Description:
Dougie Gorman's Fish Bar are offering you a franchise opportunity to start you and run your own traditional fish and chip shop take away.
Opportunities:
Franchise opportunities available across the UK.
Business Type:
Franchise.
Minimum Investment:
£24,995.
Financing Assistance:
Yes, through a third party.
Training Provided:
Yes.
View this VIDEO from Dougie Gorman's Fish Bar
Looking to invest in a Dougie Gorman's Fish Bar franchise opportunity, and want to find out more? Watch our franchise video interview with the grandson of the original Dougie Gorman - Doug Gorman who speaks about the benefits of becoming a Dougie Gorman's franchisee.
“I looked at fast food businesses and my accountant said Fish and chips is the way to go”
Paul Bussell new fish and chip shop owner quoted on BBC News Saturday 19th September 2009
Still The Best Loved And Most Popular!
Here's How To Be Part Of That Great British Institution!
Fish and Chips
With an amazing history dating back 150 years, the great British Fish and Chip Shop continues to thrive and beat the competition for market share.
“Nowadays it’s a recession beating business to be in”
Danny Savage, BBC News Saturday 19th September 2009
As part of that great British institution, Dougie Gorman's Fish Bar is a perfect example of how to run a great business, serving the community with great fish and chips and making a great profit as well.
Trading since 1962, the business has been perfected so that the food prepared and cooked is perfect every time ensuring the customers leave happy returning time and time again. The passion for the product is clear in everything we do at Dougie Gorman's. The choice of fresh quality produce, the level of service provided to the customer, and the attention to detail in preparation and cooking demonstrate our desire to be the best at what we do.
"If it's not perfect it gets thrown away.
All our food is cooked with passion and served with pride."
Douglas Gorman, Owner of Dougie Gorman's Fish Bar
Your Chance To Enjoy The Excitement and Rewards
Now is your chance to enjoy the excitement of running your own very profitable fish and chip shop by joining our team. We will teach you everything you need to know, and probably more, about running a highly successful Fish Bar.
We will show you:
- how we stand out from the crowd
- how we keep our customers coming back week in week out
- how we manage to achieve great profits whilst still providing great quality
“It’s better now than it’s ever been, and that’s demonstrated by our loyal customer base and superb trading figures. The average fish and chip shop turns over £150,000 a year, we do over 5 times as much!”
Douglas Gorman, Owner of Dougie Gorman’s Fish Bar

The Very Best Not Just The Average
We want people to be part of our team, enjoy the excitement of running a Dougie Gorman's Fish Bar and grow with us as the network expands. We don't want to operate a huge faceless franchised operation serving average food in a plastic environment; we want people who want to be part of the very best not just part of average. Our success is based on quality products, commitment, passion and community focus.
Get these elements right and you are well on the way to success and very healthy profits!
“15 million more portions of fish bought this year than last”
Danny Savage, BBC News Saturday 19th September 2009
Does This Sound Like You?
Running a Dougie Gorman's Fish Bar is very exciting, and in its busy environment you need to be organised and efficient in everything you do from food preparation and cooking right through to managing your team of fryers and servers.
In the early days you will probably be a small team working hard to establish the name and quality within your community. But by following our systems that have been perfected over 47 years and by working hard you will quickly establish your Fish Bar as the best in the area and be well on the way to 6 figure profits.
We don't use clever marketing gimmicks to drive success. Your interpersonal skills, passions for customer service and the quality of the food are the key ingredients to success. Coupled with hard work and commitment your Dougie Gorman's Fish Bar will be the talk of your town.
This is a hands on franchise that doesn't require you to open multiple outlets to make great profits. A single unit run professionally with passion can be enough to make you very successful.



