Senior Food Technologist - FTC

Changing the world of pet food for good

We’re , a dog food subscription company with a big difference. We create truly tailored food for each and every dog we serve. We start by asking people a few simple questions about their dog. Then we use that information to create their dog’s unique  recipe – so their dog gets exactly the nutrition they need, in the taste they love, delivered to their door every month.

It’s clever stuff.

We’ve got bold plans. Having created an entirely new category in pet food, we’re now scaling fast – backed by Purina, one of the world’s largest pet food companies. You’ll join a bunch of smart people working towards the same goals – and a bunch of smart‑ish dogs, all working on their own thing.

Together, we’ll change the world of pet food for good.

We’re building a brand, fast. And also we setting ambitious goals. We challenge and support each other in equal measure. At the pace we’re moving, we prefer to test ideas and learn quickly rather than spend months building a business case. That means we celebrate when things go right, and we learn when things go wrong.

Sound like a team you want to join? Here’s how you’ll make a difference:

You will be responsible for supporting food product innovation, renovation, and optimisation across the  product range. Working collaboratively across multiple departments and with supplier partners to develop and deliver high‑quality, market‑appropriate, and fully compliant products. Supporting projects from concept through to launch, ensuring products meet required standards for quality, safety, performance, and regulatory compliance while aligning with business and consumer needs.

• Work closely with Project Managers to deliver food product changes across the range, following the stage gate development process from concept through to launch.

• Partner with Proposition & Innovation teams to align and deliver new product development objectives, while collaborating with Quality, Supply Chain, and Procurement teams to identify and implement product optimisation opportunities.

• Create, maintain, and control product, ingredient, and recipe specifications, ensuring accurate documentation, robust version control, supplier compliance, and effective communication of updates to stakeholders.

• Support product evaluation and benchmarking activities, including palatability trials, competitor analysis, and digital product catalogue management, using insights to inform development priorities and maintain accurate product information across internal systems.

• Collaboration with product / ingredient suppliers to bring our solutions to life, being responsible to hold our suppliers to SLA’s on delivering innovation to meet our launch deadlines.

• Set examples for best in class supplier ways of working, & model these behaviours to the rest of the team.

• Maintain a strong working knowledge of pet food labelling legislation, including FEDIAF guidelines and UK/EU regulations, ensuring all products and associated claims remain fully compliant throughout development and launch.

• Create and manage Label Information Sheets (LIS) for new products, coordinating cross‑functional review and approval processes with Regulatory, Compliance, Nutrition, and other key stakeholders prior to artwork and asset creation.

• Support product claims development and substantiation by collaborating with Innovation, Regulatory, and Nutrition teams to ensure claims are evidence‑based, accurately maintained throughout the product lifecycle, and updated in line with emerging scientific research and regulatory requirements.

• The  Food Philosophy is managed & documented by the Animal Nutritionist. Ensure that this philosophy is maintained, along with nutritional, design guidelines, & other key resources for the Innovation team.

• Support the resolution of incidents & shortages, making clear recommendations on food risk & proposed next steps.

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