About Us

Set up in the Summer of 2023, The Cornish Smoke Squad creates devilishly good hot sauces from their unit down in Cornwall.

A small but mighty team of four, find out about us below!

Jake Kendall

The brains behind the brand and products!

Having previously spent years head cheffing all across the world, Jake is now a proud entrepreneur creating award-winning products for everyone to enjoy.

2022 Cornwall Chamber of Commerce 30 under 30 Award Winner.

Abi Kendall-Hobbs

The facilitator of all Jake's ideas!

With a background in photography and creative design, Abi oversees all the sales and marketing within the brand.

2023 Cornwall Chamber of Commerce 30 under 30 Award Winner

Dave Merriott

With over 20 years of cheffing expertise, Dave brings a lot of skill, a lot of laughs and a lot of Celine Dion love!

Dave is now head of production, cooking up devilishly good hot sauces on a daily basis.

Olivia Pountney

Our head of sales, Olivia, is in charge of all online and wholesale orders - if you've placed an order, it's likely she's packed it!

With years of customer service skills under her belt, as well as experience running her own business, Olivia brings a lot of care, attention and most importantly joy to her role and our team.

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