# Innovation Development Chef

Kepak Foods Division have developed a portfolio of brands that are successful in the chilled convenience, ambient and frozen meat categories in the UK, Ireland and chosen European markets for both Retail and Foodservice Customers. We have 5 Manufacturing Sites supported by shared services, with 1000 people supporting our vision to become a transformed, future proofed, profitable €0.5bn Food Business by 2030. Are you passionate about food innovation and identifying the next big consumer trend? We're looking for an Innovation Development Chef to help shape the future of our product portfolio through culinary expertise, trend insight, and creative concept development. Working closely with our Head of Innovation and cross-functional teams, you'll transform consumer insights, market trends, and emerging food opportunities into exciting, commercially viable products that support business growth. Responsibilities Discover What's Next Identify emerging consumer, customer, category, and market opportunities. Research global food trends, ingredients, cuisines, technologies, formats, and consumer behaviours. Conduct food safaris, market visits, competitor benchmarking, trade exhibitions, and

- **Id**: 4180749
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/kepak-group-innovation-development-chef>
- **Role**: Hospitality
- **Role family**: Hospitality
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Kirkham, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T17:25:04Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T17:25:04Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3910
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning, Gym membership
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Meat & Poultry

## Company

- **Id**: 449891
- **Name**: Kepak Group
- **Domain**: kepak.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/kepak-group>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 90
- **Open postings**: 23
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.391
- **Repost share**: 0.043
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 34
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T17:25:04Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker); Route: Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 34
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T18:36:39Z

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