Our Story
We develop batter systems and food products for busy fish & chip shops and food operators.
Our core customers are fish & chip shops - but we also supply pubs, restaurants, caterers and food businesses across the UK and beyond.
Everything we produce is designed for one outcome: consistent results, reliable supply, and less guesswork in service.
Built by people who’ve run fish & chip shops
Ceres was founded by Stelios Theocharous, a former fish & chip shop operator.
He built the products he needed - but couldn’t find.
The business started with a simple problem: the batter available wasn’t good enough - inconsistent, unreliable, and not built for real service conditions.
So we built something better.
Today, that same approach still drives everything we do: understand the problem properly, then build the product to solve it.
The reality of running a fish & chip shop
We understand the pressure.
- Batter changes as service goes on
- Different staff produce different results
- Small inconsistencies become bigger problems
- Supply issues interrupt flow when you need it most
In a busy service, nothing stays perfectly controlled.
And those small variables don’t just affect quality - they affect speed, waste, and margin.
Most suppliers are too far removed from this reality.
We’re not.
We build systems, not just products
We don’t design products in isolation - we build them to work together in real service conditions.
- Batter mixes designed for consistency
- Pre-dust and coating systems that improve control and adhesion
- Sauces, gravy mixes and flavour systems built for output and repeatability
- Cleaning and supporting products designed for real commercial use
- Bespoke systems tailored to how your operation actually runs
The goal is simple:
reduce variables, improve control, and create repeatable results.
Consistency doesn’t happen by accident. It has to be built in.
Used by some of the best operators in the UK
We support more than 4,000 trade accounts across the UK, including many of the most respected names in the industry.
Our customers include:
- The Magpie Café, Whitby
- The Scallop Shell, Bath
- Chez Fred, Bournemouth
- Outlaw’s, Cornwall
- The Scrap Box, Fish & Chip Shop of the Year 2026
- The Ship Deck, winner 2024
- Whiteheads, winner 2023
- Krispies Fish & Chips, Millers Fish & Chips, Simpsons Fish & Chips, Towngate Fisheries, Frydales in Leicester, and many more across the UK
These are not showroom accounts. They are real working businesses - high-volume, high-pressure environments where consistency matters every day.
Our customers don’t just try us - they rely on us
Some customers stock up. Others order weekly.
We don’t force behaviour.
There are no minimum orders, and next-day delivery is available across mainland UK.
Customers order how and when it suits them - and they come back because it works, week after week.
See how Ceres performs in your shop
Start with a sample or open a trade account in seconds. Test the products in your own shop, under your own service conditions, and order exactly when you need to.
- Test products in your own shop before committing
- Get instant access to trade pricing
- Order exactly when you need - no contracts