US CHIPPY WINS NATIONAL FISH AND CHIP AWARDS OVERSEAS CATEGORY

US chippy wins National Fish and Chip Awards overseas category. Wright’s Fish and Chips in Georgia has been honoured with the inaugural Overseas Fish and Chip Shop trophy at the National Fish and Chip Awards.

Chip shops from around the world entered the competition to showcase their appreciation of the great British export that is fish and chips. Applicants impressed the panel of industry judges with their praiseworthy commitment to environmental practice, responsible sourcing of produce and capturing the taste and look of authentic fish and chips.

Things couldn’t have gone any ‘batter’ for Wright’s Fish and Chips, with the business going above and beyond to keep recipes distinctly British and creating a cultural experience for its community. It beat two other finalists – Fish and Chips Vagninn in Reykjavik, Iceland and Union Jack’s Fish and Chips in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Awards organiser and President of the National Federation of Fish Friers, Andrew Crook comments:

“We are very proud to have Wright’s Fish and Chips as the first recipient of the Overseas Fish and Chip Shop award. The business is a great representative of the international fish and chip scene and it’s doing wonders in bringing classic fish and chips to new diners. This marks a turning point for Wright’s Fish and Chips and we look forward to seeing what comes next for the team. Congratulations!”

JFK, a leading fish producer with over 100 years of history in the Faroe Islands, sponsored the category. It has vast resources and expertise, with a portfolio featuring sea-frozen ground fish from the North Atlantic and processed fish from Faroese waters.

GADUS, its all-new vessel that was launched in 2023, is a modern trawler optimised for fishing, processing, and freezing cod and haddock at sea. Sustainability was the key driver behind its planning and construction, and it utilises all the raw material from the fish resources, which is a significant improvement to the prior fishing vessel. The vessel uses the most recent energy efficient technology to ensure a low CO2 emission.

JFK’s Sales and Operations Director Jógvan Hansen, says:

“The arrival of GADUS further cements JFK’s status as a pioneer in the Faroese fishing industry and sponsoring the Overseas Fish and Chip Shop award is a wonderful opportunity to commend Wright’s Fish and Chips. It’s forging ahead as a noteworthy business blazing a trail in its home country and we’ve no doubt we’ll be hearing about more successes from the team following this great achievement.”

Wright’s Fish and Chips has been invited to visit Norway in June for a once in a lifetime experience with Seafood from Norway.

The two-day study trip will take fish and chip shop teams on an unforgettable exploration of the Norwegian fishing industry, experiencing the cold, clear waters aboard the state-of-the-art longliner and Danish seine vessel, Østerfjord, to learn more about environmental and sustainable practices that ensure UK fish and chip shops are supplied with the freshest, highest quality produce.

They will also meet leading industry authorities and stakeholders to find out how fish stocks are sustained, as well as learning about frozen at sea white fish.

For more information and bits on the National Fish and Chip Awards, please visit: www.thefishandchipawards.com.