Job Description – Manager, Food Innovation

Function: Food & Beverage Location: Bengaluru Reporting To: General Manager – Food & Beverage (Food)

Role Purpose
To drive food innovation, new product development, recipe standardization, and production efficiency across all store formats. The role will focus on developing market-relevant food offerings, ensuring consistent product quality, standardizing processes, and supporting operational teams through effective training and implementation.

Key Responsibilities
1. New Product Development & Food Innovation
• Develop recent food products, including bakery, bread, confectionery, and other food offerings, aligned with brand requirements, customer preferences, and market trends.
• Drive product development from ideation and recipe trials to sensory evaluation, standardization, and launch.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders to develop recipes suitable for batch production and commercial-scale implementation.
• Track product performance post-launch and recommend improvements based on customer feedback, quality,



and operational feasibility.

2. Recipe Standardization & Quality Assurance
• Develop and maintain standardized recipes, product specifications, and preparation guidelines across CCD, CDS, and CDX.
• Conduct sensory evaluations to assess taste, texture, aroma, presentation, and consistency.
• Ensure adherence to food safety, hygiene, quality standards, and brand specifications.
• Identify and resolve product quality issues and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

3. Production & Operational Efficiency
• Monitor frozen food production activities, production schedules, and adherence to quality requirements across relevant formats.
• Optimize recipes, production processes, and raw material utilization to minimize wastage and improve efficiency.
• Support the implementation of standardized food preparation processes across outlets and production units.
• Coordinate with vendors and operatio

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