So, who has given up something for Lent? In the days before Veganuary, Dry January, Stoptober etc, the only time of the year when people tended to forgo nice things was Lent. Of course, this six-and-a-half week period before Easter was originally a Christian tradition involving fasting. But like many things it has become commercialised […]

With Pancake Day upon us, we wonder how many people will actually make their own pancakes on Shrove Tuesday? The reason we ask is there are now so many pre-prepared versions, whether it is those where the mix is already made for you or where it’s just a case of putting the pancake in the […]

Real Bread Week began in 2010 and is the annual celebration of real bread and the people who make it, so… At the start of Real Bread Week, let’s begin with a question. True or false. The smell of freshly baked bread can help to sell a house? Well, according to a recent survey, the […]

An award-winning Teesside company which makes chilled food for the UK’s biggest supermarkets is seeking to create dozens of new jobs as demand for its products continues to increase. SK Chilled Foods is undertaking a major recruitment drive. On the back of its most successful year in its history, including a busy Christmas and new […]

Do you remember the Millennium Bug? As we approached the year 2000, there was genuine fears that the worldwide computer systems around the world would not be able to cope with the numerical change. Doomsday ‘preppers’ predicted the end of the world, where planes would fall from the sky and nuclear missiles would launch on […]

It was world Nutella day earlier this week. The internet was awash with stories and recipes about this chocolate spread. Created by an Italian baker in the 1940s and now an international phenomenon. Our favourite story was about a member of the Royal family. They are rumoured to use Nutella as a face cream! There’s […]

Chinese New Year is upon us again and chances are that if you are in any of the main UK supermarkets this weekend looking to stock up in time for 5th February (the official start of the year of the pig), you will be buying food made by our own fair hands. Preparation for the […]

Do you know that peanut butter has overtaken jam as Britain’s favourite breakfast spread? This is very apt given today (24th Jan) is National Peanut Butter Day. Granted, it’s an American event, which is not surprising given our cousins across the Pond eat 3 pounds of the stuff per person every year. That’s about 700 […]

Julie Knight describes herself as a Social Worker, Headmistress and friend to her colleagues at SK Foods. Or they are the roles she undertakes during any ‘typical’ day in her role as Head of HR for SK Chilled Foods, if indeed such a thing exists! She equates the workforce at SK to one big family […]