NEW JOINT VENTURE STRENGTHENS BRITISH SEAFOOD SUPPLY – FROM SEA TO PLATE

New joint venture strengthens British seafood supply – from Sea to Plate. Chapmans of Sevenoaks Ltd, one of the South’s leading premium seafood suppliers to restaurants and foodservice, has joined the Ocean Fish Group in a move that creates one of the strongest British fish sourcing partnerships in the country.

This strategic joint venture combines Chapmans’ longstanding history of supplying premium seafood into the Greater London hospitality sector with Ocean Fish’s consolidated supply chain
including vessels, processing facilities and international procurement expertise. The partnership offers unrivalled access to sustainably sourced British fish – from Rye to Newlyn – delivering
quality, variety and scale.

Leigh Genge, CEO of The Ocean Fish Group said:

“We are very excited to be entering the hospitality sector with trusted partners that we have collaborated with for several decades. The Ocean Fish Group is looking to quickly capitalise on the clear potential for growth in Chapmans, which will be built on a market leading reputation for premium quality and high-end service in London.

“The home-counties based production site has significant additional capacity to accommodate increased volume and together with the financial support of the wider Group and an integrated British fish supply chain, we believe that an unrivalled ‘sea to plate’ proposition has been created.

“Our global procurement expertise should allow expansion through a significantly improved customer offering covering breadth of species and competitive pricing driven from
scale economies. I look forward to supporting the team’s journey”.

Renowned for their commitment to sustainability, Chapmans works with the majority of the fishing fleets along the Kent, Sussex and Essex coasts. Supplying leading restaurants, hotels,
alongside premium events such as Formula 1 and the Chelsea Flower Show, the company has built a trusted reputation for quality and precision fish preparation.

Their purpose-built, fully refrigerated 10,000 square foot facility — just 30 minutes from London, ensures a fast, efficient and low food miles supply chain across the Southeast.

Keith Chapman, Founding Director at Chapman’s, said:

“This exciting new venture allows us to double down on supplying truly exceptional British fish. Under the continued leadership of my long-term business partner David Theze and with increased
access to Group resources, we’re ready to grow, serve more customers, and strengthen our position in the market — while staying true to our values of quality, sustainability, and
craftsmanship.”

At the heart of the new partnership is a genuine commitment to, and pride in, sustainable British sourcing – with both businesses combining day boats and quota across the Southeast and
Southwest. This means better, faster, reliable and sustainable sourcing for existing and new premium hospitality customers; more variety for chefs looking to source low-carbon and high-quality local fish with over 50 different species of British fish represented.

The Ocean Fish Group and Chapmans also mirror a commitment to investing in people and skills, ensuring highly trained fish filleters deliver consistency and quality and securing crucial local jobs in southern coastal communities.

“This powerful joint venture not only boosts sustainable British seafood supply to the country’s top restaurants and venues, it’s also a unique coming-together of businesses offering family
values and industry scale – we like to say we’re ‘Large enough to deliver; small enough to care’ – this shared ethos is what makes this partnership such an exciting opportunity for both
companies; providing greater growth and scale, without compromise on our values” comments Leigh Genge, CEO of the Ocean Fish Group.