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​George’s - where the customer is king

Posted by Emma on 24th Jun 2024

George’s in Bourne, Lincolnshire, is a successful takeaway that turns over an impressive £1million a year with a business model that closes at 8pm and isn’t open on Sundays. However, the journey … read more

Frying with Ambition: How Prices Fish & Chips Reeled in Success

Posted by Emily on 7th Apr 2024

James Price is a driven, forward-thinking operator who is constantly looking at how he can get more customers through the door of his takeaway, Prices Fish & Chips in Ringwood. He’s had to beca … read more

The Village Fish Bar: Perry Frangeskou Creates a Unique Takeaway Experience in Collingham

Posted by Emily on 9th Feb 2024

Located in a conservation area where the council rarely grants takeaway licences, The Village Fish Bar in Collingham, Newark, Nottinghamshire, is in a very enviable position. As well as being the o … read more

​Kaptain Karaage: The Container King

Posted by Emily on 31st Jan 2024

While its setting may be low-key on a side street off the bustling Tollcross junction in the southwestern part of Edinburgh's city centre, Kaptain Karaage is anything but. Its industrial shipping c … read more

​Sisters signals the start of a new family business

Posted by Emma on 14th Dec 2023

Like a lot of people following the Covid pandemic in 2020, Lauren Walker reassessed her situation and made a life-changing decision. She left the Elite Fish & Chip Company, the family business … read more

​Zero Plus - a new premium proposition

Posted by Emily on 23rd Nov 2023

Zohaib Hussain spared no effort in renovating his takeaway, Zero Plus Fish Bar in Cardiff, earlier this year, with the intention of boosting business. With a desire to have a shop he c … read more

​Carron Fish Bar: A Decade's Vision Brought to Life

Posted by Emily on 14th Aug 2023

In the latter part of the previous year, Murray Watson finally embarked on a long-anticipated revamp of Carron Fish Bar in Stonehaven, Aberdeen, a dream nurtured ever since he and his parents acqui … read more

​Batter, Business, and Building Bonds: The Tale of The Ridgeway Fish Bar

Posted by Emily on 14th Aug 2023

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the introduction of click & collect and delivery services became a lifeline for many businesses. This sentiment rings true for the majority, including Dann … read more

​The Game-Changing Deep Fryer Revamp – A Tale of Transformation at Auckley Friery

Posted by Emily on 24th Jul 2023

When David from Auckley Friery was introduced to the possibility of testing the Ceres Deep Fryer Cleaner, he was sceptical at best. His past experiences were marred with ineffective treatments … read more

The Fishermen's Chippy drives for quality

Posted by Emily on 11th Jul 2023

As well as three fish and chip shops in southwest Cornwall, Tom Doran owns The Fishermen's Chippy mobile fish and chip van, which tours campsites and fetes during the week and attends functi … read more

Captain Thornton’s Leeds the way 

Posted by Emily on 3rd Jun 2023

When most people hear the name Thornton’s, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the chocolatier. But if you’re from Leeds, it’s more likely to be the two fish and chip takeaways James and … read more

Top Catch turns its fortunes around

Posted by Emily on 11th Mar 2023

Making a good living from a convenience store on a parade of shops in Southampton, Raj Khaira decided to capitalise on the fact there were 185 flats above his shop yet no takeaways to service them … read more

A Balancing Act at Linfords

Posted by Emily on 11th Mar 2023

Using Ceres products has enabled Chris Pithey to strike the perfect balance between serving homemade items and traditional chip shop favourites at Linfords in Market Deeping, Peterborough.  … read more

Market Hill Hits the Mark as Business Remains Buoyant

Posted by Emily on 12th Feb 2023

Working at Market Hill Fisheries in Winterton, North Lincolnshire, as a teenager while studying for his A’ Levels, Ryan Moody had no idea that four years later, his family would own the takeaway and t … read more

Ceres Proves a Problem Solver for Auckley Friery

Posted by Emily on 31st Jan 2023

David Nicolaou bought Auckley Friery in Auckley, Doncaster, almost 20 years ago. A traditional ‘80s shop at the time, it was dated with strip lighting down the middle and a suspended ceiling.  … read more

The Benefits of Being Small

Posted by Emily on 24th Jan 2023

Having fried fish and chips seven days a week for 10 years and eventually burning themselves out, Terry Collinson and his wife Jennifer, downsized and bought a takeaway in Pagham, West Sussex, which t … read more

Miller's Keeps Moving Forward

Posted by Emily on 8th Dec 2022

Millers certainly can’t be accused of resting on its laurels. Since winning Fish & Chip Shop of the Year in 2018, the York-based, family-run chippy has worked tirelessly to build its brand and carve o … read more

Every Day Is a School Day at Chez Fred

Posted by Miria on 1st Nov 2022

Even with 38 years in the fish and chip trade, the last 33 spent at Chez Fred in Bournemouth, Fred Capel still believes that every day is a school day.  There’s always something to learn, … read more

​Fish and chips the Wright way

Posted by Emily on 8th May 2022

“I would never have thought of doing this in the UK because there are so many fish and chip shops, but I came to the States and there was a niche. I grabbed it, ran with it and we’ve been really su … read more

Sandy’s raises the bar in Folkestone

Posted by Emily on 5th May 2022

Following a £150,000 refurbishment, a rebrand and new ownership, Sandy’s Fish & Chips has become the top-rated fish and chip shop in the Kent coastal town of Folkestone on both Google and Just Eat, an … read more

Ceres Creates a Cleaner product for Marina Fish & Chips

Posted by Emily on 7th Mar 2022

Like all fish and chip shop owners right now, Matthew Etches is facing spiralling prices and stock that’s hard to get hold of. It’s the biggest set of challenges to hit his business since he bought … read more

Growing a Business Organically

Posted by Emily on 1st Mar 2022

When is the right time to open a second shop? When an opportunity comes up that’s just too good to miss? When a business reaches capacity and the market is large enough to support a second s … read more

Ceres & Cem share the same forward-thinking attitude

Posted by Emily on 13th Jan 2022

The two fish and chip takeaways that Cem Oktem owns in Lancashire, Packet Bridge in Bolton-le-Sands and Westgate in Morecambe, might be less than five miles away from each other but they have very … read more

Athena B Inspired by Ceres Support

Posted by Emily on 1st Nov 2021

What started as a recommendation to use Ceres Natural Batter Mix has resulted in a journey of discovery for Athena B in Portslade, Brighton. Matthew Konen and his mum Mary took the lease back … read more

​James Lant: The Genius Behind The English Indian

Posted by Emily on 27th Jan 2021

Birmingham-based street food vendor The English Indian puts an Asian twist on a very British classic From one pop-up gazebo working festivals and food halls in and around Birmingham five ye … read more

​The Bearded Sailor: Sailing Towards Sustainability

Posted by Emily on 29th Feb 2020

Four years ago, Alex Papaioannou traded his chalk and blackboard for batter mix and haddock, fulfilling his ambitions by launching The Bearded Sailor in Pudsey, West Leeds. Far from being just anot … read more

Bespoke Touch: Beyond the Ordinary at Krispies

Posted by Emily on 29th Jan 2020

Krispies in Exmouth, Devon, prides itself on serving top quality food, whether from the takeaway or its newly opened click-and-collect and delivery shop, and its owners, Kelly and Tim Barnes, are m … read more