Development chef
Associ8 Solutions • Ellesmere, Shropshire • Posted July 24, 2026
Position Overview
We’re looking for a highly creative and commercially minded Development Chef to join our innovation team and help shape the future of our product ranges across major UK retailers. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on turning trends into commercially viable concepts, understands retailer expectations, and can work confidently from kitchen bench to factory scale‑up.
As part of our NPD function, you’ll work closely with Category, Commercial, Technical and Operations teams to deliver outstanding food that meets brand standards, customer briefs and commercial targets.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Create innovative, commercially viable concepts aligned to retailer briefs and category strategy
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Translate trends and insights into new product ideas using strong culinary innovation and market awareness
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Develop recipes, gold standards and kitchen samples for presentations and internal reviews
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As part of our NPD function, you’ll work closely with Category, Commercial, Technical and Operations teams to deliver outstanding food that meets brand standards, customer briefs and commercial targets.
What You’ll Be Doing
*
Create innovative, commercially viable concepts aligned to retailer briefs and category strategy
*
Translate trends and insights into new product ideas using strong culinary innovation and market awareness
*
Develop recipes, gold standards and kitchen samples for presentations and internal reviews
...