July 7th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Today is Independence Day. No, we are not talking about the latest film of the name (although while we are on the subject, why did it take 20 years to make a sequel?) but, of course the 4th of July, America Independence Day. Our cousins across the pond will be sitting down in their homes […]

June 27th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Wimbledon fortnight starts today. That means we are in for two weeks of hoping Andy Murray can win another Grand Slam, only to fall at the hands of the tennis machine known as Novak Djokavic! It’s also a time when children across the country dust off the tennis rackets that have been sitting in the […]

June 15th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s Beer Day Britain, a day to celebrate our national drink, forget tea! The 15th June has been chosen purposely because this was the date the Magna Carta was sealed in 1215. Article 35 of the Charter stated: ‘Let there be throughout our kingdom a single measure for win and a single measure for ale […]

June 6th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Ramadan begins today. Ramadan, which is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar, is a period of prayer, fasting, charity-giving and self-accountability for Muslims in the United Kingdom. Fasting during Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars (fundamental religious duties) of Islam and requires Muslims to fast during the daylight hours for the full month.

June 2nd, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s National Fish and Chip Day. Is there any greater British tradition than fish and chips? In a recent poll, it was ranked second in a list of the 50 things we love most about Britain, beating the Queen into second place. One of the misnomers about fish and chips is that it is unhealthy, […]

May 31st, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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Categories: SK Foods News

Peter Simpson sees a lot of brown boxes in his working week. Thousands in fact and whilst he jokes that ‘a brown box is a brown box’ he knows that what is in these boxes is critical to SK Chilled Foods’ business. Peter is our Supply Chain Controller, he has the power to move boxes, […]

May 31st, 2016   |  
Author: Oliver Parkinson   |  
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If she was a Star Wars character, Benna Davis would be Yoda. That’s because she admits she talks so fast that her words can sometimes come out sounding like Yoda, but also because her role is so busy she feels she needs to use Jedi mind tricks to get everything done. Benna is our Head […]

May 16th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s National Vegetarian Week, a time to go ‘cold turkey’ and give up meat for a week, or perhaps even longer. Demand for vegetarian food is rising, even among the carnivores out there, and that is because there are so many amazing dishes to choose from these days. We particularly like food chain Pret’s ‘not […]

May 16th, 2016   |  
Author: Sean Flint   |  
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It’s British Tomato Week, so we will kick off this blog with a question; is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Believe it or not, this question was answered by the US Supreme Court in 1887 when tomato growers in America pressed for, and were ultimately successful, in getting it classed as a vegetable. […]

May 9th, 2016   |  
Author: Neil Shaefer   |  
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It’s British Sandwich Week so I thought I would start this blog with the best-ever reference to a sandwich in a TV show. Blackadder: Baldrick, go to the kitchen and make me something quick and simple to eat, would you? Two slices of bread with something in between. Baldrick: What, like Gerald Lord Sandwich had […]