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Thousands of Britain's 'fish and chip' shops could close within a year

The United Kingdom's fish-and-chip shops are under severe strain as the prices of key ingredients including cod and cooking oil soar.

As many as a third of the country's roughly 10,000 fish-and-chip restaurants could close in the next nine months, said Andrew Crook, president of the National Federation of Fish Friers. The crisis is the worst he's seen, he told CNN Business.

The trade group represents 1,200 fish-and-chip businesses, and has been running for more than a century.

Crook, who owns his own shop, said prices started rising toward the end of last year, but the costs of staple ingredients have shot up since late February. "Across the board, everything's gone up," Crook said.

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