Research Chef, Culinary Innovation

The Research Chef, Culinary Innovation leads culinary innovation projects within AFI Labs, translating customer needs and consumer insights into commercially relevant food and beverage solutions. This role combines culinary creativity with product development, sensory expertise, and project leadership to establish culinary gold standards and collaborate with food scientists through commercialization. The position requires strong customer consultation skills, market trend analysis, and the ability to manage multiple innovation priorities from concept to validated gold standard.