Cook

COOK is a manufacturer and retailer of frozen ready meals founded in 1997 by Edward Perry and Dale Penfold and based in Sittingbourne. Their founding statement is to 'cook using the same ingredients and techniques you would at home, so everything looks and tastes homemade'. Inspired by the taste of great home-cooking, they wanted to find a better way of doing business: working for people and the planet, not just profit. Ed ran the business with his brother James from 2000-2009. In 2017 Dale Penfold retired and today Ed leads the business alongside his sister Rosie, as co-CEOs.

The business turned 25 years old in 2022. It has received over 50 Great Taste Awards for their broad range of meals and puddings, which can be found in 850 independent retailers all over the UK. COOK has four kitchens, where everything is still prepared by hand as stated in the founding statement.