It may not seem like it, based on the weather in April – although Prince (RIP) did sing about it snowing in April, but spring has definitely sprung the SK kitchen. It’s one of our favourite times of the year because so many of the amazing ingredients we use are at their very best. So, what […]

It’s St George’s Day. St George is the patron saint of England but do you know that we are not the only ones who celebrate St George’s Day? Christian churches across the world, including Canada, Jordan, Lebanon, Hungary and Spain, celebrate the day in a different way by marking the feast of St George.

This week marks the start of International Dining Week, an event which celebrates the fantastic diversity of cuisines available to diners in Britain. Given the food we make here in the SK kitchen covers everything from haggis bites for our friends north of the border through to hand-folded samosas that wouldn’t look out of place if […]

New chef. A man who worked with Marco Pierre White has joined SK Chilled Foods. John Connell is our newest development and innovation chef. Based at our head office in Wynyard, near Billingham, Teesside, the 46-year-old joins an existing team of four chefs who create the dishes which are enjoyed by millions of people who shop at […]

It’s International Carrot Day. Yes, you heard right, we have an entire day devoted to an orange vegetable. We’re all for it here in the SK kitchen, after all it is a staple in many of our dishes. It would be impossible to make a vegetable samosa or a spring roll without them and as […]

Sport Relief – food and sport go hand in hand. If you are anything like the chefs in the SK Foods kitchen, sport is something you do from the comfort of your own armchair, but there are still occasions when we get a sweat on, and that’s not when we’re cooking something hot!).

It’s National Butchers Week, a time for saying thanks to the great British butcher. Worryingly, three years ago Which? published a survey which revealed that six in ten people bought their steaks from supermarkets, rather than butchers. Thankfully, however there has been a real resurgence in recent years as people have become more aware of […]

It’s British Pie Week. Can you think of anything more British than the pie? According to British Pie Week founders, Jus-Rol, new research has revealed that 75% of people enjoy a pie at least once a month, with 79% willing to pay more for a home-made version.

Today is Global Scouse Day, a celebration of all things Liverpudlian. As part of the day, people are being encouraged to eat Scouse. If you have never heard this before, it’s a type of lamb or beef stew which has been enjoyed by generations of people from this fine city. The word actually comes from […]