New Product Development (NPD)

Food NPD & Innovation Recruitment | UK
Connecting manufacturers with development chefs, food scientists, and process technologists who bring retail concepts to market.
Overview:
Headquartered in Edinburgh and operating across the UK, we partner with private-label suppliers, major branded processors, and artisan food businesses across key production hubs, including Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, the North West, and Central Scotland. Whether developing products for major grocery multiples, foodservice, or export, we secure culinary and technical professionals who combine creative innovation with factory-floor feasibility, nutritional compliance, and commercial scale-up.
Our Recruitment Approach:
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Targeted Search: We actively headhunt culinary and development experts across the UK food manufacturing sector.
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Feasibility Vetting: We assess candidates on their track record of successful retail launches, factory scale-up reality, and ingredient cost control.
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End-to-End Support: We align candidate portfolios directly with your commercial category targets and manage the entire hiring process.
Key Roles We Place:
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Heads of Innovation & NPD Controllers
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Senior Development Chefs & Culinary Concept Designers
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NPD Managers & Process Technologists
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Sensory Specialists & Ingredient Technologists
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Packaging Technologists & Sustainable Material Specialists
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Recipe Reformulation & Nutritional Compliance Experts
