Can fish and chip shops survive? ‘We made more money by closing than staying open’

Soaring fish prices, labour costs and changing tastes all spell bad news for Britain’s chippies. Is this the end for the seaside staple – or will a few innovators succeed in keeping them alive? One day in 2007, Darren Sudlow drove past the old stationmaster’s house at Padgate station, in Cheshi...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/17/can-fish-and-chip-shops-survive)