– Assistant Manager, Beverage Innovation

Location: Bengaluru

Role Overview

We are looking for a creative and hands-on beverage professional with strong experience in mixology, bartending, and beverage development. The candidate should have a passion for experimenting with flavours, developing new beverage recipes, and creating innovative beverage experiences aligned with customer preferences and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop new and innovative hot and cold beverage recipes, including coffees, teas, mocktails, and other beverage categories.
- Apply mixology techniques and flavour combinations to create unique beverage concepts.
- Experiment with ingredients, syrups, infusions, toppings, textures, and presentation styles.
- Conduct beverage trials, standardise recipes, and document preparation methods, measurements, and costing.
- Create visually appealing beverages with strong focus on presentation, taste, and customer experience.
- Stay updated on beverage trends, current ingredients, international concepts, and market innovations.
- Work closely with the Marketing, Operations, Quality, and Procurement teams for beverage launches.
- Conduct product demonstrations, tasting sessions,



and presentations for internal stakeholders.
- Support the development and execution of new beverage launches across café outlets.
- Ensure consistency, quality, and feasibility of recipes for large-scale commercial execution.

Desired Candidate Profile

- 4–7 years of experience in mixology, bartending, beverage innovation, or product development.
- Strong hands-on experience in mixology, cocktail/mocktail creation, and beverage experimentation.
- Good understanding of flavour profiling, ingredient combinations, beverage techniques, and presentation.
- Experience in developing new recipes and converting concepts into standardised, commercially viable products.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to demonstrate and explain beverage concepts.
- Creative mindset with a strong understanding of emerging beverage trends.
- Experience in cafés, premium hotels, restaurants, bars, or beverage brands would be preferred.

Key Skills: Mixology | Bartending | Beverage Innovation | Recipe Development | Flavour Profiling | Product Presentation | Beverage Trends | Recipe Standardisation

📌 New Product Development- Beverage (Bengaluru)
🏢 Café Coffee Day
📍 Bengaluru