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MSC UK Awards 2023 Winners
This year we marked the 10th anniversary of the MSC UK Awards, in which we celebrate outstanding achievements and performance in sustainable fishing and seafood across the entire UK business spectrum. The evening was hosted in person at the historic Fishmongers' Hall and we were once again joined by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), who gave out three guest awards.
Employee Spotlight: Jason’s Journey from the Kids Club to the Kitchen
In 2017, he was amongst our earlier cohorts of the Kids Club, our educational workshop for schoolchildren about seafood sustainability. Six years after his formative first experience at Fish City, we sit down with Jason, now our Demi Chef de Partie, to ask him about his memories of the Kids Club and his experience of working at Fish City.
Expert Eye: John Lavery, Fish City, Belfast
Imparting knowledge about seafood sustainability to children is a paramount responsibility, says John as he looks for ways to nurture tomorrow’s ocean stewards.
ActionCoach’s The Business Spotlight with John Lavery
Today we shine the light on Restaurateur John Lavery. John is the owner of Fish City Belfast, a seafood spot well known in Belfast for its extra tasty fish n’ chips and the UK's Fish and Chip Restaurant of the Year for 2023. John shared his experience with Richard Craythorne around running Fish City, emphasising the importance of maintaining tight controls on finances and learning from business mistakes.
Nurturing Tomorrow’s Ocean Stewards
Seafood is both a vital source of nutrition and an integral part of the cultural heritage of coastal communities such as ours here in Northern Ireland. In a world facing increasing environmental challenges, the need to cultivate a generation of responsible and environmentally conscious citizens has never been more crucial. … As we seek to secure the future, imparting knowledge about seafood sustainability to our children emerges as a paramount responsibility.
Where to find Britain's best fish and chips, from chippies to restaurants
We've gathered together the best places in every region of the UK – each of England's nine official regions, plus Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – for a fish and chip supper, from chippies that wrap up warm and satisfyingly greasy paper parcels to restaurants serving their battered cod on actual plates.
One of the top fish and chip shops and restaurants in the UK, Belfast's Fish City wins a once-in-a-lifetime sustainable seafood study trip to Norway
An award-winning Belfast fish and chip restaurant owner has been making waves in Norway, a longstanding supplier of sustainable cod and haddock to the UK, as part of a trip of a lifetime.
A Warm Northern Irish Welcome
The NFFF's Caroline Murphy took a detour on her break to Belfast to visit the award-winning Fish City!
Takeaways from Norway, a Nation Devoted to Seafood Sustainability
“On the flight from Oslo to Ålesund, I looked out my window over the skies of southern Norway, the steep peaks of the Jotunheimen, snow-capped even in midsummer with glaciers that have over hundreds of thousands of years carved out the fjords leading out toward the sea.”
Norwegian Seafood Council Hosts Study Trip to Norway, the whitefish nation, for 2023 National Fish and Chip Award Winners
The Norwegian Seafood Council, proudly representing Seafood from Norway, has welcomed the UK’s leading fish and chip shops to the western shores of Norway as part of an educational study trip to showcase cod and haddock – two of the most popular species used by British fish and chip shops – and demonstrate why Norway is credited as a leading whitefish nation.
Fish City raises £475 for Team Haven on National Fish & Chip Day
Fish City marked the occasion of National Fish and Chip Day on the 2nd June 2023 with a fundraiser for the local volunteer-led community organisation Team HAVEN, which provides outreach and hot meals for the homeless, vulnerable and those experiencing food poverty in Belfast and the surrounding areas.
Belfast restaurant scoops two coveted hospitality industry awards at the Fish and Chip Awards 2023
Belfast restaurateur John Lavery was thrilled when Fish City, the fish and seafood restaurant he set up in Belfast’s Ann Street with wife Grainne in 2013, recently gained two coveted hospitality industry awards at a gala event in London and further recognition in the GoodFoodIreland Awards at the K Club in Kildare.
Fish City wins Nortech Foods' A Plaice in the Sun' top prize
Seafood and fish and chip restaurant Fish City in the heart of Belfast has won the top prize of a £2,000 holiday voucher as part of Nortech Foods’ A Plaice in The Sun giveaway.
Belfirst City!
The winner of the Environmental National Fish and Chip Awards 2023 has been announced, by the National Federation of Fish Friers. The Environmental & Sustainability category celebrates businesses that strive to achieve sustainable and environmentally friendly practices and is sponsored by the Norwegian Seafood Council.
City Slickers!
Fish City, from Belfast, has been crowned the UK's best fish and chip restaurant at the 2023 National Fish & Chip Awards. They battled it out with four other finalist businesses to net the prestigious title.
Two Northern Ireland chippies land on UK ‘best fish and chips’ list
The staff at two Northern Ireland chip shops have shared their joy at being featured on a list awarding the best fish and chips in the UK. ‘The Friary’ in Carrickfergus landed in the top 50 best takeaways while ‘Fish City’ in Belfast took a top 10 spot in best restaurants in a list compiled by leading food publication Fry Magazine.
Fish City named one of UK’s 10 Best Fish & Chip Restaurants
Fish City in Belfast has been named as one of the UK’s 10 Best Fish & Chip Restaurants 2022/2023 - the only dine-in fish and chip establishment in Northern Ireland to make the prestigious list.
NI restaurant named the best at the National Fish and Chip Awards
A Northern Ireland restaurant was recently honoured at the National Fish and Chip Awards as they were named ‘Restaurant of the Year’.
Congratulations to Fish City, winner of the Green Business Award
NIE Networks have congratulated Fish City, the winners of the Best Green Business Award at the Women in Business Awards 2023. The company sponsored the Award for Best Green Business and Derek Hynes, Managing Director, was in attendance to present Fish City with their award.
Fish & Glitz! – How the NFFF Smashed the National Fish & Chip Awards
The winners of this year’s National Fish & Chip Awards were announced at an exclusive awards ceremony in London on Tuesday, celebrating the very best in fish and chips.