We’re Hiring a Food Director at Arcade
Salary: From £90,000 Per Year
Join Our Leadership Team – Lead The Next Wave Of Food Creation.
About Arcade
Arcade is a collection of vibrant dining destinations and a platform for building the next generation of hospitality brands. Our landmark venues across London bring together chef‑led restaurants, bars, and open kitchens in immersive, design‑forward spaces where food, music, and atmosphere combine to create unforgettable guest experiences.
Alongside our venues sits Arcade Create, our brand development platform. Through Arcade Create, we partner with ambitious chefs and founders to turn original ideas into living, scalable brands‑launching, testing, and growing concepts within our high‑footfall locations. Brands developed through the platform include Manna, Solis, Hero, and many more, with successful concepts expanding beyond Arcade into standalone locations around the world.
Together, Arcade and Arcade Create form a unique ecosystem where talent is championed, ideas are realised, and guests experience what’s next in food.
The Role
We are now hiring a Food Director to oversee our food brand portfolio and kitchen teams, advance our creative food landscape through in‑house brand creation and chef partnerships, and lead the next evolution of Arcade’s culinary vision. The Food Director needs to have a passion for food that extends well beyond their professional career; food is an important part of how they live and who they are. A fascination for global food and dining culture keeps them on the pulse of popular food cultures and finding chef partners to work with.
About You
- Proven Expertise: Extensive experience in senior culinary leadership roles (e.g. Culinary Director level) within a high‑volume, multi‑site, or multi‑brand environment.
- Track record in scouting high‑potential chef partners and food brands with the UK and internationally.
- Creative yet Pragmatic: Ability to balance bold creativity with the demands of consistency, scalability, and profitability in a high‑growth, multi‑site operation.
- Michelin Star Bonus: Experience in a Michelin‑starred kitchen or equivalent high‑caliber setting is highly desirable, showcasing your ability to deliver excellence.
- Culinary Passion: A deep love for global cuisines and street food culture, with a keen understanding of the London and international food scene and emerging trends.
- A true Leader: A natural communicator with exceptional leadership skills, capable of building and motivating diverse teams to achieve excellence.
- Commercial Acumen: Strong operational and financial expertise, with a track record of running successful, scalable food businesses.
Key Responsibilities
- Curate a global brand pipeline: scout, assess, and onboard high‑potential food brands that strengthen Arcade’s portfolio, ensuring each concept aligns with our vision and market direction.
- Shape a global food vision: define and continually evolve Arcade’s food landscape, drawing from global cuisines and street‑level food culture to keep our concepts bold, relevant, and forward‑thinking.
- Drive product creation: partner with chefs and collaborators to create new food products and ensure smooth rollout across all sites, maintaining brand clarity and consistency from development to execution.
- Lead kitchen culture: build and maintain a high‑performing kitchen environment that champions talent, collaboration, and accountability across all teams.
- Uphold exceptional standards: guarantee best‑in‑class food quality, consistency, and presentation across every site, ensuring each dish reflects Arcade’s standards.
- Create and evolve menus: work with chefs and brand partners to design menus, launch new offerings, and deliver seasonal updates that keep our portfolio fresh and commercially effective.
- Own financial performance: manage budgets, food costs, and profitability while balancing creative ambition with commercial discipline and operational reality.
- Develop leadership: mentor and develop senior kitchen leaders, shaping a cohesive, scalable team capable of delivering Arcade’s vision across multiple brands and locations.
If you’re excited by the idea of steering the food map for a global food creation platform and leaving a lasting mark on London and the international dining landscape, apply now – we’d love to meet you!
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