Arcade Food Director

Were Hiring a Food Director at Arcade

Salary: From 90000 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 whats 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 Arcades 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 have a finger on the pulse with 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 Arcades portfolio ensuring each concept aligns with our vision and market direction.
• Shape a Global Food Vision: Define and continually evolve Arcades 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 Arcades 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 Arcades vision across multiple brands and locations.

If youre 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 wed love to meet you!