Nortech Foods Competition Forum Plaice Claims Silver Prize

Forum Plaice Claims Silver Prize

This summer, Nortech Foods Ltd was showing support for fish and chip shops across the UK by giving three lucky businesses the chance to win a holiday as part of a giveaway aptly titled “A Plaice in the Sun”.

Nortech hid three separate tickets – bronze, silver, and gold – in boxes of Superior Frying Fat, their popular refined and deodorised beef dripping product. Congratulations to Forum Plaice Fish Shop in Billingham who won the silver prize, a £1,000 Tui voucher. To win the prize Forum Plaice Fish Shop simply purchased Nortech Superior and found the voucher located safely inside the box.

The golden ticket of a £2000 TUI holiday voucher and the bronze ticket a weekend break for two remain unclaimed, so make sure you check your Superior boxes for the missing tickets!

Nortech launched the giveaway to reward fish and chip shops, following the many challenges facing the industry over the last few years.

The coronavirus pandemic combined with inflation and supply chain issues have forced business owners to find new ways of working, with many taking significant financial hits as a result. Having recognised the hardships that food retailers have faced – Nortech wanted to give back and show their support through a fun giveaway that recognises and celebrates the unwavering efforts of everyone working within the industry.

Commenting on the initiative, Leanne Green, Sales and Commerical Manager at Nortech Foods said: “ We’ve seen firsthand just how difficult the challenges of the last few years have made things for the frying industry. Despite this, we’ve been amazed by the commitment that our customers have shown in the face of adversity and their dedication to doing the best they can. From business owners through to the serving staff working at the frontline of the fish and chip industry – our Plaice in the Sun giveaway is our way of giving back and saying a huge thank you to the people who make what we do possible.”

A Plaice in the Sun was open to owners of fish and chip shops nationwide. Superior customers should check inside the box to see whether they have been successful. Each ticket will contain information about the prize, including details on how to claim it.

Full terms and conditions can be found at https://www.nortechfoods.co.uk/.

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By Austen Dack

The Italian town that celebrates fish and chips

Hundreds of portions of fish and chips were sold in the Tuscan town of Barga once again this summer

Close your eyes and inhale deeply and the smells could transport you to almost any Scottish town centre.

Open them, though, and you will find that your nose has been deceiving you.

The distinctive aroma of fish and chips has been wafting through the Italian town of Barga every summer since the early 1980s.

Now in its 40th edition, the Sagra del Pesce e Patate was back in full swing this year as Covid restrictions eased.

Many Scottish-Italians can trace their roots back to Barga and the surrounding area

Organised by local football team, AS Barga, it takes place at their home ground - the Johnny Moscardini stadium, named after the only Scottish-born male footballer to play for Italy.

The event raises funds for the club and also a number of charities.

At its heart, is a celebration of the longstanding link between this Tuscan town and Scotland which goes back many years.

Many emigrants at the start of the 20th Century and between the two world wars left Barga and the hills around it to start a new life further north.

Benches at the festival are filled over the course of about a fortnight with Italians, Scottish-Italians and other visitors sampling

Chips Please!

the delights of one of the UK’s most popular takeaways.

“The festival - dedicated to the Scottish dish of the fish supper - is a tribute to the history and tradition of emigration from Barga to Scotland,” explained one of the organisers, Leonardo Mori.

“This is our 40th edition and thanks to the return of a more normal summer we’re hoping for the return of a lot of visitors from Italy and overseas.

“It is undoubtedly one of the events that best represents the link between Barga and Scotland.”

Many Italians who emigrated to Scotland ended up selling either ice cream or fish and chips.

And, while one of those dishes was already well-known around the peninsula, there was more mystery about its deep-fried counterpart.

Mr Mori said the festival began as a way of allowing those who had never left Italy to sample the dish that many of their countrymen and women produced.

It also benefited from the influx of fish fryers from right across Scotland to Barga every summer.

“The idea really started in the early 1980s when, during historic mule races, the organisers thought about finding a way to pay tribute to the Scottish-Italians coming back to Barga for their summer holidays,” he said.

“In those early years it was the emigrants who passed on their skills in fish frying to the festival’s volunteers.”

They have taken those lessons on board and honed them over the years and were once again in action until 16 August.