SK Chilled Foods has been named Food Manufacturer of the Year.

We also scooped the title of Chilled Manufacturing of the Year in the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards, which were held in London this week.

The two awards, regarded as the Oscars of the food manufacturing world, recognised the technical innovation that resulted in SK making record sales of £60 million last year.

The awards’ independent judging panel – lead by Paul Wilkinson, chair of the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink – praised our relentless attention to detail in carving out our place in the highly competitive UK snacks market estimated to be worth £119M a year.

He said: “Every year, the judges’ challenge to pick out just one winner becomes a little more difficult.”
“But this year SK Chilled Foods emerged as the judges’ top choice, thanks to its deep commitment to new product development, process innovation and customer service.”

SK Chilled Foods’ Managing Director Jeremy Faulkner said: “We operate in a very competitive marketplace and there are lots of excellent food manufacturers in the UK, so to be named the best is an amazing honour.

“We pride ourselves on our new product development, technical integrity, service and the constant drive for innovation.

“It would have been impossible to win these awards without the hard work and commitment of the 650 staff who work for SK Chilled Foods.

“From the development chefs and head office team, to the people in the factories, everyone has played their part in our success and I would like to thank them for their amazing effort.”

The annual FMEAs, organised by William Reed’s Food Manufacture Group,are now in their 17th year and have become the premier showcase for British food and drink manufacturing excellence.

This year’s FMEAs included seven manufacturing awards: Ambient Manufacturing Company of the Year, Bakery Manufacturing Company of the Year, Beverages Manufacturing Company of the Year, Chilled Food Manufacturing Company of the Year, Dairy Manufacturing Company of the Year, Fresh Produce Manufacturing Company of the Year and Meat and Poultry & Seafood Manufacturing Company of the Year.

FMEA Oscars were also awarded for: Best New Use of Food Ingredients, Environmental Initiative of the Year, Supply Chain Initiative of the Year, Training Programme of the Year, SME Innovation of the Year and Judges’ Star Performer.

The final two awards were for: Young Talent of the Year and the Me and My Factory: Editor’s Choice Award.

About Neil Shaefer
Marketing & Communications Executive of SK Foods.
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