Cheap as chips no more

OWNER of East Coast Fish & Chips, Carlo Crolla, has backed a UK campaign to save fish and chip shops which are under threat of closure due to escalating costs.

The Crolla family has been serving the local community for half a century. Styles may change, but great flavours, family heritage and warm, friendly service remain as important to Katia and Carlo.

Carlo outlined that the price of fish has doubled, energy bills are spiralling and cooking oil is more expensive, but the shops are not protected by the energy price cap and some face huge rises in costs - in some cases rising from £400 to £2,000 per month.

He said: “Our family has been proudly serving the local community with quality fish and chips for nearly 50 years, but the spiralling costs battering our industry is putting all that at risk.

“We won’t compromise on quality, but these external factors will inevitability mean a rise in costs for us and also for our customers.”