Food Developer

Food Developer!

From freshly hand‑made food to helping their people grow in confidence, skills and ambition - development is at the heart of everything this business does. And now, they are looking for someone truly special to help shape their next chapter.

• …is equal parts chef, creative thinker, trend spotter, and hands‑on doer.
• If you're happiest elbow‑deep in a development kitchen, dreaming up tomorrow's bestselling wrap, toastie or salad - keep reading.

• Dive into emerging food trends and turn them into products - from blue‑sky concepts to launch‑ready recipes
• Run ideas through our gated development process, creating food that is delicious, easy for shops to make, and perfectly on‑brand
• Spot new ingredients, categories and flavour ideas that keep the business ahead of the innovation game
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure ingredient quality stays top‑notch
• Own internal systems - costings, recipes, finished product specs
• Collaborate with technical, commercial, launch and range teams to deliver products on time and on brief
• Bring inspiration to Marketing, Creative and Social teams when needed
• Keep our development kitchen spotless, organised and brimming with ideas
• Help champion food culture - leading events, showcases and tastings across the business
• Report directly into the Head of Food and work from the office 4 days a week

• You're someone who brings joy, passion and warmth into the room.
• A genuine food lover with creativity that won't quit
• An innovator who lives for the next big food trend
• Detail‑obsessed - because perfect food takes precision
• Resilient, agile and fast‑moving
• Happy, confident and curious in the kitchen - testing ideas, tweaking recipes, embracing the mess

• Competitive salary + 10% annual bonus
• Free food & drinks in the office
• Up to 38 days holiday, including flexi bank holidays
• Free private medical cover
• 4% pension match
• Life assurance (3x salary)

If this sounds like you, please give Luan Harrison at More People a call to discuss further on or press apply now.!