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Recipe Developer (12 month FTC)

Fixed-term (United Kingdom), Full-time · London Wandsworth
The secret ingredient? You
We are looking for a passionate and creative Recipe Developer to join our culinary team in crafting some of our delicious recipes using fresh ingredients. As a Recipe Developer, you will be responsible for creating, testing, and refining recipes that align with our brand's vision and meet the expectations of our diverse customer base. You will collaborate closely with different teams to ensure recipes are delicious, visually appealing, nutritionally balanced, and easy to follow.
Your mission

  • Conceptualise, cost, prepare, and document mouthwatering recipes based on briefs and culinary trends.

  • Assess and refine existing recipes to enhance quality and taste.

  • Present and style dishes for magazine features and promotional campaigns for both still photography shoots and video shoots..

  • Collaborate with team members to generate innovative recipe ideas that align with customer preferences.

  • Assist the Food Lead in planning, tracking, and executing recipe development tasks.

  • Uphold kitchen cleanliness and organisation standards.

  • Adhere to weekly team deadlines with precision.

  • Ensure accuracy in ordering for weekly testing and managing ingredient inventory in the SimplyCook development kitchen.

  • Partner with the Recipe Editor to refine recipe methods and maintain style guidelines.

  • Contribute to the creation of NPD and EPD briefs, occasionally participating in new ingredient testing.

  • Support the food team in handling spontaneous recipe adjustments and ad hoc requests from the operations team.

Your profile

  • An accomplished chef with a track record of recipe creation, development, and writing.

  • A background/degree in nutrition is desirable but not essential. 

  • Proficient in the editorial aspects of recipe development.

  • Exceptionally organised, adept at managing multiple priorities and meeting tight deadlines in a dynamic environment.

  • Meticulous with an eye for detail.

  • A culinary enthusiast with a passion for food and a creative mindset.

  • A skilled communicator comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels.

  • Capable of providing constructive feedback during group recipe discussions.

  • Experience in product development or new product development (NPD) is advantageous but not obligatory.

Why SimplyCook?

  • A competitive package that rewards your skills and dedication.

  • Join an award-winning startup backed by the largest food and beverage company globally.

  • Experience a workplace that feels like home, complete with free meals, a gym, a vertical farm, and pet-friendly policies.

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About us

At SimplyCook we want to get Britain cooking! Despite our nation’s love of food, constant cooking shows on TV and a few too many celebrity chefs, most of us only have 6 meals or less in our repertoire. We want to change that by making cooking a simple and hassle free process without meaning bland and boring!

We want to achieve 3 things:

- We love flavour – we want your dinners to taste amazing.

- We want to save you money – our short shopping lists mean you don’t have to spend on 20 ingredients to cook a tasty new recipe and our meals work out between £2 and £6 per person in total.

- We want you to be in control – you can use our kits when you want, our recipes take around 20mins, and the items you have to add are easily accessible.

SimplyCook boxes contains 4 easy to follow recipes and 4 ingredient kits. Each kit is designed to provide perfect taste containing ingredient blends devised by professional chefs.

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