Sous-Chef, Culinary Innovation

Overview

The Sous-Chef plays a hands-on role in bringing our culinary vision to life through kitchen-based experimentation, gold standard development, and MVP support. Working closely with the Executive Chef and innovation partners, the Sous-Chef helps execute food concepts with creativity, discipline, and a commitment to quality and consistency.

This role is key to maintaining culinary standards and translating food inspiration into compelling, testable ideas across platforms and formats.

Responsibilities

• Support Gold Standard Creation: Assist in the design and execution of gold standard dishes for new culinary platforms in RTE, RTC, and AFH formats.
• Conduct Kitchen Trials & Prep Testing: Prepare and document small-batch prototypes for MVP development and consumer or internal evaluation.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work with Product Developers, Food Technologists, and Design to help translate chef concepts into scalable fo...