Innovation Chef

Based in Pasadena, California, Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE : DIN) franchises restaurants under Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar, IHOP, and Fuzzy's Taco Shop brands. With over 3,500 restaurants in 18 countries, Dine Brands is one of the largest full-service restaurant companies in the world.

We celebrate success as we passionately nurture and grow the world's most beloved restaurant brands. We are innovators that embrace new ideas and creativity. We value commitment and take personal accountability for our actions. We value openness, authenticity, and foster a collaborative environment.

The Role :

• Ability to develop best-in-class food concepts across contemporary and regional American cuisine disciplines.
• Adaptable to changing priorities based on industry dynamics and business state.
• Strong ability to work with humility and excel in a team-based approach to culinary innovation.
• Excellent communication and anticipation of important updates regarding timelines and project status.
• Understanding of a consumer-centric, process-driven organization and its role in innovation.
• Ability to customize recipe creative based on development briefs and consumer targets.
• Manages food and product development projects in cooperation with marketing, operations, quality assurance, and CSCS.
• Utilizes external vendor resources to inform future development possibilities.
• Assesses competition, current trends, and vendor ideation to create compelling ideas for menu and campaigns.
• Manages food and product development projects in cooperation with marketing, operations, quality assurance, and purchasing.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to field test products and operational complexity of new food items.
• Participates in chain-wide implementation of products and programs, participating in all feedback calls with field operations.
• Conducts ongoing product improvement with test products and current menu items.
• Supports and manages culinary innovation strategy by setting prioritization and resource allocation.
• Leads the development and communication of menu initiatives according to the Culinary Innovation strategy.
• Able to travel for extensive product testing, including CLT's and in-restaurant testing.
• Oversees and manages Test Kitchen sanitation, inventory, and maintenance as needed.
• Aligns all innovation projects with profitable metrics as a pillar to the Brand strategies and initiatives.
• Works with Culinary Operations to vet operational feasibility of new products and early commercialization.
• Utilizes Crunchtime for all innovation projects for new product and recipe development with accurate food cost and yielding.
• Oversees category management as assigned, attends triad meetings, and leads culinary point of view for inventory initiatives.
• Ensures collaboration with Culinary operations and commercialization departments early in the development process.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Dine Brands Global strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act and / or other applicable laws and regulations in other jurisdictions.

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