Middleton Foods is thrilled to announce Burnetts Fish & Chips as the winner of The Peter Hill Award 2026! A proper chippy that just happens to be at the services, Burnetts Fish & Chips has built a reputation for serving up top quality fish and chips, bringing a much-loved British favourite to travellers on the road. Combining great food with a welcoming experience, it’s a fantastic example of what makes the fish and chip industry so special. The judges agreed that Burnetts Fish & Chips is a truly deserving winner of this money-can’t-buy prize package, worth over £10,000! A huge congratulations to the whole team at Burnetts Fish & Chips on this fantastic achievement!
Commenting on his achievement Andy Burnett, Owner, Burnetts Fish & Chips says:
“It’s an honour and privilege to receive this award. We never imagined when starting our new business that we would find ourselves in this position so early on, and it means so much to us that our passion for serving quality fish and chips is being recognised.
We’re really looking forward to the support and guidance this award will provide us as we continue on our journey. It means a lot to know that the hard work and commitment we’ve put into Burnetts Fish and Chips has been appreciated by industry experts.
We also hope this award will help put Burnetts Fish and Chips on the map and help people realise that we are a fish and chip shop within a service station, rather than just service station fish and chips. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved so far and excited about what the future holds for us.”
Speaking about Burnetts Fish & Chips, Ryan Baker, Sales Manager, Middleton Foods says:
“A huge congratulations to Andy and the team at Burnetts Fish & Chips, who have been named winners of The Peter Hill Award 2026! Once again, the standard of entries was incredibly high, with so many fantastic businesses demonstrating the passion, hard work and dedication that makes this industry so special. Choosing an overall winner was no easy task, but Burnetts really stood out to the judges.
Their commitment to serving great-quality fish and chips, maintaining consistently high standards and creating a brilliant experience for customers made them a worthy winner. It's wonderful to see a team that takes such pride in what they do receive this recognition. Well done to Andy on this well-deserved achievement. We hope you enjoy making the most of your fantastic prize package!”
As well as the kudos of being announced winner of the Peter Hill Award, the spectacular prize won by Burnetts Fish & Chips includes £1,000 worth of Middleton Foods stock; a factory tour with design of their ‘own label’ bespoke batter mix; membership of the NFFF for one year; 1-1 ForkedUp training with Calum Richardson, for 3 months; two tickets to the Fish & Chip Shop of the Year Awards 2027 (with hotel accommodation and travel expenses); a Middleton Foods Ambassador profile; a bespoke Batter Up Business Boost – a full day of support from the Middleton Foods team; exclusive support for National Fish and Chip Day 2027, two spaces at the KFE Ball (with hotel accommodation), an invite to the NFFF media day and a framed certificate!
The year’s Award was another hotly run contest, with a fantastic number of entries. We’re so proud to say that the Peter Hill Award 2026 runners up are: The Hake Fish & Chips, Weybridge; Grandpa’s Fish Bar, Durham and Southwold Fish & Chips, Southwold. These runners-up will each receive £1,000 of Middleton Foods stock and an invitation to the NFFF media day.
The Peter Hill Award was launched by Middleton Foods in memory of its late CEO, Peter Hill, to reflect Peter’s passion for his beloved fish and chip industry. Peter loved the industry so much and was always keen to support and nurture new talent in the trade he adored. The Peter Hill Award recognises newcomers to the industry, encourages new talent, promotes quality and excellence and allows us to give something back to the trade.
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