Spice Kitchen is a family-founded business run by mother-and-son team Shashi and Sanjay. What began as a small hobby soon grew into a passion for sharing the power of spices with the world. Every blend is freshly made in small batches, by hand and with love.
Sanjay Aggarwal, co-founder & 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 – initially as a retirement hobby for his mum – and has been responsible for its phenomenal growth online and via a network of 600+ retailers across the country.
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’. Sanjay’s second book – Essential Spices for Dummies – was released earlier this year by world-renowned publishing house Wiley. Sanjay and his mum are proud to have cooked for the CEO of eBay and have been featured on The Hairy Bikers.
Also in 2023, Sanjay was invited into the 42 Under 42 prestigious business club for entrepreneurs in the North West, and 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.