Staff at SK Chilled Foods don’t need to wish it could be Christmas every day, because it practically is! Last Christmas was the company’s busiest and most successful ever, with over 50 different products being supplied to most of the UK’s largest supermarkets chains. This included: 3.2 million packs of food supplied to UK supermarkets from […]

Chinese New Year has particular significance for chefs John Connell and Jane Beesley – and not just because the food they make is currently being enjoyed by millions of people across the UK. John and Jane, who work for Teesside-based SK Chilled Foods, were both born in the year of the rooster. The pair are […]

On Yorkshire Pudding Day, why, we ask, is there still no EU protected status for this simple (if you know how to cook them that is!) dish? Melton Mowbray pork pies, Stornoway black puddings, Cumberland sausage, Jersey royal potatoes and Cornish clotted cream all have this status, which means it must be produced in the […]

Believe it or not, Chinese New Year 2017 is only just underway, but in the SK kitchen we have already started planning for 2018! 2017 is the year of the rooster, which is apt given we have two in the kitchen. No, I don’t mean the feathered version, but our Head Chef John and Senior […]

It’s just as well Abbie Crawford has a mobile phone with a very large memory. Whilst most people are taking pictures of their friends, family and pets, Abbie uses hers to take pictures of food – a lot of pictures in fact. It’s not that surprising given her role as a New Product Development (NPD) Manager.

AN award-winning food company has added two new chefs to its development kitchen as demand for its ethnic snacks and ready meals continues to grow. SK Chilled Foods now has five chefs working in the development kitchen at its head office in Wynyard, near Billingham. And the new structure has been introduced to mirror the organisation […]

Food and drink go together like Bonnie and Clyde, Morecombe and Wise, Ant and Dec and, well, you get our drift. So, in the first in a series of posts we want to take a look at our favourite food and drink pairings, starting with good old fashioned stout. Granted, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea; […]

SK Chilled Foods won the ‘judges’ star performer’ category in the Food Manufacturing Magazine Excellence Awards 2016. Held in London this week, the awards are widely recognised as the most prestigious in the food manufacturing industry. They are aimed at companies who make everything from chilled food through to fresh produce and beverages.

Sean Flint likes to eat out a lot. It’s a dirty job but someone has to do it. Sean is our Executive Chef, which means he is responsible for overseeing the amazing food we create for supermarkets across the UK.