The National Fish & Chip Awards are back! As we prepare to celebrate the very best of our industry, we are proud to announce this years sponsors for the Fish & Chip Takeaway of the Year category.

Our sponsors play a crucial role in making this event as great and impactful as it is; we are honoured to have their support.

Henry Colbeck has proudly served the industry since 1893 and we remain a family owned and managed company, with our team of colleagues owning 10% of our shares. Our values are quality, service and reliability, with customer care being our driving influence.

Friars Pride is an independent family-owned company, established over 45 years ago in Peterborough as a fish and chip supplier. The company has a heritage stretching back to 1898 and the manufacturing and refining of fats and oils. Today, the company spans three generations and supplies Fats & Oils, Frozen Foods, Ambient Foods and Fish into the Fish & Chip and takeaway industry. We have grown to become a premier supplier with a fleet of vehicles delivering to the Midlands, South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, the East, the South, the Southeast and the South West of England.

McWhinney’s have been making the same high quality Irish Pork Sausages since 1898. Current Managing Director Kevin McWhinney is the fifth generation of the family to faithfully produce the original secret recipe that has served the past generations so well and seen the business go from strength to strength.

With Soaring Prices of Food, OiLChef is honored to be recognized as the Premium Brand helping food service operators reduce their oil costs by 50% per month, reduce energy & Improve Sustainability. OilChef is not a filter, it is not a chemical, it has no breakable parts, it is virtually maintenance-free and requires no wires, no power, and is a simple 5-second self-installation system.

Pukka – The Nation’s Favourite Pie Brand – founded by Trevor and Valerie Storer in Leicestershire in 1963, is a family-run bakery with a passion for full-on flavour pies and savoury pastry. Available in fish & chip shops, stadia, pubs, cafes, leisure parks, zoos, bingo halls and supermarkets. Pukka makes and bakes tasty award-winning meat, vegetarian and vegan chilled and frozen pies, and they’re as simple to serve as they are to find.

For over 85 years the Smales family have been supplying Fish & Chip shops across the UK with premium quality Cod & Haddock. Founded in 1937, Smales remains wholly and independently owned by the Smales family with the third and fourth generations actively working in the business today. During this time the company has developed an excellent reputation thanks to its sourcing of the finest fish and seafood, coupled with its experienced and dedicated team of employees. Our sales team have amassed over 450 combined years experience of selling Frozen At Sea fillets, so the customers we serve can rest assured they are in reliable, knowledgeable hands.

VA Whitley has been delivering Service and Quality to the fish and chip trade across the North West of England and North and Mid Wales since 1899. Our excellent range of products comprises dried goods including Whitley’s Batters, Gravies and Curries, packaging and catering equipment complemented by our superb range of frozen at sea fish and frozen foods.