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At Pret, We Believe in Growing Good Things.
Growth is at the heart of everything we do. From the freshly hand-made food we create every day, to supporting our teams, we help our people grow in confidence, skills and to pursue their unique paths.
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for passionate team players to bring joy to our customers every day. As a food developer you’ll …
- Be responsible for the identification and exploration of new and emerging food trends, translating them from scratch into concepts for further development, with a very hands on approach, into launchable products to be sold under the Pret brand. You must be happy getting stuck in in our development kitchen, developers at Pret are half chefs and half product developers!
- Be responsible for taking products through gated development process, taking ideas through concept development to delivery of a viable product/range that can then be scaled up, developed and launched into the business. These recipes must be first and foremost delicious, however it is critical they can be made easily in shops, taking into account all operational issues, launch time frames and commercial guidelines.
- Be responsible for identifying new ingredients, recipes or categories that fit within the Pret brand to support the constant stream of innovation required to retain our position as an innovation leader.
- Working with our suppliers to ensure that the quality of our ingredients is always maintained, and working on new briefs or ideation.
- Be responsible for completing all Pret systems with relevant information regarding products to ensure shop facing material is clear for seamless execution of the product in shops. This includes recipes costings, finished product creation and creating how to cards for our shops to follow.
- Collaborating across the business with technical, commercial, launch and range to ensure all products meet the brief, are right for our customers, and keep to launch timescales.
- Supporting all other functions, where needed within Pret including supporting the Marketing, Creative and Social teams with product inspiration.
- Along with the rest of the development team, they collectively need ensure that the Development Kitchen is kept clean, tidy and efficient, managing all of their stock is stored correctly and rotated / disposed of when necessary and labelled clearly.
- Finally, along with the other developers, this person is responsible for the promotion and celebration of Pret’s food culture and innovation strengths, finding ways to bring Pret food passion across the business by creating and delivering food led events, showcases and inductions with Pret teams, partners and shareholders.
- This role will report into the Head of Food, working full time Monday-Friday, based in our Victoria office 4 days per week.
About you
- Be kind, honest and generous: bring genuine warmth and your authentic self to work every day.
- Bring your passion: share our passion for food and exceptional customer service.
- Spread joy every day: small acts of kindness are a big part of what makes the Pret experience special.
- A true innovator: pushing the boundaries of food and emerging trends, with the ability to translate these into products.
- Excellent attention to detail: to make perfect products, which are set up accurately.
- Resilient & agile: we move quickly to capture trends, the ability to react at pace is key.
- Happy in the kitchen: we love to test all our wild ideas in the development kitchen, so you must be happy to get stuck in!
We offer
- Competitive salary
- Gold Card: We love making people’s day through our food and drinks. That goes for our teams too. That’s why everyone gets a Gold Card. When you’re in the office, your food and drinks are on us. And when you’re not, you can use your Gold Card to get up to 5 Barista-made drinks a day, and 50% off everything else (food, snacks, bottled drinks – the lot).
A few more perks
- Up to 38 days of holiday including (flexi) Bank Holidays
- Free private medical cover, with the option to add family or partner at an additional cost
- 4% of your pension contribution matched by Pret
- Life assurance at 3x annual salary
- Loyalty award for 5, 10, 15, 20 years’ service
- Lifestyle savings
- Season ticket loans
- Healthcare cash plan
- Financial wellbeing provisions
- Free mortgage services
- Sabbatical after 3 years
- Opportunities to support our charity, The Pret Foundation
We also offer
- Individual ways to grow – We offer lots of opportunities for learning, whether you join us for a short stint or the long game, you’re good to grow with us. Including fully funded professional qualifications, leadership development and mentoring.
- Diversity and belonging – Everyone is welcome at Pret, we want you to feel confident and valued for who you are and to truly belong.
- Pace and variety – Our work is fast paced with lots of variety, you’ll build a diverse skill set and learn a lot!
- At Pret, we’re proud to make a positive impact through The Pret Foundation. From tackling homelessness to reducing food waste, you’ll be part of meaningful change in your community and beyond.
Our values
- Happy Teams Happy Customers
- Amazing Standards Every day
- Never Standing Still
- Doing The Right Thing
Deadline to apply for this role: Friday 31st October
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