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Impact Kitchen Menu Developer in Toronto, Ontario
MAKE YOUR IMPACT
Impact Kitchen is on a mission to empower our community to eat healthy, nutritionally-dense foods with a focus on quality and sustainability. We know that what you eat matters, and we seek to make an impact by choosing local, ethically-sourced ingredients that will nourish you and help you thrive everyday. Founded in 2015, Impact Kitchen is the brainchild of personal trainer and nutrition expert, Josh Broun, and Frank Toskan (co-founder of M·A·C Cosmetics).
In addition to our 5 restaurants located within Toronto’s core, Impact Kitchen fuels many of the city's major sports teams and top athletes through our catering and culinary programs and partnerships.
MENU DEVELOPER
The Menu Developer leads all aspects of successful menu development and execution while providing broad support to Impact Kitchen’s culinary and restaurant teams. Reporting to the Director of Culinary & Innovation, this is an incredibly important role and one where culinary creativity and nutritional expertise are a must. This is an incredible opportunity with high visibility and an opportunity to truly make an #impacteveryday – both inside and outside the organisation.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The Menu Developer will create compelling and delicious options out of our commissary kitchen located in Toronto’s Corktown neighbourhood. The role will primarily work a Monday to Friday fixed schedule but this may flex based on business needs, new menu roll-outs or special projects. In addition to the core creative and development responsibilities, the menu developer will also spend key strategic time in our restaurants transferring their expert knowledge to our kitchen teams and ensuring the broad Impact Kitchen ecosystem is set up for success.
Ability to travel to our restaurants and throughout Toronto’s core is a must for success at Impact Kitchen.
Within the first 30 days you will;
Receive training and become knowledgeable of Impact Kitchen operations and current culinary development processes.
Within the first 60 days you will;
Effectively complete your training and start to create dishes while gaining a deeper understanding of supply chains, SOPs, opportunities and constraints within the culinary department.
Within the first 90 days you will;
Begin to lead creation of exciting new menu offerings for future seasons along with support from the Director of Culinary & Innovation.
COMPENSATION
The Menu Developer is entitled to an annual salary aligned with experience, 3 weeks of vacation, benefits and a meal allowance to keep you fueled up while you work.
TEAM & DEPARTMENT
Reporting to the Director of Culinary & Innovation, the Menu Developer will be an integral part of our Impact Kitchen team and lead business development through incredible food.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Product Development
Create compelling, delicious and nutritious menu options for our restaurant teams to execute.
Plan, scope, schedule and cost dishes, ingredients and supplies.
Research nutritional trends and seasonal ingredients to propose, develop & test seasonal menu concepts aligned to the menu development calendar.
Work with key stakeholders to develop the formal process and strategies for bringing proposed menu concepts to final tasting.
Lead GTM strategy for menu roll-outs including post roll-out analysis and iterations.
Training Development
Partner with key internal stakeholders to develop robust training plans for culinary teams across the organisation.
Coach and train both head office and restaurant teams to achieve culinary excellence in execution and efficiency.
SKILLS
Applied experience in menu development or as an Executive Chef
Strong knowledge of nutrition and building a menu to deliver nutritional value.
Ability to collaborate and lead a team to success.
Experience in a health/wellness based business is considered an asset
INCLUSIVITY AT IMPACT
Impact Kitchen feeds a diverse community and is made stronger by our diverse team. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of which groups you may or may not identify with – together we can make an incredible impact together.
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