Alderley Edge chippie is one of two best in north west (From Community Newsgroup)

Alderley Edge chippie is one of two best in north west

5:26pm Monday 13th October 2008

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FOSTERS Fish & Chips has been named the best chip shop in the area in the latest stage of the national Fish & Chip Shop of the Year competition.

The Alderley Edge chippy will now hope to batter Thornton Fisheries of Thornton-Cleveleys to be crowned best in the North West and could go on to be the best in the UK.

To get to the UK’s top 20, the shop was voted for by its customers and a mystery judge from competition organisers Seafish carried out an unscheduled assessment.

Fosters Fish & Chips will now undergo another rigorous assessment, including checks on its product quality, staff training, innovation, customer service, shop décor and cleanliness, staff hygiene and food preparation techniques. It also faces questions on its policies on sourcing seafood from sustainable stocks.

Owner Gareth Foster said: “Getting to this stage of the competition recognises the hard work we’ve put in over the years. We deliver the best fish and chips time after time, and it’s great for our customers to know that they are getting the best in the area.

“We’ll be doing all we can to make sure we make it through to the next round.”

Andy Gray, competition judge at Seafish, said: “The shops reaching this stage have consistently shown high standards by offering quality fish and chips and great value for money “In the 21 years the competition has been running, standards have risen considerably across the UK. Shops are now offering a much wider range of seafood and modern frying techniques have reduced the amount of fat, making fish and chips a relatively healthy option as a takeaway.”

Early next month, Fosters Fish & Chips will know if it has made it through to the final ten chip shops. The national winner will be presented with the overall winner’s crown by TV chef Simon Rimmer at a London ceremony in January.

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