New Product Development Chef

4 weeks ago


London, UK, United Kingdom COREcruitment Ltd Full time

New Product Development Chef – Korean Kiosk Food Products – 80-100k

London & Europe

Job Role: Innovation & Product Development

Salary: 80-100k

Food Style: Koren quick serve

Sites: 6 UK sites plus international franchise

Team Size: 6 Central NPD Chefs

Reports to: CEO and Founder

Transport: Covered

Base: London, UK and some European travel


About the role:

Responsible for the development of the Korean food offer for the new developed Korean concepts

Create & develop new and modify existing recipe/ products in line with briefs and financial targets to innovate top selling Korean food offers that are replicable through our retail outlets.

Engineer product costing and adapt recipes to balance food quality and commercial targets to brand standards.

Understands food and product trends influencing consumer behaviours.

Presenting and executing Innovation Days to internal and external stakeholders

Monitors and communicates competitor activity and innovation in the Korean food market.

Identify Korean products and ingredients for innovative new product development.

Regularly update stakeholders on the product development pipeline.

Works closely with the supply chain team to maintain up to date knowledge of suppliers.

Accountable for creating materials and training of recipes/products to the marketing, operational teams and Partners.

Supports the quality team in production and technical trials.


Candidate expectations:

You will have a deep understanding and passion for Korean culture and food

Capable of developing products from ingredients to packaging that British customers will love.

Able to create products that are easily franchisable

Understanding of sales with a focus on customer satisfaction

Passionate about Korean product

Language - fluent in English, Korean speaking is highly desirable.

Experience in developing Korean food.

NPD and/or Innovation experience in FMCG (minimum 2yrs +)

Proven track record of delivery of high quality, sustainable and commercial products

Ability to lead multiple projects and prioritise self accordingly.

Creative and enthusiastic in food recipe development

Food handling experience



Contact Olly at COREcruitment

COREcruitment are experts in recruiting for Hospitality, Catering, Leisure, Retail, FM, Property and Construction sectors. We currently have live roles across the UK, Middle East, Europe, Africa, North & Central America and South East Asia.



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