![]() ![]() "Takeaways introduced a number safety measures to suit. "I give credit to the resilience of the small family run and independent shops that were able to implement major changes to the businesses and re-open to serve the public their favourite food, fish and chips. Michael, who runs the Midlands Seafish Industry Training Association, says: "A few shops remained open during the early days of lockdown. Michael Pili (right) in 1999 when he was President of the National Federation of Fish Friers - pictured with Warren Rudge from Ivan's Fish Bar in Cradley Heath (Image: PA) The changes to working practices that followed in the next few weeks might have taken a decade under normal circumstances, but the result today is a fish and chips industry that has lived to sell the tail. Not only would they be cheering up the great British public, but they would also be helping everyone from fishermen to farmers and suppliers throughout the entire food supply chain. So, one by one, the city's leading friers began to understand they might as well be cooking as sitting at home bored on the sofa. George & Helen's in Harborne, a favourite of QE doctors and nurses, kept open to feed key workers.Īnd Parkes Traditonal Fish and Chips in Halesowen became one of region's first chippies to pioneer having a Perspex shield across the country next to the till in order to protect staff, but with a laser cut 'letterbox' through which the cooked orders could be safely passed. John Carrelli from This is Bedders in Hay Mills begins the process of selling off large bags of potatoes for £10 each (Image: Darren Quinton / BirminghamLive)īecause many of the (relatively few) top chippies were already being run by tight-knit family members, they had their own instant bubbles before the government-backed idea of family bubbles had itself become policy. Whether you chose to follow Pete's example below and host an outdoor chips party in your cul-de-sac - or book a table at one of the city's best chippies where you can sit inside - support the best of British industry and get your chops on some chips! Having launched what is still the nation's favourite meal in 1860, their proud predecessors had survived everything from potential cholera outbreaks and the Spanish flu pandemic to two world wars and countless recessions.Īnd so we might have guessed that even the first global pandemic of the 21st century wouldn't keep the nation's hardy band of friers down for long when there are always bags of lovely fresh spuds they could be chipping.īut, as the nation prepares to don face masks ready to celebrate National Fish and Chips Day today - can you guess the other top five changes our nationally renowned industry expert has picked out from six months of chaos in the world of chips? Not for nothing had the unbelievably hard-working members of the fish and chip industry been looking forward to celebrating its 160th year in 2020. ![]()
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