Unique Pork Crackling Snack

Matthew Brownie, originally from New Zealand is the proud owner of ‘The Skibbereen Food Company’. This is the story of Scratch My Pork and how he brought pork crackling to Ireland…

Chef Matthew Brownie pictured with piece of pork and spices

Matthew, Pork Crackling Flavour Genius and Chef extraordinaire, has over twenty years of professional chef experience. He has chef experience in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and throughout continental Europe. Matthew has called West Cork his home since 2008, still works as a chef in Cork County, and writes for The Irish Food Magazine, Quince Publishing.

Matthew first developed the idea of the unique snack with the distinct flavours after studying Culinary Arts at Cork Institute of Technology in 2011. While using new product development methods, and incorporating British, Irish and a bit of Kiwi gastronomy, he created the delicious snack. Scratch My Pork pork crackling with a modern twist – and The Skibbereen Food Company was born, developed in West Cork and produced under license to our recipe and specification.

Matthew has appeared on Irish television with Virgin Media. Try some of his recipes from the show on his recipe page.

Scratch My Pork - Pork Crakling Snacks - Four Flavours
The Skibbereen Food Company logo in blue
The Skibbereen Food Company logo in blue

Perfect Pork Crackling Snacks

With a national distributor, looking after The Skibbereen Food Company’s product range is a success story that no one saw coming!

Scratch My Pork is available in four flavours: Salted, SmokeySalt ‘n’ Vinegar and Cajun.

The snacks are Gluten Free, Dairy Free and a source of protein.

Scratch My Pork delicious snacks are now available in shops across Ireland.
If you have any questions about Scratch My Pork, get in touch with us!

Awards & Recognition

– Small Firms Association (SFA) National Small Business Awards — Innovation Category Finalist (2026)

– West Cork Business & Tourism Awards — Best Small Business Winner (2023)

– CIT Innovation Award Winner / Best Business Plan (2013)

The Skibbereen Food Company logo in blue

New Products

In 2020 Matthew released a brand new Pork Snack range ‘Pork Crunch’ – light & crispy puffs of perfectly seasoned Pork Crunch. This is a follow-on range from the original Scratch My Pork products.

Photo of full range of Pork Crunch snacks

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