businesses from across the UK that have been shortlisted for the Restaurant of the Year prize. The industry’s most pro...

23/10/2024

Recently I sat down with Mark Petrou to discuss all things Chippy Chat and just how i landed into this industry. Thanks to Mark, Stelios and Ceres Pure Food Innovation for this opportunity

Podcast Episode · The Ceres Podcast · 22/10/2024 · 1h 26m

13/10/2024

Excellent review!

04/10/2024

The Kraken Chippy - Cambuslang good luck on Monday!

Not long to go now!

Our East Kilbride store will be a Gluten Free Zone on Monday 7th October as we launch our first Gluten Free Monday. I'll get a menu up tonight but I can confirm there will be ZERO "Gluten Free Tax" - everyday prices always.

A big thanks to Cooper Butchers and T. Quality Ltd who have stocked the shop in preparation.

We look forward to seeing you and ask if you could all share this so everyone can have a Kraken Chippy.

04/10/2024

Young stars make the TV Millers Fish & Chips

04/10/2024

Finally got around to listen to Terry Jones from Meijer Potato UK Meijer Potato chat to Stelios and David about all things seed potato. It is so good to hear Terry's passion for the subject and listen to him explaining exactly what happens in the world of seed production and their on going pursuit for the next breed for the fish and chip industry. A must listen for all along the supply chain. Gt to have them as a Chippy Chat partner too!

In this episode, David & Stelios talk to Terry Jones from Meijer Potato; Terry is a seasoned professional in the potato industry and brings over 30 years of experience to the Ceres Podcast. He resides in North Shropshire and has dedicated his career to advancing the potato sector. Terry began hi...

03/10/2024

The Ship Deck 's adventures continue in Japan. Read how in day two of their updated blog.
https://www.chippychat.co.uk/post/big-in-japan UPDATED!

By Austen dackThe excitement surrounding the NFFF Fish & Chip Awards is palpable, especially for the winners of the prestigious Takeaway of the Year category, who are afforded the incredible opportunity not only to visit Norway (Ryan went without Kimberly) but to fry in Japan’s equivalent of Selfr...

02/10/2024

We talk to the Ship Deck on their thoughts so far as they fry for thousands in Japan!

By Austen dackThe excitement surrounding the NFFF Fish & Chip Awards is palpable, especially for the winners of the prestigious Takeaway of the Year category, who are afforded the incredible opportunity not only to visit Norway (Ryan went without Kimberly) but to fry in Japan’s equivalent of Selfr...

01/10/2024

Good Luck to the 12 finalists for the 2025 Drywite Young Fish Frier Award, nominated from Millers Fish & Chips Linfords Fish & Chips St Annes Fish Restaurant Fish & Chips at Weston Grove Squires Fish & Chips Pier Point Bar & Restaurant Carron Fish Bar Seafare, Guildford, Worplesdon Road
Finney's at Port Chippy, Amlwch Garioch Fish Bar

Twelve candidates from UK fish and chip shops making a splash in the industry have been shortlisted for the acclaimed Drywite Young Fish Frier of the Year Award at the National Fish & Chip Awards 2025. Last year's winner was Jamie Russo from Redcloak Fish Bar, Stonehaven.Jamie Russo Drywite Young Fi...

30/09/2024

Last chance tp enter!

🚨 LAST DAY TO ENTER! 🚨

Today is the FINAL DAY to enter The Peter Hill Award 2024! Don’t miss your chance to win incredible prizes worth £15,000, including:

☑️ £1,000 worth of Middleton Foods stock

☑️ Design your own, “own label” batter – Middleton Foods factory tour and guided support to create your own bespoke batter mix

☑️ 12 months Middleton Foods sales team/Batter Boys support

☑️ Two places at the KFE School of Frying Excellence

☑️ Two places on the NFFF Fish Frying course

☑️ 1-1 ForkedUp training with Calum Richardson, for 3 months

☑️ Nikki Williams KFE Field Sales Manager will do a personal visit to all six finalists.

☑️ Two tickets to the Fish & Chip Shop of the Year Awards 2025 and drinks reception, with hotel accommodation and travel expenses (worth more than £750)

☑️ Exclusive support on National Fish and Chip Day 2025

☑️ PR/Marketing support

☑️ Framed certificate

Five Runners-Up will each receive two places at the KFE School of Frying Excellence and £300 worth of Middleton Foods stock.

This is your last chance to be part of something amazing – entries close at midnight! ⏳

Enter now: 👉 https://bit.ly/3NYTAAt

26/09/2024

Poppies Fish & Chips we turtle dove these offers!

Fun fact: ‘Tom Mix’ is rhyming slang - especially in British bingo - for the number 6. We like that. A lot. So we’ve put togehter some takeaway Tom Mix deals that only cost £6.

Fish Bites & Chips - £6
Sausage & Chips - £6
Fishcake & Chips - £6

Bingo!

26/09/2024

The National Federation of Fish Friers - NFFF National Fish & Chip awards short listings have begun! Sponsored by Frymax .The first award celebrates the best new comers to the trade. Well done Mackerel Sky SB Alan's Fish and Chips Good Cod, Hillingdon Skipper Jack's Clogher, & The Anchor, Bexley, .

Frymax backed best newcomer first to shortlist in National Fish & Chip AwardsThey may be new to the world of fish and chips but don’t call these five businesses small fry- they have just been shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the UK industry’s biggest andmost prestigious ceremony, the Nati...

25/09/2024

23/09/2024

Well done Two Gates Fisheries - fantastic commitment

Great news at Two Gates! We are proud to have achieved the Fish and Chip Quality Accreditation for the 6th year in a row!🎉

In order to achieve this, we have demonstrated:
✅ Excellent Hygiene Practices
✅ Top Quality Food
✅ Detailed Industry Knowledge
✅ Approved Environmental Practices

"We are delighted to gain our place once again in the scheme. To be recognised as one of the top fish and chip shops by the National Federation of Fish Friers - NFFF is indeed an honour and a credit to our hardworking staff, who I would like to offer my sincere thanks for the continued hard work and efforts to maintain our excellent reputation. I would personally like to thank all our customers, new and old. The support and encouragement they have offered has been great. It has motivated us to maintain our high standards which have been recognised with this accreditation." - Craig, owner of Two Gates

23/09/2024

Great offer from Boundary Fish and Chips feeding the whole family early week for under a tenner. What offers do you do?

We have an enviable reputation of selling award winning Fish and Chips in the Market Deeping and Deeping St James area, when you either come to the Take Away or dine in the River Restaurant you are guaranteed the best quality fish and chips served by attentive and friendly staff.

22/09/2024

A glowing review from our annual open day from Ceres Pure Food Innovation - hard to believe it was just last Sunday
https://ceres.shop/blog/reflections-from-the-isle-of-ely-open-day/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFcwgxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdkk0eqbgNGNS63NZpdNySgo0KTPxZ4aMhiAmTRjFLDKUTkHuVEsip72Ew_aem_6pHPT_NTz_u2CVqgRT8NWg

Join Stelios as he reflects on his first Isle of Ely Open Day visit. Explore the challenges, innovations, and insights shared by industry leaders in potato farming and the fish and chip sector.

20/09/2024

It's Chippy Chat Ball Time
YOU WANNA A ROLL WITH IT?

The Chippy Chat Ball is back! Come and celebrate Christmas in style with fellow friers, farmers & top industry suppliers.

By Austen Dack

Once again, the Chippy Chat Chip Barons' Ball is back and will be held at the Holiday Inn West Peterborough. With space for over 200 people, we are once again planning a great Christmas party for our industry. The date for you to save is Sunday 8th December 2024.
The big news for this year is we have signed Definitely Mightbe the UK’s best Oasis tribute band to play at the event. The band have played over 2,000 gigs and are the closest thing to the real thing out there. Fishy Business Peterborough T. Quality Ltd PRO FRY LTD Middleton Food Products Oliver's Fish 'n' Chips The Fish Bank Atlantis fish bar Leicester Zan Fish Drywite Ltd SPH Specialist Services Ltd Finney's Benllech Fiddlers Elbow Fish & Chips Pukka Pies Mister C's Friars Pride Ltd Agrico UK Blakemans Oilchef BDSigns and BDigital Premier 1 Filtration KFE Ltd Krispies Fish & Chips Ship Deck Lighthouse Fisheries of Flamborough Whiteheads Fish & Chips Moore's Fish & Chips Paignton Pier Chippy Co. Pimp My Fish UK Smales Fish Merchants Isle of Ely Produce The Chip Shed National Federation of Fish Friers - NFFF Fish & Chips at Weston Grove The Real Food Cafe Henry Colbeck Ceres Pure Food Innovation The Bay Fish & Chips Redcloak Fishbar Knights Fish Restaurant Est.1909 Bells Fish & Chips Durham Market Place The Fish Works No1 Cromer French's Fish Shop Jojo's Fish & Chips Seafood from Norway UK Stokes Sauces Bigfoot Sausages V.A.Whitley & Co Ltd QikServe PanaEpos Get more info here

The Chippy Chat Ball is back! Come and celebrate Christmas in style with fellow friers, farmers & top industry suppliers. By Austen Dack Once again, the Chippy Chat Ball is back and will be held at the Holiday Inn West Peterborough. With space for over 200 people, we are once again planning a grea...

19/09/2024

So the countdown begins! National Federation of Fish Friers - NFFF Get your tickets soon for THE ONLY UK WIDE industry awards. Well done to last years winners. Around 700 turned out to congratulate

Whiteheads Fish & Chips Bells Fish & Chips The Real Food Cafe French's Fish Shop Wrights USA, Redcloak Fishbar Zero Plus fishandchips Jojo's Fish & Chips Ship Deck
Principal sponsor is Seafood from Norway UK

Tickets for the National Fish and Chip Awards 2025 are now available!

📅 Date: 26th February 2025
📍 Venue: Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge, London

Join us for an unforgettable awards luncheon and discover who next years winners will be

Get your tickets now: https://thefishandchipawards.com/event-tickets/

Don’t miss out on this fantastic event!

18/09/2024

On the road again ...