Director of Culinary Development

Company: Thistle
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 17, 2022

Job Description:

Who we are:Founded in 2013, Thistle's mission is to empower our customers to get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system. We deliver delicious, organic, healthy, plant-forward meals, cold-pressed juices and snacks to customers on the West Coast who want to put their nutrition on auto-pilot.We don't want to be just another food delivery startup. Our focus is on the health and happiness of our customers, and we are revolutionizing how fresh, nutritious, high-quality food is purchased, manufactured, and delivered at scale. -Thistle is headquartered in San Francisco and has raised capital from the best investors in the industry, including PowerPlant Ventures - a leading investor in the plant-based space.About the role:The Director of Culinary Development is responsible for designing, executing, and overseeing Thistle's Culinary R&D function. This is an exceptional opportunity for the person in this role to take our R&D function and team to the next level with formulating, developing, and implementing menu and recipe development for multiple geographies. This role reports to the Chief Manufacturing & Innovation Officer.The Director of Culinary Development will lead a team of four and will have the opportunity to scale their team as Thistle expands our operations to the East Coast. We anticipate that the person in this role will travel up to 30% of the time to our facility in Vacaville, CA, and to our new facility in New Jersey.Diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential values at Thistle. We know we'll do our best and most impactful work when we feel we're represented and we belong. We're proud to actively recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. You can get some deeper insight into how we approach DEI, along with some statistics on the internal demographics of the company and leadership team, here: https://www.thistle.co/learn/thistle-thoughts/thistle-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion.

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