Case Study
A fast route to fryer finance for Sam’s Fish Bar
A fast route to fryer finance for Sam’s Fish Bar By Johnson Reed September 10, 2018 1 Even with two profitable outlets, lenders were steering clear of financing fish and chip shop Sam’s Fish Bar. But having grown wise to alternative solutions, co-owner Navjit Chatha knew where to go instead, helping his family enterprise move on to their next stage of growth. The Chatha family has been operating fish and chip takeaways in the North West for over 25 years. When it was time for Nav and his brother to take the baton from their parents, they chose to expand – taking on a new outlet in 2013. After a successful couple of years, the two sons felt comfortable to do the same again, this time in the recently regenerated Westcliff estate in Scunthorpe. Nav knew that this new business must be top of t