insideKENT Magazine Issue 63 - June 2017 | Page 63

Hales & Moore
www.halesandmoore.co.uk // Rainham
Ever since 1984, Hales & Moore have been
supplying perfect fresh fish from their
fishmongers in Rainham. The family started as
fishermen and freemen of the River Medway
(meaning they were officially allowed to fish
there), bringing in eels, Dover sole and brown
shrimp. This soon graduated into fishmongery
and after over 30 years Hales & Moore are still
highly respected, with customers travelling from
miles around to buy their fish.
Chapmans of Sevenoaks
www.chapmansofsevenoaks.co.uk
// Borough Green
Calling themselves a local company with a
national infrastructure, Chapmans of Sevenoaks
ensures that every single morsel of fish that
comes to them is sourced responsibly and as
locally as possible using fishing boats across
both Kent and Sussex. The state-of-the-art
processing facility in Borough Green means that
Chapmans of Sevenoaks can receive fish in and
send it back out – fully prepared – quickly, so it
stays fresh for as long as possible. Customers of
Chapmans include a variety of high-end
restaurants all around the M25 and London itself.
In fact, Chapmans are so proud of their fish that
they even have their very own brasserie.
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