Head Chef – Retail Contract Catering – London – £55,000 + Bonus

We’re recruiting a Head Chef to lead one a retail-focused contract catering operations within a high-profile corporate environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a modern, trend-led Head Chef who genuinely loves food innovation, street food concepts and fresh seasonal cooking. The Executive Chef is looking for someone who can bring energy, creativity and structure to a large-scale operation with constantly evolving food offers.

The Offer

• £55,000 basic salary.
• Up to £10,000 performance bonus.
• Monday to Friday operation.
• High-profile Central London site.
• Long-term development opportunity.
• Large, well-supported kitchen brigade.
• Access to fresh, seasonal produce.
• Strong investment into food and innovation.

The Operation

• Large-scale retail-focused B&I contract catering site.
• High-volume staff dining and hospitality operation.
• Around 1000 covers daily across multiple food concepts.
• Frequent BBQs, roof terrace events and pop-ups.
• Fast-paced, highly creative kitchen environment.
• Multiple dedicated food counters and production areas.

The Food

• Multiple fresh food counters with high daily footfall.
• Street food-led concepts with rotating weekly menus.
• Premium deli sandwiches, salads and grab & go made fresh daily.
• Seasonal BBQs, themed lunches and live food activations.
• Modern corporate environment with excellent presentation standards.

The Role

• Lead all day-to-day kitchen operations.
• Create exciting, trend-led menus.
• Drive creativity across retail and hospitality.
• Manage and develop a large brigade.
• Maintain strong kitchen culture and consistency.
• Work closely with the Executive Chef.
• Manage GP, labour and food performance.
• Keep menus fresh, commercial and seasonal.

About You

• Proven Head Chef experience within B&I, contract catering.
• Background in B&I, retail catering or high-volume hospitality.
• Reliable, consistent and committed to long-term roles.

If you are keen to discuss the details further, please apply today or send your cv to yasmin at COREcruitment dot com