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Ciao a tutti!

This month in our fish and chip shop

sponsored by Kerry Food Service.

abroad feature we are ‘talking Italian.’

Special mentions this month for Lee

Recently I visited the beautiful city of

Penuluna who lost over 6 stone whilst still

Austen Dack

Florence and set about finding some great

eating fish and chips on a regular basis

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food. Alas there is not one fish and chip

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There’s nothing more we love here at Chippy Chat than a high profile celeb going out for a fish and chip supper! Both the Mail and Mirror reported on the star heading out to do just that.

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ess Daly showed she’s loves a treat when she headed out for a fish and chip supper after attending a charity bash recently in London.

Obviously having worked up quite the appetite true to her Northern heritage – she indulged in one of the great British traditions, fish and chips.

Sitting down with a pal in the Rock and Soul Plaice in Covent Garden, Tess - despite her

glam attire- looked more than at home in.

Tucking in to a hearty helping of line-caught fish, she couldn’t keep the smile off of her face, as she and her pal enjoyed their tasty food.

It wasn’t the first high profile visit to a fish and chip shop for Tess who recently did a photoshoot at Poppies famous fish and chip shop in Camden too. ‘Chips are my favourite food!’ she said ‘My first Instagram picture was my fish and chip lunch. I’m in a very happy place here. Except that Northern girls don’t do gherkins,’ she concludes reflectively.

Well keep it up Tess – we’re more than happy to give you a perfect ten for your routine!

If you have a visit from a star let us know austen@chippychat.co.uk

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Meet Major B’s

The Major Ketchup to take home

Diary dates

Business or pleasure, dates not to be missed

Bay City Roller

Calum Richardson leaves the comfort of ‘The Bay’ and hits the road as blue van man

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Lee Penaluna, shed the pounds while eating fish and chips as part of a balanced diet

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Meet Major B’s, The Major Ketchup to Take Home Exclusive to Friars Pride, Major B’s is taking the trade by storm. From its initial launch in July 2015, sales of Major B’s into Fish and Chip Shops has grown rapidly. To ensure the growth continues, Friars Pride has invested heavily in developing Major B’s point of sale and consumer taste kits, which will be coming out during December.

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It has been named after Friars Pride MD’s grandfather Major Briggs. With this heritage, Major B’s is the ‘Grand Daddy’ of tomato ketchup!

What about the taste?

Major B’s is packed full of tomatoes, which is why it can be called a ketchup. It has a rounded flavour which is not vinegary at all.

The recipe has been specifically developed to be the perfect accompaniment to freshly prepared chips.

Tell me more about the bottle Open a bottle of Major B’s and pour. Once you have done this, you will understand how important the wider neck on the bottle really is to your customers. No frustrating wait, banging the bottle or reaching for a knife!

Additionally, Major B’s bottle size is a ‘major’ 218 grams. This is a lot of sauce for your money and great value for your customers too!

Major B’s, the brand!

Eye-catching design, with cheeky personality. Now with the point of sale, Major B’s can be visible at the till or on the shelf in your shop.

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What can I do to boost sales of Major B’s in my shop?

High impact Major B’s posters are available with space to write your sale price; along with eye-catching till wobblers adding a final reminder to your customer to add Major B’s to their order!

In December, we are launching both our digital menu board content and consumer taste test packs for Major B’s, which will be available FREE of charge via the Friars Pride Marketing Club. The digital menu board content can also be used on your social media pages and your shop website. The consumer taste tests will involve Major B’s branded retro tomato ketchup dispenser, with one free bottle of Major B’s ketchup for your customers to taste at the counter of your shop, creating a great opportunity to upsell! Depending on your chosen sale price, good margins can be made.

All of these activities will help to boost sales in your shop. All point of sale is free of charge – simply ask your Friars Pride Telesales agent, Area Sales Manager or email marketing@friarspride.com and your merchandising pack will be posted directly to you.

Already buying Major B’s?

Send us photos of Major B’s posters in your shop to enter our competition for a free case! All images will be posted on our Twitter and Facebook pages.

Want to try Major B’s?

If you would like to try Major B’s in your shop, phone our sales team on 01733 316400.

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Diary Dates Business or pleasure, dates not to be missed....

2015

2016

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British Sausage Week

Bite those bangers www.lovepork.co.uk

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BBC Good Food Show

Olympia, London www.bbcgoodfoodshowlondon.com

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KFE Open Day

Try before you fry!

Market Deeping, Peterborough PE6 8LD www.kfeltd.co.uk

National Fish & Chip Awards 2016

Lancaster London Hotel www.fishandchipawards.com

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What’s Cooking 2016

Yorkshire Event Centre

www.colbeck.co.uk

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FRY I.T 2016 Peterborough Arena,

East of England Showground www. friarspride.com/fry-it-2016

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The Bay City Roller!

I set up The Bay, an innovative fish and chip shop in the North East of Scotland in 2006 and since then, along with the support of my wife Lindsay and our fantastic team, we’ve taken our business to the top, serving thousands of portions of fish and chips to many happy customers and winning many accolades along the way.

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he idyllic Stonehaven seafront has and always will be an ideal base for The Bay Fish & Chips. Over the past nine years I’ve watched The Bay transform into an inspirational business and with our tenth anniversary coming up next year I knew this was the perfect time to take the next step with the business and increase our accessibility even more. This is where the idea of a mobile kitchen stemmed from. Combining The Bay’s offering with a food truck has always fascinated me. I love the fact that it will help me to effectively spread the message about The Bay and it will allow me to take The Bay’s brand, products and experience all over the UK. So after lots of design and planning meetings, I’m so pleased to say that The Bay on the Road has now officially launched and it’s everything I’d hoped it would be. It’s our very first kitchen on wheels, which will allow us to take our sustainable in-season fish, famous crispy chips and deliciously creamy homemade tartar sauce all over Scotland and the rest of the UK. The Bay on the Road is a purpose built, fully equipped mobile kitchen. It not only offers street food but also caters for private events, parties and weddings,

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festivals and food markets too. We’ve received a phenomenal response to The Bay on the Road so far and have already booked dates for the rest of 2015 and into 2016.

B u s i n e s s ex p a n s i o n s a n d st a f f progression go hand in hand so I decided to promote Adam Milne from part time fryer to trainee manager to assist me as he has more than proven his ability in the business over the last three years so I know he’ll be a huge asset to have by my side.

Through all of The Bay’s past and present work I, and my whole team, are helping to change the stereotypical, and often negative, image of the fish and chip industry, presenting the food and premises in a positive and sustainable light. The Bay on the Road has exactly the same ethos as this. We’ll be delivering a high standard of fresh, sustainably sourced produce, which is affordable, and delivered with The Bay’s trademark spark of personality. The Bay’s merchandise will also be available to purchase from the food truck, everything from branded aprons to The Bay’s bespoke batter mix. The only difference that you’ll see between The Bay Fish & Chips and The Bay on the Road is that the latter will be on wheels!

To keep up to date with The Bay on the Road and its travels please visit The Bay’s website thebayfishandchips.co.uk/about and you can track Calum on Twitter – https://twitter.com/thebayfish and Facebook – https://www.facebook.com The-Bay-Fish-Chips-323240974743 timeline. thebayfishandchips.co.uk/on-the-road

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CHIP & THIN! Lee Penaluna, owner of Penaluna’s Famous Fish and Chip Shop in Hirwaun, shed over 80 pounds while eating fish and chips as part of a balanced diet. He is now looking for help within the industry to raise pounds as he loses them!

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After the wake-up call Lee started eating more healthily and joined a slimming class – and has lost a whopping sevenand-a-half stone.

He now weighs a much healthier 15-anda-half stone.

But Lee, whose family-run business was voted Wales’ best chippy by Seafish last October, has not given up fish and chips and includes the meal as part of his balanced diet.

The 32-year-old is passionate that, when cooked correctly, fish and chips does not represent an unhealthy meal and is in fact good for you.

Lee said: “My weight has always been a demon for me.

‘I couldn’t face looking at weighing scales’ “The biggest wake-up call was from the consultant 18 months ago who said if I carried on I wouldn’t see 40. That was when I thought ‘Uh oh’.

“By the time I got to my biggest I couldn’t face looking at the scales – I was 22 stone when I last looked but was probably more than 23 stone at my heaviest.

“I remember going to the fish and chip shop awards and thinking ‘How can I

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represent the industry in a good light when the first thing people say to me is, you like your fish and chips, don’t you?’

“I just stuffed my face with junk food – Indian food, McDonald’s, anything I could.

‘Fish and chips in balanced diet’ “I first spoke to Kieron Gough at the local slimming club in March and he said there was no worries at all in keeping eating fish and chips as long as it’s within your daily allowance.

“And there’s been no looking back since – one week I had 15 portions of fish and chips when I was on training and still lost a pound, which even I was surprised at!” £5,000 charity mission He is also on a mission to raise £5,000 for charity Bobath, which works with children with cerebral palsy.On October 28 he completed a day-long cycle from Brecon to Cardiff for the cause.

“I think it was about 60 miles and we’ve already raised £1,000 which is fantastic.”

If you can help Lee raise even more please email austen@chippychat.co.uk and we will pass on your details.

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*Estimate yearly profit based on month-long trial (April 2015.) Retail price at the discretion of the retailer. **Independent research, The Value Engineers, March 2015. ***Compared to a 9g Standard Sachet.

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4 Reasons to Advertise your Fast Food Business on Facebook More than two in every five people in the UK use Facebook and one in every five people use the internet through Facebook. With so many people using it, it’s the perfect breeding ground for business to develop customers.

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irst off it’s essential for your Fast Food business to have a Facebook page. This gives your business its own identity on Facebook. This creates a platform for your business to engage with your customers. In this day and age, you can’t simply get a customer to buy something just by shoving a menu in front of their face. People are being marketed to more than ever meaning that you need to do more to get their business. They are bombarded with information so you must be able to provide meaningful content get them interested. You could do this by keeping in touch with the calendar. If it’s Halloween, produce Halloween related content.

It was National Burger Day a couple of weeks ago, that would have been a perfect opportunity for your fast food business to share pictures of wacky burger creations which you were selling exclusively on that day.

Facebook offers a paid feature where you can create an advertisement and they promote it on your target audience’s newsfeed.

You may have seen advertisements on your own newsfeed identified with the word ‘Sponsored’ as a subtitle.

Here are 4 reasons why you should be advertising your Fast Food business on Facebook.

1. The competition isn’t using it I suspect a few of you will read to this, take it on board and begin to advertise on Facebook (fingers crossed).

Currently fast food businesses seriously underutilise this platform. There is huge potential for you on here. You may be sending out menus through people’s letterboxes along with most other fast food and restaurant businesses. That means your potential customer has many options to choose from.

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getting that customer to order.

By advertising on Facebook, you’ll be one of few businesses doing this.

The advantage you have here is that you’ve adopted this method of advertising early compared to your competition meaning you can reap the benefits of not having to compete against other advertisements.

2. Cheap I know takeaways that print 100,000 menus at a time and then go out and post them through letterboxes or pay someone to do this. As mentioned earlier, not only are you competition for doormat space, your also spending a fortune printing and posting the menus. Everyone that does leafleting tells me it works and they get business. That’s Brilliant.

Carry on doing it if it works for you.

If you could get the same about of business through Facebook but cheaper, how much better would that be for your business? You would be able to advertise more often because you haven’t used up your entire marketing budget. For the results that are possible through Facebook advertising, the relative cost of it very cheap.

3. Large Target Audience Facebook is the largest social media platform. With so many people on Facebook you have a huge market to advertise to. You can narrow in on specifications by choosing particular areas to target, choosing people with particular interests for example fans of a particular Football team. You can also now find your existing customers by uploading their email addresses.

The new feature allows you to advertise to your email database the same as you would to anyone else.

You may send out text messages with a weekend offer on, great. Now stick this advert on Facebook and target

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those same customers. Also drop them an email. You do get people taking action by advertising to them once but most of the time you need to target them several times before they make a decision. The more ways you can reach them, the more likely you are to get the results you want.

In this case, you’re more likely to get the customer to place an order over the weekend.

With such a large audience available to businesses, it’s crazy not to have a presence on Facebook.

The people that do not want to see your advertising will adjust their preferences so they do not see it. The benefit to that is you’re not getting on anyone’s nerves like you may do with posting menus because many people hate all the stuff that comes through the letterbox.

4. Faster conversion The beauty to use Facebook advertising for your takeaway is you can convert your customers faster.

You can get them from the position of having decided they want to buy from you, to the point where they have ordered, quicker. When they see your advert on their newsfeed and decide, “Yeah, I’ll order a pizza because I’m hungry and this looks delicious”, they’ll click on the link which takes them to your website where they can place the order.

Now take into consideration your traditional forms of marketing, the newspaper or leafleting. When the potential customer sees the advert they have to get to the telephone and dial the number. I’m not saying that this process is slow, it’s far from it. All I’m saying is an advert on Facebook has an almost instant ability to convert a lead when compared to other marketing methods. The faster the conversation can happen, the more orders you will get.

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INNOVA The UK fish and chip shops leading the way in marketing innovation were announced recently as part of the 2016 National Fish & Chip Awards, organised by Seafish.

The three shortlisted businesses are...

Burton Road Chippy in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Harbourside Fish & Chips in Plymouth, Devon

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o get to this stage and secure a place in the coveted shortlist, shops have been appraised across a variety of judging criteria including how businesses research and segment their respective target audiences, how marketing budget is planned, actioned and managed, evidence of actual activity, what processes are in place to measure any success and importantly, evidence of the impacts that marketing activity has had on respective businesses over the past year.

Burton Road Chippy grasped the opportunity to add a touch of fish and chips to the 800th year of the Magna Carta in Lincoln’s historical celebration.

Designing their own unique Lincoln Baron sculpture as homage to the nation’s favourite dish married with strategic partnerships and discounted vouchers resulted in a 10% increase in sales in just two months.

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Simpsons Fish & Chips in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Simpsons Fish & Chips developed a creative, fun marketing strategy to inform children on the origin of fish and chips.

By inviting children into the shop to make fish cakes to creating an entertaining book for local libraries, dentist and doctors waiting rooms, Simpsons Fish & Chips passionately delivered a successful campaign to benefit their loyal family customers.

Harbourside launched a campaign dedicated to combat myths that takeaways are unhealthy by having their meals nutritionally analysed to give customers an accurate calorific value.

Creating a specific ‘healthier options’ menu that was promoted through social media, comparison posters and information flyers, offered customers a wider choice of meal options and contributed to increased sales.

Over the coming weeks, the shortlisted businesses will be subjected to mystery

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The Innovation award is Sponsored by

TION judging visits from an awards auditor who will be reviewing marketing innovation practices. This final stage of competition judging will determine the winner that will be announced at the awards ceremony to be held in London in January 2016.

Award sponsor Louise Marshall, part of The Q Partnership marketing team, commented: “The Q Partnership is delighted to support the Marketing Innovation Award. As a partnership we strive to bring new innovations to the trade with a special focus on marketing.

“Through sponsoring this award our aim has been to encourage as many Fish & Chip takeaways and restaurants to get involved and to understand the benefits that marketing can bring to their businesses. “The three finalists have clearly demonstrated a passion and creative flair for innovative thinking as part of their marketing strategy. “We hope that they will inspire other people to follow their great lead, which will not only promote their individual businesses but will also add weight to the marketing campaign for Fish & Chips overall, our nation’s most treasured dish.”

Culminating in an awards ceremony at The Lancaster London Hotel on 20 January 2016, The National Fish & Chip Awards are recognised as one of the most prominent and respected seafood industry events in the UK. Widely considered as the ‘Oscars’ of the fish frying industry, they celebrate the great British tradition of fish and chips, recognising the best talent, quality and choice offered by fish and chip businesses. For further information on The National Fish & Chip Awards please visit www.fishandchipawards.com. Follow @FishnChipAwards on Twitter for all the awards news and information.

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Big in Japan

Representatives of two award-winning fish and chip shops from Scotland were thronged by eager customers at a luxury Japanese department store as part of an annual showcase of the best of British fare.

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ong queues formed at the Hankyu shop in Osaka – considered to be Japan’s version of Harvey Nichols or Harrods – for a taste of Frankie’s fish and chips flown all the way from Shetland.

Frankie’s manager Carlyn Kearney travelled more than 5,000 miles after being invited to attend following the chipper’s awards as the best independent takeaway fish and chip shop in Scotland for the past two years and overall winner in 2015.

Ms Kearney was joined by Calum Richardson of The Bay in Stonehaven, which won the number one fish and chip shop title two years ago.

Both manned the “pop up” shop that attracted queues of up to 100 people – including London mayor Boris Johnson who was in Japan on a three-day trade mission – and sold more than 1,200 portions of fish and chips.

Mr Richardson has been involved with the Hankyu fairs for the last two years.

Ms Kearney said: “It has been incredibly busy. I don’t think I really appreciated how popular fish and chips are here in Japan.

“The people are very enthusiastic and our fish and chips have been very well received.

“It’s hard to believe that people in the land of sushi and sashimi have embraced fish and chips so strongly.”

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Representatives from the store, led

by UK-based Keiji Hayashi, twice visited Frankie’s in the village of Brae to help prepare for the visit.

Mr Hayashi said more than 120 UK brands were represented at the fair, which was expected to attract more than 500,000 people overall.

He said: “There’s not a strong tradition of fish and chips in Japan, so three years ago we decided to invite Calum, as winner of the UK number one title that year, to come and cook at the fair.

“Since then the fish and chips shop has grown in popularity. One of the reasons I think for its success is that people can taste a different kind of fish, namely haddock.

“The nearest thing we have in Japan to batter is tempura, and people have had no problem making the jump.”

All the fish and potatoes for the chips were transported to Japan from Scotland in a freezer container.

Special boxes to serve the fish and chips in were made for the trip and Frankie’s plugged in to the Japanese love of business cards by taking out thousands of bilingual cards explaining all about the shop in Brae.

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Mcwhinney’s Punch above their weight – That’s the way to do it!

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s crazy as it sounds, at the time of writing we are only 50 days until Christmas, and 2015 is, unbelievably, drawing to a close. Northern Ireland is celebrating unprecedented success (along with Wales and England) , as it has just qualified for next year’s European Qualifiers in France, a massive achievement for a country with less than two million people. Speaking of Northern Irish success stories, it’s impossible not to consider the achievements of McWhinney’s Sausages – one of the brands now famous for punching well above its weight in the food industry sector.

We spoke to Managing Director and owner, Kevin McWhinney, to get the lowdown on another bumper year for the company.

“McWhinney’s has really created its own brand renaissance over the past two to three years. We’ve been making sausages since 1898, but our devotion to the food service industries has been operated from our Bangor factory for about 2 decades.”

As Kevin puts it “We’re enjoying an entire new chapter in the overall business. We have invested carefully over the past five years because we knew that

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we’d be all the stronger for it as a result, and that’s proven true – 2015 has been our best ever year as people continue to want quality products, happy to pay a little more for it. We have worked tirelessly this past few years to establish a brand, corporate identity and ethos that reflect the quality of our sausages.”

The company continues to directly champion its people and customers in a big way. Throughout 2015 it has maintained a recognition throughout the industry and beyond for promoting its customers in this very publication, heavily across social media, and in newspapers across the UK and Ireland. They have now given away thousands of pounds worth of fantastic prizes to the general public via its Bigfoot Sausages Facebook page. As Kevin said, “We realise that the general public are our biggest route to market, and if they walk into a chip shop, café or restaurant and directly ask for a McWhinney’s sausage, then that’s a massive win. We know for sure that they are doing that every day, because chippy owners are telling us, and the public are too! Social media is how we interact and engage with our customers, and we love to give something back that’s fun, entertaining, and unique to us.”

You can keep up-to-date with the company by logging onto Facebook and following Bigfoot Sausages. We’re also told that there’s another Christmas Bonanza coming up, and we can assure you, you won’t want to miss that!

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Five Stars

The UK’s top five fish and chip restaurants were announced recently as part of the 2016 National Fish & Chip Awards, organised by Seafish. Whittled down from a top 10 semi-finalist list, the five businesses are –

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awards auditor who will assess both front and back of house operational aspects of respective businesses.

Award sponsor David Lovell, Business Director of Goldensheaf, said: “We have a heritage of over 60 years as the UK’s leading batter mix so we can identify with the importance of being recognised as a quality performer within the industry.

“This award category rewards those businesses that provide an outstanding fish and chip dining experience for their customers while continually striving to improve the standards in their business as a whole. “We congratulate the five restaurants in reaching the final stage of the competition and wish them good luck for the next round of judging.”

For further information on The National Fish & Chip Awards please visit www. fishandchipawards.com.

Follow @ FishnChipAwards on Twitter for all the awards news and information.

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Simply look out for the voucher in every box of Superior beef frying fat purchased between 1st September and 30th November 2015 for your chance to win*.

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TRY I.T. AT FRY I.T. IN 2016 2

Brought to you by Friars Pride, the ultimate exhibition for the fish and chip and fast food trade will be ‘coming home’ to Peterborough Arena and promises a day of industry relevant exhibitor’s, product innovations, promotions and more.

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Product launches and innovations in the trade Once again, FRY I.T. 2016 will be packed with new and innovative product to the industry, enabling customers to be the first to find out how they can improve their business and menus.

Live cooking demonstrations and samples Visitors will have the opportunity to see live cooking demonstrations of new and existing products and sample what’s on offer. Perfect for ‘trying’ before taking advantage of the promotions available!

Something for the whole family Friars Pride is a family business, therefore FRY I.T. 2016 has been organised with the whole family in mind. As always, the day will cater (quite literally!) for the whole family and will include free balloon modelling, face painting and more, ensuring every visitor can take advantage of the ‘one day only’ show promotions!

As usual there will be FRY I.T. raffles, competitions and prizes. The last show saw The Stig, a racing car experience and the chance to meet the Captain of your

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sustainably sourced ‘frozen at sea’ fish trawlers, so who knows what surprises are in store for FRY I.T. 2016!

Exclusive show deals Show deals, discounts and bumper special offers will be available exclusively on the day of the show, with each visitor given a Friars Pride goody bag, containing a FRY I.T. 2016 order form, ensuring outstanding promotions and brand new products are noted down easily.

FREE seminars FRY I.T. 2016 returns with seminars by leading speakers within the industry.

In the past, there have been businessbenefiting seminars on portion control, advertising, children’s meals, using technology and maximising your menu. In conjunction with Friars Pride’s Marketing Club, FRY I.T. 2016 will host invaluable FREE seminars to improve any business within the industry.

Back by popular demand, The Drywite Equipment Shop!

The Drywite Equipment shop will also be back, by popular demand, where any equipment purchased can be taken away on the day, at a superb discount.

It only takes a minute -pre- register now for your FREE TICKETS to win an Apple Watch or iPad! Visit www.friarspride.com/fry-it Or contact the FRY I.T. Team on 01733 316444

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A hip hop-themed fish and chip shop is gearing up to open in Brixton, serving “fresh fish, seafood and Old Skool hip hop”.

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t will sit on the corner of Coldharbour Lane and Atlantic Road, and has already made quite an impression in the area by covering its shutters and outside walls with graffiti depicting famous rappers — including 2Pac and Big L — along with its tag-like logo. t is the latest project from Michael Lythgoe and his partner Cidalia Rodrigues, who also run Brixton Village Grill nearby and who have lived in the area for 18 years.

Chip Shop will serve the usual fare of cod and haddock with chips, along with pies — as well as fish and seafood including grilled tuna steaks, red snapper and mussel and crab dishes. It will operate as a restaurant but there will also be a hatch serving takeaways.

More unusually, it will also dish up a steady stream of hip hop.

Michael explains: “I love hip hop especially Old Skool late 80s and 90s stuff and everyone loves fish and chips but the area was missing this from its array of restaurants. The blend of the two things just felt like a perfect fit for Brixton.”

An industrial look with more graffiti inside and some ‘Old Skool’ prints will set the scene, while the hip hop will be continuous.

Michael has devised the playlist: “At lunch there will be chilled hip hop including some old G-Funk from the likes of George Clinton and Zapp & Roger. Midweek evenings will be more up-tempo with the likes of J Dilla, Talib Kweli and A Tribe Called Quest. Then we will take it up a notch on Friday and Saturday nights with the likes of Nas, Guru, Eric B & Rakim and Pete Rock.”

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“The list is so extensive, you could eat with us lunch and dinner for two weeks and never hear the same track twice,” he adds.

Despite the off-beat pairing, the concept has received criticism for not being original.

There is already a similarly-themed venue called The Hip Hop Chip Shop in Manchester (As featured in Chippy Chat).

The Hip Hop Chip Shop in Manchester

Michael denies copying the concept: “I had actually never heard of this place until people mentioned it on Twitter.”

He believes Chip Shop will cater for “both ‘old’ and ‘new’ Brixton” and reinforces that the offering will be inexpensive.

Average spend will be £20-£25 a head including drinks — beers , wines, spirits and white sangria will feature — and significantly less for takeaway.

Chip Shop is due to launch in the first week of November and will serve from 11.30am - 2.30pm and 6-11pm from Tuesdays to Thursdays and from 11am - 11pm from Fridays to Sundays.

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t will be a real grand occasion where you can catch up with all of your friends and colleagues and also let your hair down too.

The ball is on Sunday December 6th 2015.

Places for this event are now very limited many people who attended in 2014 have already pre-booked. Please can you email amanda@ chippychat.co.uk if you wish to attend and also how many tickets you require?

Chippy Chat + members will receive precedent for tickets and also a discounted rate too. Many members saved the membership alone with this reduced table cost!

Prices are just £60 each or £540 for a table of ten, with Chippy Chat + plus members paying just £54 and £498 respectively.

Massive thanks to Kerry Food Service, Union Norge, Smales, Blakemans, KFE BD Signs and Youngs (Kingfrost) who have already signed up to be sponsors for the evening.

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booth this year. This feature was a smash hit at last year’s event and they are happy to help us provide the fun once again.

If you are also interested in sponsoring the Ball please email austen@chippychat.co.uk.

The high quality three course meal (choice of three) will be followed by the voice of the stars himself Pete Jay and then finally a great disco for you to have a boogie too.

We also have a special rate at the hotel for staying over too at just £75 which includes breakfast too.

Call them on 01733 289988 to book your rooms (last year they sold out of rooms). Please mention Chippy Chat when you book.

Car parking & wi-fi will be FREE.

Call us on 01353 865 966 to book your tickets today.

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David Hennighan Owner of the multi award winning Hennighan’s Top Shop which was first established in June 1982 who have won several awards and are now in the UK’s top ten fish and chip shop for the second time Said “When we were searching for insurance for Hennighans I was looking for a company that had their customers’ needs at heart and could provide what I needed”.

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Florence Florence (Firenze) is magnetic, romantic and busy.

Its urban fabric has hardly changed since the Renaissance, its narrow streets evoke a thousand tales, and its food and wine are wonderful.

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e took a trip there to enjoy the late October sunshine.

We stayed at the magnificent four star Plaza Hotel Lucchesi. We were made to feel very welcome and the staff could not have been more helpful. The hotel is well situated for all of the sights and has a beautiful outlook (our room overlooked Piazzale Michelangelo).

The rooftop pool and bar were very good with wonderful views over Florence. All of the staff from the reception, restaurant, concierges and the chambermaids were very friendly, polite and always helpful. I would recommend basing yourselves at Plaza Hotel Lucchesi.

Immediately the taste of Italy hits you as soon as you venture out into the cobbled streets. Fine breads meats and cheeses, creamy ice creams, sweet cakes and of course some great wines and beers too.

In the evening we set out to find some fish and chips (Italian style).

It became clear quickly that the two dishes are seldom served together in Florence (a brave soul would open a fish and chip shop in the city) so we booked ourselves a table at Bistro del Mare.

This fish tavern is located in a wonderful position, inside Palazzo Gianfigliazzi in Firenze, very close to Ponte Vecchio bridge.

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expression of the good life in Florence.

We went in as a table of six. Claudio the owner knew all about our national dish and was intrigued to learn that we have over 10,000 shops in the UK. He recommended to us the ‘Menù Bistrò del Mare’ - a great selection for all from across the menu (and at only 52 euro pp).

For Appetizers we chose Marinated Salmon with Black Pepper Cous Cous of Seafood Shrimps with Garlic, Oil and Chilli Pepper Croquettes of Salt Cod The first course was Fresh “Garganelli” Pasta with Ragù of Sea Bass Aromatized of Lemon Everybody then elected for the ‘Fish of the Day’ - Shi drum with Rosti of Potatoes and Porcini mushrooms. This fish is rich in protein has a delicate flavour, and is considered among the finest in the Mediterranean We finished with some fantastic desserts and a glass of complimentary Lemoncello The owner was courteous the waiter full of knowledge and the kitchens were vast and clean. If you are planning a trip I would well recommend a visit. Tell Claudio we sent you and you may even get a free drink. www.bistrodelmare.it www.hotelplazalucchesi.it/ Florence as a city (especially in the sunshine) is a must if you haven’t visited. We flew straight into the city via an uncrowded London City Airport. With over 200 must see sights a long weekend is never enough to take in the majesty that awaits. My favourite has to be a trip to the Accademia Gallery - Michelangelo’s David is an undoubted masterpiece.

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Re-F F Furbished The National Federation of Fish Friers has celebrated the official opening of its newly refurbished Training Academy at its headquarters in Leeds with open days attended by NFFF Members & Associate Members including Austen Dack representing Isle of Ely Produce!

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he refurbished Training Academy was officially opened by NFFF President Gregg Howard with key sponsors of the state of the art training facilities and NFFF head office staff in attendance on Monday 5th October.

NFFF President Gregg Howard said, “Training is essential to improving the industry as a whole but also helps to introduce and assist new people thinking of joining the industry. Our newly refurbished Training Academy will now offer a first class course in a first class training environment, with first class tutors. Training will help produce top quality fish and chips for customers for years to come.”

Key sponsor Kerry Foodservice Business Director David Lovell said “I have been personally involved with the NFFF for over 40 years and training of the next generation of Fish Friers to a high standard has always been paramount for me – the opening of their state of the art training school is one of the NFFF’s best achievements and I and Kerry are

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extremely proud to have played a part in this milestone in the industry’s life.”

Following the presentations the NFFF welcomed all NFFF Associate Members for lunch fried by Young Fish Frier of the Year Winner Rachel Tweedale. This was followed by the regularly held NFFF Associate Members meeting which discusses plans for the future for the fish and chip industry including National Fish and Chip Day, the NFFF Quality Award and much more.

Richard Wardell, NFFF Training & Accreditation Manager commented “Our refurbished lecture room within our Training Academy provides a bright and modern environment for our students who can learn in a relaxed atmosphere. The lecture room is also ideal for businesses wishing to hire our facilities for meetings.”

Austen Dack associate member and Chippy Chat editor said. “The rooms provide a great place to both meet up and learn. What a great environment for NFFF to showcase our industry.Isle of Ely Produce are proud to be an associate member of the NFFF.” The facilities at the NFFF Training Academy are not solely for the fish and chip trade but will play a vital role in the local community as a hub for local groups and organisation to become involved and understand the fish and chip trade. www.federationoffishfriers.co.uk

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There’s a clear reason Norwegian cod and haddock tastes so good. And it’s not just our water.

Norway’s pristine waters give our cod and haddock their distinctively chunky, succulent white flesh.

But just as importantly, our vessels freeze their catch at sea to lock in the Arctic freshness. Wherever you see the Norge logo in fish & chip shops, you can rest assured that the cod or haddock you order is the real thing, of exceptional quality and sustainably caught from our abundant stocks. Enjoy!

To stock Norwegian, please contact one of our suppliers:

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Plan Ahead for 2016!

We are planning for a fantastic 2016 already. In this edition of Chippy Chat we have inserted a FREE 2016 wall planner with every copy. If you haven’t received yours email austen@chippychat.co.uk.

When you receive your wall planner please put it up and send us a picture of it in situ. Once again we have had incredible support from the trade to help support this great free tool. Harlequin Print have printed them for us, and the main sponsor is once again Crucial sauces.

It is the perfect way of keeping tabs on deliveries, staff rotas and holidays and even writing down the key dates for your business over the coming 12 months.

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Carry on Chipping New this month Isle of Ely Produce’s very own ‘Professor Spud’ himself (Matthew Grindling ) looks at hollow heart.

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ollow heart and brown centre negatively impact tuber quality. However, neither disorder is harmful & neither affects the tuber’s taste or nutrition.

Brown centre and hollow heart are most likely to occur when growing conditions abruptly change during the growing season, such as when potato plants recover too quickly after a period of environmental or nutritional stress, such as a wet period then becoming dry quickly this is mostly seen of light soils where the infiltration rate of water is high. When the tubers begin to grow rapidly, the tuber pith can die and/or pull apart, leaving a void in the centre. Brown centre and hollow heart tends to happen either at the beginning of the growing season during tuber initiation, this is when the mother tuber (seed potato) sets its roots in the soil and the first signs of a tuber is seen.

Hollow heart can occur late in the season when the crop is in the bulking period when plant energy is transferred to the potato crop under the ground.

If you are seeing any signs of hollow heart or brown centre in the potatoes you are using, they are perfectly fine to use and you will see them when you put them through the chipper, however I would suggest that you remove the chips that you see with the hollow area as these tend to fry darker. My advice is CUT OUT AND CARRY ON!!

Contact Professor Spud at professorspud@ isleofely.co.uk with your potato questions.

Harvest Report – Oliver Boutwood

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he 2015 potato harvest is coming to a close now, all farmers are due to be finished harvesting by the second week in November. Crops have had a steady long period of growth during this season which has left us with an average yielding crop at around 18t/acre.

We have had good weather during the harvest which means that everything that has been put into store is of a good quality.

The total planted area for GB is now estimated at 111,600 ha. This revises downward the end-June provisional estimate of 113,100 ha. The area update has been made following the incorporation of additional data, and is based on returns covering 89% of the registered area. The end-June estimate was based on 64% of registered area. The updated 2015 area estimate is down 7.8% on the final 2014 planting of 121,100 ha.

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Dash Potato!

The Ely Potato Run Fifteen teams battled it out over the half-amile course laden with a 20kg bag of spuds, all of which had been grown by farmers in the Fens surrounding the city.

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he aim of the event was to promote growers, potatoes, Isle of Ely Produce and to the 2,000 crowd fish and chips!

The two-man Atrium gym team were crowned worthy champions, winning their heat before, in the final, powering away from runners-up Garret Farming in the dash to the line. The Littleport Lions Basketball Club came in third.

The Atrium team was racing on behalf of Fred Hartley Estates (Jolly Roger potatoes) Twelve other teams entered the race in the most keenly contested race yet!

New for 2015 was the Pretoria Energy Fillies and Mares 10 kg ladies race. Local farmer J Gilbert and Sons provided the potatoes with Dawn Lamb Fitness the winning ladies. Isle of Ely Produce came second.

A fiercely contested children’s race between St Mary’s, St John’s and The Lantern primary schools saw the St John’s team lift the Corkers Crisps trophy.

The three schools share the £500 prize for their endeavours.

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Austen Dack, of organisers Isle of Ely Produce, said: “It was a fantastic set of races and we look forward to welcoming everyone back again next year.”

The event is put on by Isle of Ely Produce to celebrate the region’s potato growers and the local harvest festival.

Owned and managed by the Boutwood family, Isle of Ely Produce was established in 1994.

Director Oliver Boutwood said: It was lovely to see so many people coming out to support the teams today, Isle of Ely Produce are happy to play such an important part in the community and will continue to invest in these types of events in the future. “The event underlines our pledge to support the journey of the potato from the field to the fryer.”

Mr Boutwood said more than £1500 was raised for local charities “some of which will go to the Ely Hereward Rotarians who did a marvellous job stewarding the event along the high street”.

The winning duo from this year received £100 cash prize and a trophy plus a special bottle of potato vodka donated

by Anglia Wines of Ely. All competitors got to keep their potatoes as part of their entry fee.

If you would like to get involved with the 2016 race please email austen@chippychat.co.uk

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Meanwhile back at the Cathedral In April Isle of Ely Produce gave our three competing local schools potatoes to grow themselves - to carry in the race and to make “Mr Potato Head” displays which were on display in Ely Cathedral.

, o t a t o p y a S say

Agrico.

Agrico UK Ltd is a specialist breeder and supplier of high grade seed potatoes, bringing innovative and tasty chipping varieties to the fast food trade.

Have you tried our Markies, Agria, Fontane, Premiere and Performer potatoes?

Why not ask your local supplier today Call: 01307

840 551

Email: potatoes@agrico.co.uk

www.agrico.co.uk @agrico_uk

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Field Frier

Approved Field to Frier Distributors

South West - Midlands - Wales

Field Frier

Field

Field Frier

We are a Long established Frier family firm of potato merchants, leading fish & chips shop suppliers and stockists of catering supplies.

Our customers cover a wide area including Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Somerset, Worcestershire, South Wales & Wiltshire.

Field Frier

Mason Potatoes have decades of experience We source potatoes from only the best growers and suppliers who meet our stringent quality standards By using our own fleet of vehicles our deliveries are customised to fit specific customer requirements We have an understanding of the region we cover that is second to none Our extensive range of dry goods and sundries ensures that we offer a unique service to our customers We focus on delivering the highest quality at the most competitive price To protect our customers against the ever changing price of one of their basic commodities we offer the security of fixed price contracts for our potatoes

R & M Potatoes Ltd Unit 1, 2 Lesgarn Villas, Stones Abersychan Pontypool NP4 6TH

Supplier of good quality potatoes Ring

07811 134475 anytime

420 Blackburn Rd, Chorley, PR6 8HX

soltashe@googlemail.com

WILLIAMS Potatoes Suppliers of potatoes throughout the Westcountry phone

01626 890871 www.williamspotatoes.co.uk info@williamspotatoes.co.uk

Visit...

www.masonpotatoes.co.uk You can call us on:

01989 762000 Midlands, Wales & South-West

P o t a t o e s

L t d

Now Supplying North and West Lon don Mitchell Potatoes (Estab 1883) is proud to be one of the UK’s longest established potato merchants, a record built on quality and reliability.

G Marsh Potatoes Stand 4 Wholesale Fruit Market Hickman Avenue Wolverhampton West Midlands WV1 2TX

07831 299757 (Paul)

07711 623007 (Andy)

North West

Consistent quality: Our large supplier base and vigilant quality control helps provide consistent quality all year round.

Woodward

Annual fixed price contracts: We offer fixed price contracts to help you manage your budget without the worries of price fluctuations.

Finest Quality Chipping Potatoes Call : Richard

Punctual deliveries: We run a fleet of modern vehicles with 24hr breakdown assistance.

We stock all frying varieties.

01926 633 323

www.mitchells-potatoes.co.uk @mitchellpots

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Potatoes

T: 0151 4245449 M: 07885 636713

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01254 830305 North West

Anthony Swift (Liverpool) Reliable daily deliveries throughout the North-West Guaranteed quality supplies throughout the year.

Specialist supplier to fish and chip shops

0151 526 5318 aj.swift@live.com

A reliable supplier of wholesale potatoes and freshly cut PG Chips based in Manchester, you just can't beat Vic Graham for our quality, service and price.

Catering for many restaurants, pubs and takeaway businesses, we have over 35 years' experience in the industry and have established ourselves as the trusted name amongst chip and potato suppliers.

Once you've tried us, you won't want to leave, here's why: u We are suppliers of the best frying potato in the North West u Delicious and fresh pre-cut PG Chips u We use only quality Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire potatoes u We pride ourselves on our punctual delivery, Monday to Saturday, within a 50 mile radius of Manchester u We offer excellent value for money Vic Graham Ltd South Boyd Street, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 3NA

T: 01204 887415 T: 01204 883141

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Sustainably sourced potatoes your customers will love Scotland

Yorkshire

North-East & Borders

Fraser

Call the Potato Professionals Today Bridlington Scarborogh Pickering

Pontefract Wakefield Bradford Leeds

NORTH YORKSHIRE

LANCASHIRE

YS H IR

HA MS

HIR E

Thorne Barnsley Sheffield Doncaster Rotherham Goole Grimsby

LINCOLNSHIRE

AF ST

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NOTT ING

RB

( Northumberland )

Daily deliveries throughout the North-East, supplying fryers with the best chipping potatoes available in the marketplace Consistent quality throughout the year.

Call 01670 521801 07850 772578 brrygraham@aol.com

Central and Southern England

RD SH IR E

Eagle Hill

Eagle Hill

Established 80yrs

Marketing

Telephone: 028 9188 2280 37 Craigboy Rd Donaghadee 028 9188 3519 BT21 OLP Mobile Numbers: 07802882280 N.Ireland 07801585945 Fax: 028 9188 3394 www.eaglehill.co.uk

H & E R Hubbard Potato Merchant

Specialising in the Fish & Chip Shop Trade Glebelands, Church Lane, Dover, Kent, CT15 7JP

Call – 01304 830437 Mob: 07885 174722

Family owned potato supplier based in Henfield, Sussex.

Telephone : 01273 492341 John Mobile : 07850 361 999 Peters Mobile : 07860 483197 info@ehillsandsons.co.uk www.ehillsandsons.co.uk

M

Masters & Co Ltd

T: 0207 987 7890

Mansfield Ashbourne Notts Derby Dronfield

LEICESTERSHIRE

North Lincolnshire Scunthorpe

Area Covered

Fixed price contracts available Potatoes replaced within 12hrs in the unlikely event of you being dissatisfied All batches rigorously checked and test fried Ring today for your free sample

Lomas Potatoes

London & South East

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SOUTH YORKSHIRE

CHESHIRE

Northern Ireland

Potato

EAST YORKSHIRE

WEST YORKSHIRE GREATER MANCHESTER

DE

Tel : 01358 742345 Mob : 07799 661333

Delivering quality potatoes throughout your region

BWH Graham

01909 562327 (3 lines) 07932 155677 (Andy)

Hunters Potatoes For a Fast and Reliable Service Call John or James Suppliers of Top Quality Chipping Potatoes for Over 30 Years into Milton Keynes and Sourounding Area Little Brickhill, Milton Keynes. MK17 9DN

01908 377537 01908 271498

(S,Yorks, N,Yorks, Notts)

07703 263033 (Garry) (E,Yorks, N,Yorks, W,Yorks)

allomas@btconnect.com North East

We cover Cambridge, London, Oxford, Reading and now Rugby The finest, freshest potatoes grown from the best Cambridgeshire soil Vast range of varieties to suit you Long established family business Friendly and reliable services We deliver when it’s convenient for you Importers of potatoes for quality all year round Fixed price contracts

Delivering quality sourced potatoes to Fish & Chip shops daily throughout the North East and North Yorkshire We are a family run company with family values, originally started in the 1940, the company is now run by Gordon Cracknell, third in a generation of Potato merchants. Strong relationships which have been built up over the years with suppliers across the UK and Europe enable us to supply the premium quality potatoes that our clients want.

All major varieties of potatoes ranging from Maris Piper, Ramos, Saggitta, Challenger, Agria, Amora, Accord, Maris Bard and Premiere.

Eden House, High Hesleden, Hartlepool, TS27 4QF Call -

01429 836255

R.A.W Potatoes Ltd Call: Graham White T: 07855 940013

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D S P S Dennis Supreme Potato Supplies Tel: 01353 741914 Mob: 07931 540 515 Mob: 07528 819456 Email: dspspartners@yahoo.co.uk Web: www.dennispotatoes.co.uk

Gloucester Wholesale

Unit 15a Bamfurlong Ind Park Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51

Tel: 01452 856111 Mobile: 07774 675303

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Property Whether you’re on the move, or building an empire, take the first step on your journey here

Fish & Chip Shop, Northampton, Central location, Excellent branding, Scope for further expansion Business Overview This fish & chip shop has been under the ownership of our client for over 2 years, and offers for sale a range of takeaway foods including Fish and Chips, Kebabs, Pizzas, Burgers and Southern Fried Chicken.

Location The business enjoys a superb location on, one of the principle roads in and out of Northampton Town Centre. The premises are located just a short walk from Northampton General Hospital, Abingdon Park and Northampton County Cricket Club.

Customers The business has built up a large amount of repeat custom from the surrounding residential areas, which has been supported by a strong online presence, having its own website and portal partnership with Just Eat. Due to its superb Main Road setting in close proximity to the Town Centre, there is also a strong amount of passing trade.

Premises The prominent corner building has an eye catching exterior. The main shop floor has a small breakfast bar style seating area for clients, and a large amount of floor space for waiting.

There is a refrigerator for chilled drinks, and the main

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range unit separates the floor with the preparation area, which has kebab stations, a pizza oven a number of other cooking utensils and stations.

A door leads to the rear preparation room, as well as a staff toilet. Further behind this is access to the rear yard, which has gated access to the public footpath, and a second storage area, which is set over two floors. There is a good sized basement to the building, which is currently unused by our client.

Tenure We are advised that the premises are Leasehold.

Lease length 10 years Remaining 6 years Rent £16,000pax

Financial Profile Weekly turnover £4,900 For further information or to make an appointment to view the business, please call Knightsbridge on 01204 555 050 or email at buy@knightsbridgeplc.com www.knightsbridgeplc.com

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Sunday 7th February 2016 9.30a.m. to 4.30p.m.

Hall 2, Yorkshire Event Centre, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, Yorkshire HG2 8QZ

Exhibitors to date include: Henry Colbeck Waste Cooking Oil Collection

Unilever Food Solutions

Brian Thornhill Insurance

Ocean Trawlers

Premier1Filtration

Meadow Vale Foods

LINPAC

Q Chicken Nuggets (DANPO)

KeCo

42nd Street Chicken

BRF U.K. Hot ‘n’ Kickin’

42nd Street CLASSIC Sausages

Smith Bateson

42nd Street Beefburgers

Easy Bags

KIDS ZONE

Coveris

FREE COFFEE & DOUGHNUTS

Innovate Foods

Q10.8

Elite Shopfitters

QXL

Double A Kebab

Q BRONZE

Saica Pack Integer

Q PLATINUM, Q SILVER, Q AVANT, Q SILVER & Q PALM

KFE

FriWite

BD Signs & BD Digital

KEEPITCLEAN

FLORIGO

Save & Select

Goldensheaf/Dinaclass

Fishermen’s Mission

RAMMI

Pizza Boxes

American Chip Spice Co

Seafish

Duncrue Food Processors

N.F.F.F

ASAP Limited

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Polystyrene Boxes & Trays

FRY On-Line

Spice Technology

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Scot Range

Young Fish Frier of the Year

Middleton Food Products

Wherry’s

Dempson Limited

Mattesson’s

Whitby Seafoods

Barr Soft Drinks

Middleton Paper

S & B Herba Foods

McMillan Pies

Goldfish Curry & Mr. Lee’s Pancake Rolls

What you will see:

Vimto Cott Beverages

Vegetable Frying Fats & Oils

Cleaning Products

Beef Dripping

Kebab Products

Batter Flours

Catering Food Products

Curry Sauce & Gravy

Trade Magazines

Corrugated Fish & Chip Boxes

N.F.F.F.

“bio-boxes” & “bio-trays”

Fishermen’s Mission

Cardboard Fish & Chip Boxes & Trays

Children’s Entertainment

Polystyrene Boxes & Trays

Seafish

Bags… All Sizes & All Materials Pizza Boxes

Frozen Foods Including…

Frozen-at-Sea-Fish

Catering Equipment

Chicken Products

Frying Ranges

Beefburgers

Filtration Equipment

Sausages

Signage

Pies, Savouries, Fish Cakes, Scampi…

Shop Fitting Soft Drinks Sauces

and lots more!!

and lots more!!

2,000 visitors will attend this exhibition of which 500 to 550 will be the owners of their own businesses.

A ONE DAY EXHIBITION ESPECIALLY FOR THE FISH & CHIP and FAST FOOD MARKET.

“IT’S A MUST!!”

Henry Colbeck Limited

“More than just a supplier!!” www.colbeck.co.uk Telephone: 0191 482 4242

Whether you’re on the move, or building an empire, take the first step on your journey here

Catleys Fish & Chips for Sale in Somerset

Change in Career for the Vendors of The Happy Haddock

ings Business Transfer are delighted to present to the market ‘Catleys Fish & Chips’, situated in Dulverton, Somerset.

The business runs as a traditional fish and chip shop that offers its customers a range of freshly cooked fish and chips, kebabs and burgers. The mid terraced two storey property enjoys an excellent high street location with the business accommodation located on the ground floor, and with private living accommodation on the first floor.

The business is presented to an excellent condition, and comes well equipped throughout; including ample preparation areas. There is a range of quality equipment including a two pan range manufactured by Henry Nuttal with hot display, a range of kebab machines, 6 burner gas hob, fridges and freezers. The lease also includes an external shed, and one outbuilding where the peelers and chipper are housed.

The living accommodation incorporates two double bedrooms, kitchen, lounge and a bathroom; making it ideal for owner’s accommodation.

Even though the business trades successfully with excellent levels of turnover on a weekly basis; the business still provides excellent scope for growth. For example, further marketing within the area would undoubtedly bring in more traffic into the business.

This fantastic Fish & Chip shop is being offered for sale, exclusively through Kings Business Transfer, on a leasehold basis for offers in the region of £80,000. If you require any further information on this business please do not hesitate to contact us on 0844 7011 823, quoting the reference 43743.

To find out more details about the businesses available for sale, and sold, through Kings Business Transfer please visit: www.kingsbt.co.uk

Kings Business Transfer are delighted to announce the sale of the Happy Haddock; a successful English fish and chip takeaway and restaurant situated in the West Yorkshire town of Brighouse.

Occupying a prominent town centre position; the 34 cover restaurant attracts high levels of footfall throughout the day. Since operation, the Happy Haddock has become renowned for serving delicious food; thereby benefiting from a loyal customer base. The vendors Mr and Mrs Moss only decided to bring the business to the market due their desire to undertake a change in career.

Operating from a highly visible double fronted shop premises; the sale came with everything needed to operate a business of this nature successfully - including a well-appointed kitchen preparation area with a range of quality, valuable catering equipment.

Overall, the business provided an excellent opportunity for new owners to take over a business which already had strong foundations in place; whilst offering scope for further growth and development – such as introducing a local delivery service.

Following 9 impressive viewings and 4 offers, the Happy Haddock was sold to Mr Mellor and Mr Watters on a leasehold basis for £13,500. Sale completion took only 3 months, and the acquisition was funded through a cash purchase.

Mr Mellor has plenty of experience within the industry; having previously owning a fish & chip shop. Mr Watters’ experience is within marketing, and so both experiences will undoubtedly benefit their new business venture.

K

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01204 214626 FISH AND CHIP SHOP

NORTH EAST • WT £4,000 • Well established and well presented • Award winning fish and chips • Sunday dinner service • £99,950, Leasehold • 143158

FISH AND CHIP SHOP

WILLENHALL

NORTH EAST • Previous WT £2,000 • Fantastic growth potential • Enviable trading location • Excellent opportunity • £39,950, Leasehold • 143159

FISH AND CHIP SHOP

FISH AND CHIP SHOP

FISH AND CHIP SHOP

PENRITH, CUMBRIA

ROCHDALE

STOKE-ON-TRENT

• T/O £486,000 • Recently refurbished • 7 letting rooms • 2 bed owners accom • Offers Invited, Freehold • 143033

• WT £1,200 • Regular repeat custom • Main road location • EPC Rating C • £29,950, Leasehold • 142733

• WT £1,200 • Refitted within the last 2 years • Prime trading location • EPC Rating F • £29,950, Leasehold • 141923

BUSY VILLAGE FISH & CHIP SHOP

FISH & CHIP / TAKEAWAY

FISH & CHIPS / CHINESE TAKEAWAY

ST HELENS

SHREWSBURY

LONDON

• WT £3,500 • Excellent branding • Scope for further expansion • Low Rent • £70,000, Leasehold • 141755

• WT £5,500 • Long established business • Scope to increase turnover • Well presented throughout • £79,950, Leasehold • 141769

• WT £3,000 • Well established • Busy high street location • EPC Rating D • £95,000, Leasehold • 142686

• WT £2,500 • Well presented premises • Great reputation • EPC rating B • £100,000, Leasehold • 141953

FISH AND CHIP SHOP

FISH & CHIP SHOP/TAKEAWAY

WELL ESTABLISHED FISH & CHIP SHOP

FISH, CHIP AND KEBAB SHOP

FISH & CHIP SHOP

RAMSGATE, KENT

ESP PTA FISH & CHIP SHOP

ROCHDALE • Empty retail property • 4 bed accom • Prominent trading position • Equipment included • £159,950, Freehold • 143037

AWARD WINNING FISH & CHIP SHOP

LEICESTER

HOTEL & BISTRO WITH CHIP SHOP

• W/T £2,000 • Close to town centre • Loyal customer base • EPC rating E • £50,000, Leasehold • 142986

• Established over 20 years • Main road location • Excellent reputation • 2 bed accom • £115,000, Leasehold • 143693

01204 291 596

FISH AND CHIP SHOP

BRISTOL

SHREWSBURY

MAIDSTONE

LEAMINGTON SPA

• WT £4,000 • Popular with locals and students • Great online reviews • EPC rating D • £120,000, Leasehold • 143291

• WT £3,500 • Excellent trading position • Close to college and factories • EPC rating G • £120,000, Leasehold • 142687

• WT £5,000 • Main road location • 3 bedroom flat • EPC rating D • £125,000, Leasehold • 142530

• W/T £3,000+ • Established 80 years • Excellent reputation • 2 bed accommodation • £149,950, Leasehold • 143887

FISH AND CHIP SHOP

FISH AND CHIP SHOP

FISH & CHIP SHOP / BEAUTY SALON

FISH AND CHIP SHOP

NELSON

KESWICK, CUMBRIA

• WT £3,000+ • Excellent reputation • 3 bed accom • EPC rating C • £159,995, Leasehold • 143049

HERNE BAY

• WT £6,000 • Busy shopping parade • 3 bed accom • EPC rating G • £179,950, Leasehold • 141946

WOLVERHAMPTON

• WT £1,500 - £2,000 • Two businesses in one • Leasehold option available • EPC rating E • £180,000, Freehold • 41420

• WT £1,000 • Prominent trading position • 3 bed accom • EPC rating D • £290,000, Freehold • 142182

TAKEAWAY & FISH BAR

TAKEAWAY

FISH & CHIPS/TAKEAWAY

PIZZA/FISH & CHIP SHOP

BOWNESS-ON-WINDERMERE

WEST BROMWICH

LEEDS

DONCASTER

WALSALL

• WT £6,500+ • Located near town centre & Caravan Park • Very popular with tourists • Fully equipped • £360,000, Leasehold • 142545

• WT £3,500 • Shopping parade location • 10 covers • EPC rating C • £59,950, Leaseheold • 141665

• W/T £10,000 • Established over 30 years • Excellent city centre location • EPC rating E • £189,950, Leasehold • 143968

• WT £2,500 • Recently refurbished • 2 bed accommodation • EPC rating F • £32,450, Leasehold • 41467

• WT £4,000 - £4,500 • Busy high street trading position • Large online trade • EPC Rating C • £74,950, Leasehold • 142362

01204 291596

To Buy: 0844 3877 308 Email: buying@kingsbt.co.uk

Twitter: @Kings_BT Blog: www.kingsbt.co.uk/blog

To Sell: 0844 3877 307 Email: selling@kingsbt.co.uk

NOW

INCLUDES

> Traditional fish and chip shop > Range of traditional fish & chips, along with homemade pizzas > Long established > Excellent trading position > Fully equipped, fully furnished

REF: 43262

FREEHOLD

£375,000

> Excellent reputation

Claudio’s - Glasgow Claudio's is prominently located on Duke Street in the centre of Glasgow. The business has been run by the current proprietor since 1998, and has since, built up an excellent reputation for providing delicious food. Offering call/pick up and delivery services, the business is extremely popular amongst locals. The business benefits from being fully equipped and is presented at walk in condition.

Hot Spot - Merseyside Hot Spot is a well known business which has successfully operated in the locality for many years. The business has earned an enviable reputation; benefiting from an extensive and loyal customer base. > Well established & lucrative

> Busy main road parade

> Variety of food

> S/c 2 bed accomm.

> Well equipped

> Weekly takings £4,250

REF: 44046

FREEHOLD

£320,000

Shaw Stores, Prestwick Shaw Stores is a popular business - sales are derived from take away sales and a popular hot & cold food menu. The business enjoys a strong reputation within the local community and as such, benefits from high levels of regular and repeat trade.

REF: 43175 50

FREEHOLD

£365,000

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> Main road location

> 3 Bed owner’s accomm.

> Well established

> Well equipped

> Great reputation

> Excellent opportunity

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CHECKERS

BLYTH > > > > >

£125,000 LEASEHOLD

Popular fish & chip shop Well established Excellent main road location Well fitted throughout Weekly turnover £5,000

Ref: 43890

Offering local service on a national basis

SMART FISH & CHIPS

£250K

OXFORDSHIRE LEASEHOLD > > > > >

Take away and restaurant Busy main road parade Weekly turnover £6,000 5 Bed owner’s accommodation Well fitted throughout

BRADFORD

> > > > >

Ref: 43806

THE VILLAGE FISH BAR £165K

LEAMINGTON FISH BAR £189,995 L/H WARWICKSHIRE

CATLEYS F&C

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

LEASEHOLD

Monopoly position Excellent reputation Weekly turnover £5,000 Affluent sought after village Fitted to a high standard

Ref: 43585

SIZZLING SPICES

GLASGOW > > > > >

Ref: 43756

£79,995

LEASEHOLD

Fully refurbished Large residential area Weekly turnover £4,500 Long lease leasehold Low rental £625 PCM

Ref: 42051

MISTER INDIA

EDINBURGH > > > > >

20 Covers Weekly turnover £5,500 Prime town centre location Immaculately fitted Valuable modern equipment

£37,000

Well established Indian takeout Excellent location Home delivery service Well fitted throughout Annual turnover £140,000

DULVERTON

£80,000

LEASEHOLD

Exmoor National Park location Ideal lifestyle opportunity Weekly turnover of £3,000 Great reputation Excellent scope

RETAIL UNIT & FLATS

> > > > >

> > > > >

LEASEHOLD

Established for 40 years Excellent trading location Weekly sales in excess of £5k Family run business Huge potential to increase t/o

THE HUNGRY BITE

CLYDEBANK > > > > >

ALEXANDRIA

£250K

FREEHOLD

Class 3 retail unit & flats Available separately 2 Letting apartments Ground floor business space Fast food & alcohol license

Ref: 42618

£44,995

LEASEHOLD

Selection of food/items Prominent main road position Well established Fully fitted, refurbished Excellent reputation

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MUNCH

ST ANDREWS > > > > >

Holiday/tourist location Enviable reputation Weekly turnover £5,200 1 to 2 Bed owner’s accomm.

Fantastic potential to expand

FISH & CHIP SHOP £650,000

CLWYD > > > > >

FREEHOLD

Long established Excellent main road location Fully equipped to high standard Ample customer parking On-site management accomm.

HOLDGATES F&C SHOP £120K

PERTH > > > > >

LEASEHOLD

32 Cover dining area Well established Sit in or take away Well performing Potential for expansion

Ref: 44014

£94,995

LEASEHOLD

High footfall location Excellent customer feedback Recently refurbished Modern equipment Excellent opp. to expand

Ref: 43792

> > > > >

FREEHOLD

Ref: 43998

HILTON CHIP SHOP £290,000

INVERNESS

FISH AND CHIP BAR £549,950

DORSET

Ref: 44021

Ref: 43743

Ref: 42446

LEASEHOLD

FREEHOLD

Well established Prominent trading position Weekly turnover £2,000 3 Bed self contained accomm.

Excellent opportunity

Ref: 43924

SHREWSBURY

£159,950

DENHOLME FISHERIES

MR CHIPZ

LANARKSHIRE > > > > >

£99,995

LEASEHOLD

Excellent trading location Well est. customer base Fitted with modern equipment Two unit lease Fantastic opportunity

Ref: 43711

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SHEER CLASS

The Supreme Sausage James T. Blakeman & Co. Ltd. 52

Newcastle-u-Lyme, Staffs. ST5 7UF Tel: 01782 569610 e-mail: admin@blakemans.co.uk

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