Group Executive Chef - Contract Catering - London & Nationwide

Group Executive Chef - Contract Catering - London & Nationwide

Salary: £65,000-£70,000
Location: London & Nationwide
Travel: All business travel, mileage and expenses covered

Ready to take your multi-site culinary experience to the next level?

I'm recruiting a Group Executive Chef for a leading independent contract caterer, looking for an exceptional chef to influence food, people and standards across a growing national portfolio.

You don't necessarily need to already have the Group Executive Chef title, but you must have multi-site experience and be confident supporting chefs and operations across different locations.

Salary & Benefits

• £65,000-£70,000 salary
• Business mileage and travel expenses paid
• UK-wide travel fully supported
• Company pension
• Generous holiday allowance
• Training and senior leadership development
• Genuine long-term career progression

The Opportunity

• Work across a national portfolio of premium B&I contracts.
• Support multiple sites, Executive Chefs and kitchen teams.
• Lead new openings and mobilisations.
• Develop menus, concepts and new food ideas.
• Deliver tastings and client presentations.
• Mentor and develop senior chefs.
• Help shape culinary standards across the business.

About You

• Multi-site culinary experience is essential.
• Strong restaurant or hotel foundation, ideally high-end or fine dining.
• Established B&I or premium contract catering experience.
• Executive Chef, Regional Chef, Development Chef or similar background.
• Proven experience running significant kitchen operations and leading teams.Strong across workplace dining and high-end hospitality.
• Commercially aware with a genuine passion for food.

Personality is really important for this one.

We're looking for someone warm, engaging, energetic and down to earth . Someone who can walk into another Head Chef's kitchen and make them feel supported rather than inspected.

You'll be just as comfortable cooking alongside a CDP as mentoring an Executive Chef or presenting to a board-level client . You'll be curious about food, eat out, follow what's happening in restaurants and bring that energy and inspiration back into the business.

This is a brilliant next step for someone with multi-site experience who wants more influence, national exposure and a genuine route into future senior culinary leadership.

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