Key Responsibilities:
1. Recruitment & Team Building
• Recruit, screen, and onboard chefs and kitchen staff across Tribal Brew Daily and North West outlets.
• Build a bench of trained, deployable kitchen talent to support new outlet launches without revenue disruption.
• Partner with HR/Operations to close kitchen manpower gaps within agreed timelines.
• Reduce attrition-linked revenue loss through structured onboarding and career pathing.

2. Food Sales & Revenue Growth
• Own the food (F&B;) revenue contribution target as a defined share of total outlet sales — “fill the food part of Tribal Brew.”
• Drive upselling and cross-selling of food items alongside beverages at every outlet.
• Identify high-margin, high-velocity menu items and push their visibility and sales at store level.
• Track outlet-wise food sales performance and course-correct underperforming outlets.
• Align current launches and promotions with revenue and footfall opportunities identified through R&D.;

3. Menu Planning & R&D;




• Lead menu planning and seasonal menu refreshes for both Tribal Brew Daily and North West.
• Develop and test new products with a clear view on cost, margin, and revenue potential before rollout.
• Run pilot launches and food trials, and use customer/outlet feedback to refine offerings.
• Continuously improve recipes for taste, consistency, cost efficiency, and speed of execution.

4. Wastage Control & Cost Management
• Track wastage at every outlet — raw material, prep, and plate wastage — and drive it down against target.
• Investigate root causes of wastage (over-prep, poor storage, expiry) and implement corrective action.
• Report wastage cost impact monthly and tie improvement targets to outlet P&L.;
• Drive food costing discipline to protect gross margin on every menu item.

5. Inventory, FIFO & Storage Management
• Implement and audit FIFO (First-In-First-Out) discipline across all outlet kitchens and stores.
• Set and monitor storage standards — temperature control, labelin

📌 Head Chef (Bengaluru)
🏢 Tribal Brew Coffee
📍 Bengaluru