Food Development Manager

Food Development Manager focuses on leading the development of recipes and preparation methodologies that enhance customer appeal, enable operational excellence across teams.

What the role involves

• Leading the development of recipes and preparation methodologies that enhance customer appeal, enable operational excellence across teams.
• Drive customer advocacy, while ensuring full compliance with food safety standards and company policies.
• Ensure the Dobbies food offer remains on trend, competitive, and commercially relevant to our direct competitors.
• Drive the menu development flight path process, from concept through to launch.
• Ensure all menu developments are operationally achievable and scalable.
• Supporting and coach key team members to enable smooth and effective menu transitions across the estate.

Confirmed role details

• Pension – save for the future with our company contributed enhanced Group Pension Plan.
• Access to Stream – support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial advice.
• Access to Retail Trust – seek confidential support, access to a Virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform.

Candidate fit

• Holiday – enjoy a well deserved break with 33 annual leave days per year (pro-rata for Part Time).
• Discount – treat yourself with generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our Restaurants, 25% off in the Garden Centre and 10% off in our food halls.

Additional role context

• At Dobbies, we’re proud to have a history dating back to 1865.