April 26th, 2019   |  
Author: SK Foods   |  
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Last week, we were talking tea, and now we’re approaching UK Coffee Week (29th April to 5th May). Where do you stand on the tea vs coffee debate? Personally, I am coffee all the way during the day, but partial to a cup of tea of an evening. I am certainly not alone in this […]

April 18th, 2019   |  
Author: Sean Flint   |  
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On National Tea Day, we have one burning question to ask, how do you make the perfect cuppa? This age-old debate has divided people for centuries. Should you have it black or white? If you like it with milk, how much do you use?

April 11th, 2019   |  
Author: SK Foods   |  
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We’re big fans of different new year celebrations here in the SK kitchen, so Happy Baisakhi everybody! After all, why should 1st January be the only time we have a party and eat great food? The Chinese New Year is a great example. This happened in February and as Chinese food is one of our […]

April 4th, 2019   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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We have a question for you on International Carrot Day. Hands up who was told when they were kids, and now tell your own children, that eating carrots helps you to see in the dark? Come on, we have all done it right? Granted, if it got us and our children to eat more vegetables, […]

March 29th, 2019   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Ah, Mother’s Day, the time of year when restaurants and pubs across the UK rub their hands with glee at the thought of a fully booked service. For some, it may be the one of the few times of the year that they are full. Let’s face it though, you can’t be choosy when you […]

March 7th, 2019   |  
Author: Sean Flint   |  
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There are some strange food awareness days, National Tartar Sauce Day and National Melba Toast Day to name just a few hundred, but one day which deserves to be recognised is Plant Power Day. Not so long ago, you would have recoiled at the thought of a day which is about eating plants, I mean […]

February 21st, 2019   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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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 […]

February 18th, 2019   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Categories: SK Foods News

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 […]

February 14th, 2019   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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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 […]

February 8th, 2019   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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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 […]