#245 - Jamie Russo & Charlie Collins on Fish Prices, Delivery Apps, Margins and the Future of Fish & Chips

In this episode of The Ceres Podcast, Stelios is joined by Jamie Russo from Redcloak Fish Bar in Stonehaven and Charlie Collins from Frydales in Leicester for an honest operator-to-operator conversation about the current state of the fish and chip industry.

Originally planned as a Q&A episode, the conversation quickly turns into a deep discussion around what's really happening in the trade right now:

• Are shops actually making money?
• Why are fish prices still so volatile?
• Are delivery apps helping or hurting independent shops?
• Does the traditional fish and chip shop model still work in 2025?
• Are menus becoming too big and complicated?
• Why are customers spending differently now?
• And what happens next for the industry?

Jamie and Charlie both run successful fish and chip businesses day-to-day and are former Young Fish Frier of the Year winners, bringing practical insight from two very different parts of the UK.

This episode covers everything from cod vs haddock, frozen-at-sea fish, potato pricing, staffing pressures and rising costs, through to pizza businesses, customer psychology, supermarket competition and the changing future of takeaway food.

A candid, unscripted discussion between three operators living the realities of the trade every day.

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