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About Spice Kitchen

We are a family-run spice company founded in 2012 by mother and son duo Shashi and Sanjay Aggarwal. Everything we do is rooted in Shashi’s deep knowledge of spices and Indian Masalas and is powered by Sanjay’s love of cooking with flavours from around the world.

About Sanjay

Sanjay Aggarwal, co-founder and chief spice officer at Spice Kitchen 

Sanjay is the co-founder of Spice Kitchen. Together with his mum Shashi, Sanjay set up the small family business in 2012 and has been responsible for its phenomenal growth across ten online platforms and via a network of retailers across the country. Sanjay and his mum are proud to have cooked for the CEO of eBay and have been featured on The Hairy Bikers. 

In 2023, Sanjay released his first cookery book, Spice Kitchen, published by Quadrille books. Spice Kitchen went on to be released in the US and was selected as one of Waterstones ‘Best Books of 2023’. 

Also in 2023, Sanjay was invited into the 42 Under 42 prestigious business club for entrepreneurs in the North West, and in was selected for and completed the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Alumni Programme and is considered to be a conversation starter in the small business circuit. He is a mentor for small businesses, an export champion with the DIT and has a place on the board of the Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Liverpool. 

Spice Kitchen’s beautiful range of products have won various awards, including the Great Taste Award and Gift of the Year for many years running.