Development Chef
Location
South Nutfield, Surrey, Surrey
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
July 26, 2026
Development Chef
Location: Surrey
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000
Hours: Monday to Friday
Found Food & Drink is partnering with a highly creative food innovation business to appoint an experienced Development Chef.
This is an opportunity for someone with a strong culinary background to move into a role combining food creativity, commercial development and product scale up.
We are particularly interested in chefs who have trained or worked within Michelin starred restaurants, AA Rosette kitchens, luxury hotels, premium contract catering or other high quality culinary environments.
Reporting to the Culinary Lead, you will take ownership of development projects from initial brief through to commercial launch.
The business works with a network of specialist co-manufacturing partners, so a key part of the role will be ensuring products can move successfully from the development kitchen into commercial production.
The role will include:
Location: Surrey
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000
Hours: Monday to Friday
Found Food & Drink is partnering with a highly creative food innovation business to appoint an experienced Development Chef.
This is an opportunity for someone with a strong culinary background to move into a role combining food creativity, commercial development and product scale up.
We are particularly interested in chefs who have trained or worked within Michelin starred restaurants, AA Rosette kitchens, luxury hotels, premium contract catering or other high quality culinary environments.
Reporting to the Culinary Lead, you will take ownership of development projects from initial brief through to commercial launch.
The business works with a network of specialist co-manufacturing partners, so a key part of the role will be ensuring products can move successfully from the development kitchen into commercial production.
The role will include: