Twenty UK fish and chip shops have made the shortlist for the 2015 Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Award, part of Seafish’s 2015 National Fish & Chip Awards.
The National Fish & Chip Awards recognise the quality and choice offered by fish and chip businesses across the UK.
Paul Williams, chief executive, Seafish, said: “Seafish have organised the awards for the past 27 years. Our aim has always been to showcase the very best fish fryers in the UK while setting incredibly high standards for the industry.”
The next stage of the competition will be to whittle down the top 20 shops to establish the UK top 10 regional winners in October. These shops will then be invited on a study trip to Norway, organised by award sponsor the Norwegian Seafood Council to see first-hand why Norway is regarded as one of the world’s most sustainable fishing nations.
They will then be judged by industry experts as they undergo un-announced judging visits and will be assessed on a wide variety of criteria including product quality, sustainable sourcing policies, marketing initiatives and customer service. The award ceremony will take place at The Lancaster London Hotel on 20 January 2015.
Quayside in Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK, was crowned ‘Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop of the Year 2014’ at this year’s awards.
