Chip in and get nominating

Monklands’chippies are being invited to batter the competition and fry high in next year’s National Fish and Chip Awards.

Entries are now being taken for the prestigious contest, with the quest now on to find the champion businesses that will be crowned at the grand final ceremony in London in January.

Run by Seafish, the public body that supports the £6bn UK seafood industry, the National Fish and Chip Awards are widely regarded as the Oscars of the fish and chip world, with 14 different award categories recognising the best of the best.

As well as the fish and chips, the awards celebrate operators who run their businesses sustainably, display marketing innovation and focus on staff and product development.

Andy Gray, trade marketing manager at Seafish, said:“The annual awards programme provides an excellent opportunity to reward and celebrate the businesses and individuals throughout the UK that are serving fantastic fish and chips and providing customers with great eating and dining experiences.

“As a nation, we eat in the region of 382 million portions of fish and chips every year so shops and restaurants that are successful in the awards can take pride in the fact that they are amongst the crème de la crème when it comes to fish and chip businesses.

“Everyone has a favourite fish and chip shop and we are asking the public to make sure their favourite gets the recognition it deserves by encouraging them to enter the awards.”

To find out more about the awards – which are free to enter – head online to www.fishandchipawards.com, or email awardsenquiry@seafish.co.uk for further information.