CHAPMAN'S OF SEVENOAKS LIMITED

ABOUT CHAPMAN'S OF SEVENOAKS LIMITED

He started out sourcing fish from local boats, and selling it himself in a stall. This continued for a while but soon enough, his reputation spread and local pubs and restaurants began asking him to supply their kitchens. Eventually this became so successful that he couldn’t maintain both the stall and the distribution business, so he was forced to choose. He chose distribution, and it worked out pretty well.

Starting with just himself and his van, he soon had to add more drivers, more vans, more suppliers. This gradual growth, based on consistently good quality and service, went on for just over 12 years until Dave Theze joined the business. Dave has a background in fish wholesale and brokerage and he used that experience to expand the business further. Before long Chapman’s had 35 staff, 13 vans, a state-of-the-art depot and started supplying more and more top-quality, famous restaurants across the south east of England and London.

With our new Borough Green Depot, the sky’s the limit. We are supplying many of the very best restaurants in London and have the capacity to do much more.

I am lucky to have some great local suppliers and working with Chapman's allows me to source some of the best local day boat fish from our nearest coast. Every morning, the team at Chapman's update me on daily landings and provide me with a unique edge that allows me to stay current with my menu, utilizing prime fish from local catches.

The Chapter Group insists on the highest standards from all our suppliers, in terms of quality, provenance and service. Chapman's source most of their fish direct from local boats on the Kent and Sussex and this ensures that we have access to the full range of seasonal fish with full traceability and we are very happy to have them as our fish supplier.