The Culinary Edge, a CORE foodservice company, is the USA’s leading food & beverage innovation consultancy. We work with over 30% of the top 200 restaurant brands in the USA. At TCE you’ll find classically trained chefs working alongside designers, branding experts and food anthropologists. We fuse culinary excellence with human-centered design, to forge the future of how we eat and drink.
We work at a fast pace on multiple projects, simultaneously traveling, exploring, tasting, learning, communicating and planning. If this sounds like the food & beverage adventure of your dreams, we want to hear from you.
Our method is simple:
- Lead with empathy.
- Follow through with know-how.
- See and solve from every angle.
- Inspire action.
TCE has a Innovation Strategist opportunity in San Francisco, CA!
What are WE looking for?
We are looking for creative Strategists who think big, can steer our internal vision, and
the visions of our clients. The Strategist is a multi-talented professional who is practiced
in thinking critically about brands and businesses, crafting inspiring strategic narratives,
and developing clear solutions to ambiguous problems. Above all, the Strategist
demonstrates passion for the food and beverage industry and an ability to work
collaboratively, nimbly, and effectively. Sound like you? Read on.
Responsibilities.
- Co-create compelling and grounded strategies with a diverse team of
brands in the world.
- Support Senior Strategists in guiding the project engagement
- Guide internal and external client teams through our process.
- Develop deliverables and presentations employing captivating storytelling and a
- Constantly work to make yourself, your team, and the work better.
- You have 2+ years of agency experience in consulting, corporate/brand strategy,
- You are a passionate brand storyteller, killer with decks, confident with clients.
- You have hands-on experience working in the world of food and beverage, from
- You have a keen understanding of consumer trends, their business implications and
- You are versed in design methods & processes needed to produce outstanding
- You are able to synthesize a wealth of primary and secondary research into
- You have a strong design sensibility and are well-practiced in choosing the right
- You are able to frame information for different audiences, and can edit and build
- You are able to write and deliver presentations with content that is to-the-point,
- You are a dynamic public speaker who is able to deliver presentations with
- You are flexible and comfortable working in a sometimes ambiguous and dynamic
- You are comfortable working closely with cross functional teams and eager to
In your cover letter, please address the following.
- About you and TCE: Why are you interested in joining our team?
- About business strategy: Describe a challenging strategy project or problem that
the problem? And what was the ultimate insight and outcome?
- About F&B innovation: If you came to work at TCE, which company, product or
Remuneration.
- Intermediate level: $75,000 - $90,000 Base Salary.
- Senior Brand Strategist level: $90,000 - $105,000 Base Salary.
- Company bonus up to 10% of Base Salary.
- $200/month Culinary Research & Development Stipend for meals & ingredients,
- Health, Dental and Vision plans.
- Life insurance, short & long-term disability, 401k with