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British frozen food company
Cook (stylized as COOK, officially Cook Trading Ltd) is a Sittingbourne, England–based manufacturer and retailer of frozen ready meals, founded in 1997 by Edward Perry and Dale Penfold.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Cook (stylized as COOK, officially Cook Trading Ltd) is a Sittingbourne, England–based manufacturer and retailer of frozen ready meals, founded in 1997 by Edward Perry and Dale Penfold.2
Cook was founded in 1997 by Edward Perry and Dale Penfold as a frozen meals shop in Farnham.
In March 2005, Cook opened a new kitchen facility in Sittingbourne. In 2006, Cook's official website was launched, enabling home delivery across the UK. Cook was a founding member of B Corp UK in 2013.
The company opened its 100th shop at Poynton, Cheshire in March 2024.
From Wikipedia’s article on Cook Trading, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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