Job Description

Development Chef

Location: London

Salary: 45-48k DOE

Hours: Monday–Friday

Are you an experienced Development Chef who loves creating exceptional food but also understands the realities of delivering it at scale?

We’re looking for a commercially minded and highly organised Development Chef to join our growing food development team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping seasonal menus, client concepts and innovative food offerings within a premium workplace catering business.

Working closely with our Head of Food Development, you'll take ownership of projects from initial concept through to testing, costing and operational roll‑out. You'll combine creativity with practicality, developing dishes that are exciting, consistent and commercially successful.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Creating, testing and refining recipes for seasonal menus, client briefs and food concepts...

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