Position: Food & Drink Development Manager (Italian Pasta Restaurants)Salary: £42,000 - £50,000 PA (depending on experience) + annual bonus (depending on performance)Location: Central LondonHours: 45 hours per week (full time)1) Do you believe that fresh, honest, 100% fresh, natural food with soul-warming homely hospitality should be affordable for everyone?2) Do you believe London and the UK needs more independent restaurants that genuinely care about their guests and teams?3) Do you want to come on an incredible journey with us to help us build the Emilia’s Crafted Pasta brand further?3) Do you love Italian pasta & culture?If so, I might want to meet you.Over the last 8 years, we’ve been on an incredible journey to build the brand for pasta for the next generation. We’ve managed to grow the brand & company continuously despite everything the world has thrown our way. We currently have 4 restaurants, with a 5th set to open in 2025 and our family is now over 100 people & we’re growing every year!We have so much exciting stuff going on that I’m now looking for a F&B Development Manager to help me on my journey to build an incredible pasta brand. Every day I wake up excited, happy and inspired to grow and nurture the Emilia’s family, making our food taste and feel delicious as well as creating memorable experiences for our guests. I work every day on my vision to build an amazing company, but I can’t do it alone, I need help. I need someone who is self-motivated, creative, hands on, well-organised, business savvy, commercially smart & not shy to get stuck in to take our food & beverage offering to the next level. Ideally you will good experience working both as a chef and as a development manager in another restaurant or group, which will help you to thrive in this role. You should have a hands-on approach to your work and also have a good understanding of the current trends in the restaurant market, understand what it takes to stand out in a crowded market as well as be proficient in COGs, financials, commercial negotiations, supplier management, food safety, hygiene, H&S, COSHH & HACCP. You will be working on a range of food & drink projects & initiatives at any one time that will include:· Managing everything related to developing & implementing new recipes/dishes/products for our restaurant menus · Preparing costings, fact sheets & full analysis on new product development items · Building strong relationships with our suppliers & improving our supply chain· Finding new suppliers and negotiating commercial agreements· Improving our COGs and managing our supply chain from A to Z· Training our operations chef & kitchen management teams to ensure good quality control across our restaurants· Working with our kitchen management teams to brainstorm new ideas & improve current systems/processes/operations· Managing and improving our wastage & sustainability credentials across our group. · Amongst other things…Your work will cover a broad spectrum of areas/divisions relating to food & beverage development/management and you must have a natural curiosity to all aspects of a food business