National Fish and Chip Awards 2025: Yorkshire fish frier professionals shortlisted for the Drywite Young Fish Frier of the Year Award
The National Fish and Chip Awards has shortlisted 12 professionals in the industry including two based in Yorkshire.
Candidates from UK fish and chip shops are making a mark in the industry and have been shortlisted for the acclaimed Drywite Young Fish Frier of the Year Award at the National Fish and Chip Awards 2025.
A group of 12 professionals in the industry aged 25 or under with a minimum of six months’ frying experience will be representing the best upcoming talent. They caught the attention of the judging panel for their understanding of how to cook fish and chips consistently well.
The young fish friers will put their skills in action while being assessed by experts who will grade them on criteria including their fish and batter preparation, oil temperature control and frying technique.
The young friers who impress the panel will make the final round of judging and will face an in-depth judging visit at their place of work.
The National Fish and Chip Awards provides an opportunity for individuals and the businesses they work for to receive feedback and direction for continue sustained success.
Managing director of Drywite Ltd and award sponsor, Kelvin Lee, said: “We are very pleased to be running the Drywite Young Fish Frier of the Year competition again in 2025.
“We always find the calibre of young talent coming through the industry amazing and all twelve of those shortlisted this year have the potential to really drive their fish and chip careers forward in the future.
“Having started his working life as a potato boy in a fish and chip shop, my father Malcolm Lee remained very closely involved with fish and chips and always encouraged young people to make a career in the industry.
“So, in 1995, my late sister Briar Wilkinson and I established Drywite Young Fish Frier of the Year in his memory.
“It will be a great thrill to present the Malcolm Lee Trophy to this year’s winner at the National Fish & Chip Awards in London and for Drywite Limited to become part of their career story.”
President of the National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) and awards organiser, Andrew Crook, said: “The Drywite Young Fish Frier of the Year is such an amazing category as we get to witness the candidates blossoming in confidence and coming into their own.
“They are the future of the industry and it’s our responsibility to provide opportunities for people to receive individual feedback and encouragement from those that know the business inside out. We’re excited to see how they put their knowledge into practice for the live frying task.”
The National Fish and Chip Awards 2025 will take place on February 26, 2024, at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.
National Fish and Chip Awards shortlist
- Abigail Barker - Millers Fish and Chips in Haxby, near York
- Kieran Bulpit - Linfords Traditional Fish and Chips in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire
- Courtney Clifford - St Annes Fish Restaurant in St Annes-on-the-Sea, Lancashire
- James Ellams - Fish and Chips at Weston Grove in Chester, Cheshire
- Sebastian Harding Crook - Squires in Braunton, Devon
- Charlie James - Pier Point Fish and Chips in Torquay, Devon
- Charlotte Jones - Finneys Amlwch in Anglesey, Wales
- Scott Kendrew - Millers Fish and Chips in Haxby, near York
- Charlie Knox - The Carron in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Sebastian Miller - Linfords Traditional Fish and Chips in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire
- Glen Morrison - Garioch Fish Bar in Inverurie, Scotland