January 25th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s Burns Night so hands up, who likes haggis? Haggis is a traditional Scottish sausage made from a sheep’s stomach stuffed with diced sheep’s liver, lungs and heart, oatmeal, onion, suet and seasoning. It’s one of those dishes that doesn’t sound the most appetising (stomach, liver and heart!) but trust us, it delicious! We for one […]

January 25th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s Breakfast Week and whilst we love nothing more than a good old fashioned British fry-up, staying true to our roots we want to pay homage to the different breakfast that people around the world eat. If you have been to countries like Spain, France and Italy, you will know that they don’t necessarily regard […]

January 12th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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No doubt many of you will currently be trying to stay ‘dry’ during January after the boozy excesses of Christmas, so have you thought about doing Veganuary? If you are like us, that is likely to last until this evening when you get that Friday feeling and, let’s face it, we will all have worked […]

December 20th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Mince pies will be putting in their annual appearance in our homes this Christmas. But the question is do you add an egg to your pastry or not? Do you make your own mincemeat or take it straight from a store-bought jar? And do you cover the filling completely or decorate it with a pastry-fashioned star or […]

December 20th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Categories: SK Foods News

SK Chilled Foods has welcomed a new board member with a wealth of food industry expertise. Nigel Horsman, formerly of Dorset Cereals, is the newest member of the SK Chilled Foods board.

December 18th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Discover, create, develop; the process of innovation at SK Foods is a recipe for success. At the heart of the process, the New Product Development team constantly strive to stay ahead of food trends and provide customers with new and original product options. To create their recipe for innovation they keep one eye firmly on […]

December 18th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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As 2015 draws to a close, we look back at a very productive and successful year. We are now creating more products than ever before including many new lines launched for Christmas. There have been a number of contributing factors to this success. Over the last year we have made significant investment in production including […]

December 11th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Who doesn’t like Hot Chocolate and no, we are not talking about the 1970s British soul band! Do you scoop a few spoonfuls out of a tin and add to hot milk? Do you add marshmallows and cream? Or do you have a hot chocolate recipe handed down through the family?

November 30th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s St Andrew’s Day but we are celebrating it throughout the week. St Andrew is the official patron saint of Scotland having been first recognised as such in 1320, but he is also the patron saint of Greece, Russia, Romania and Barbados.

November 27th, 2015   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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A woman celebrating 25 years’ service with SK Chilled Foods is believed to have hand-folded more than 60 million samosas during her career. Asmat Farooq, who works  SK Chilled Foods’ Riverside site on Teesside, is estimated to have made 2.5million samosas every year for the 25 that she has worked there. That means that during her […]