At a Glance
- Tasks: Create and refine recipes for a beloved food brand, bringing fine-dining standards to the masses.
- Company: Join a B Corp business focused on quality and sustainability in the food industry.
- Benefits: Enjoy standard hours, annual bonuses, flexible holidays, and strong pension contributions.
- Other info: Full training provided; no manufacturing background needed.
- Why this job: Make a real impact with your culinary skills beyond the restaurant scene.
- Qualifications: Must have Michelin-starred or AA Rosette kitchen experience and a passion for food.
The predicted salary is between 24750 - 30250 £ per year.
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This role takes the skill, instinct and standards of a fine-dining kitchen and uses them to shape the recipes behind a much-loved food brand. No manufacturing background is required, just genuine culinary talent and a hunger to see your food reach far more people than any single restaurant ever could, with a far more regular working week than fine dining allows.
Zest is recruiting a Development Chef to join the food team behind a well-established food brand, creating and refining recipes that carry real chef-level quality. Working closely with the wider development team, you will take dishes from first idea through to launch, bringing restaurant-calibre thinking to food that reaches thousands of tables. This is a genuine career shift for a chef who wants their creativity to live beyond a single service, always pushing for that 'wow' factor and bringing real culinary authority into a business built on food passion.
As Development Chef, you will:
- Develop and continually refine recipes
- Identify new ingredients and techniques
- Present ideas at internal tastings, telling the story behind each dish to stakeholders including senior leadership
- Lead the early, exploratory stage of new projects
- Set the quality benchmark through regular tastings
- Work alongside procurement and technical colleagues on sourcing and scale-up
- Help build food culture across the business through tastings, trend reviews and chef training days
You will bring Michelin-starred or AA Rosette kitchen experience, exceptional culinary skill and a genuine love of food. No manufacturing or FMCG background is needed, full support and training is given as you make the move. Confident communication and presentation skills are essential, along with strong organisation, attention to detail and a creative, collaborative attitude.
In return, you will get standard working hours, a role with a B Corp business built on quality and sustainability, an annual bonus, flexible bank holidays, strong pension contributions and genuine learning and development opportunities.
Please note sponsorship is not available for this role and all candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
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