Fish and chip shops offering healthier choices were recognised 2 December 2014 for their endeavours as they compete for the Healthy Eating ‘Fish and Chips’ Award as part of the 2015 National Fish & Chip Awards, organised by Seafish.
Sponsored by LoSalt, the UK’s leading reduced sodium salt, the Healthy Eating ‘Fish and Chips’ Award is a new category introduced for the 2015 awards. It acknowledges UK fish and chip businesses that excel in educating and informing their customers about healthy choices and the nutritional values of fish and chips.
The three shortlisted businesses are: Towngate Fisheries in Bradford, West Yorkshire; Fish City in Ballynahinch, County Down and Harbourside Fish & Chips in Plymouth, Devon.
To get to this stage of the competition, the finalists were judged across a variety of criteria including evidence of menu development and innovation when promoting healthier options to customers and employee training procedures focusing on healthier products and ingredients.
People like to be offered healthier options
Caroline Klinge, Technical Sales and Marketing Manager at LoSalt, commented: “Our research shows that 64 per cent of people like to be offered healthier options when it comes to takeaway food. As a result, 93 per cent of fish and chip shops think it is relevant to offer healthier options to their customers and the industry is making huge strides in this area.
“Over 450 fish and chip shops are now working with us to offer a reduced sodium salt option to season the nation’s favourite takeaway and many are also offering grilled options, frying in healthier oils and serving healthy side dishes as well. This award recognises the hard work and innovation that fish and chip shops are putting into offering customers healthy choices.”
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