Product Developer - The Café

About the role
An exciting opportunity for a true foodie with hospitality experience to join our Tesco Café business, owning the development of a broad range of categories. As the product developer within an out of home hospitality business, you will have a varied and dynamic role working cross-functionally owning the development of NPD & EPD food & drink products. This role will suit an individual who genuinely loves to get hands on in a kitchen environment.
With 316Cafes and a new Coffee Shop concept across the mainland UK and Northern Ireland the food development strategy plays an important part of the overarching proposition to ensure we deliver the best quality products to the customer. No two days are ever the same!
You will be responsible for
Hands-on kitchen development of new, innovative products that meet the needs of customer whilst being commercially and operationally effective.
Management of recipe development working closely alongside the commercial team for accurate costings.
Guardian of allergen & nutrition management. Collate comprehensive allergen information for all new and existing products, ensuring compliance and customer safety.
Ensure that all products created in a development kitchen can easily be made to the same quality in the café.
Review kitchen equipment and set up to ensure we have the best equipment to deliver quality products to the customer.
Build strong, collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers – this role will involve presenting directly to the Senior Leadership Team.
Ensure appropriate route to market of all required new ingredients.
Organise & deliver food development sessions to present new dishes, equipment, and recommendations to the leadership team.
Run regional training sessions to cascade new development launches to the operations teams.
Spend time working in cafes of the business and continuously review development WOW for improvement.
Own the generation of supporting food documents for recipes and food management system including costing. Produce in-store operating manuals and supplementary photography and videos.
Support marketing team & stylist on photoshoots and organising food samples.
Support operational team directly on product queries.
Develop a strong understanding of the competitor landscape and share with the wider team through launch reviews and monthly newsletter.
You will need
Food science qualification or equivalent experience
Strong attention to detail, with experience in allergen & nutrition management
A passionate foodie who can communicate and share their passion.
Enthusiasm to get hands on in kitchens, developing products and understanding the café kitchen processes
Collaborative worker with a strong drive and determination to deliver new products to market
Ability to translate trends and customer data into tangible new products
Good communication, influence, and presentation skills – this role will involve presenting directly to senior leadership team.
Great organisational skills.
Flexibility, and ability to plan and adapt to changing priorities.
Innovative and creative thinker
Knowledge of Food Safety Legislation/HACCP, Basic food hygiene requirement.
Microsoft Office experience
Driving licence.
What’s in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we give our wonderful colleagues bags of benefits. Including wellbeing services, an award-winning pension scheme and much, much more, our colleague reward package keeps on giving. And helps make every day a little better for you and your family. These include but are not limited to:
Colleague bonus scheme
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plusBank holidays)
Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles)
Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
LifeAssurance - 5 x contractual pay
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
The right to request flexible working from your first day with us
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
A Colleague Clubcard for you & a family member (after 3 months of service), giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online
Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home
Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please clickhere
Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want
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About us
With 316Cafes across the country and counting, our teams work closely to make sure that customers experience is to the best standards and service; no two days are ever the same! Tesco Hospitality is a great place to work, with a genuine family feel - truly a Place to Get On.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco Hospitality where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco Hospitality, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings to enable us to serve our customers a little better every day. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco Hospitality
NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.
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