Beverage Development & Training Specialist

Bonbon Pottery; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Bonbon Pottery in London is seeking a creative beverage specialist to develop drink menus and standardise recipes across all cafés. You will lead beverage concept creation and train café teams to ensure consistent quality.

You will manage menus, seasonal drinks, supplier relations, and cost considerations, while researching trends and upholding presentation standards. This is a chance to shape the beverage direction of a growing multi-site London brand.

Qualifications

• Experience in beverage development, specialty coffee, or hospitality.
• Strong understanding of beverage creation, recipes, and menu development.
• Experience training staff and implementing operational standards.
• Creative mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage projects across multiple locations.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve beverage menus across locations.
• Develop new drinks, seasonal specials, and limited-time concepts.
• Create and standardise recipes, including ingredients and portions.
• Train café staff with beverage SOPs and service standards.
• Support locations with menu updates and operational improvements.

Skills

Beverage development

Training & coaching

Menu development

Project management

Hospitality operations

Job description

About Bonbon Pottery

Bonbon Pottery is a London-based ceramic painting studio and café, with four studios currently open across the city and three more launching soon. We believe creativity is for everyone, and that making something with your hands can feel just as good as making memories with the people around you.

Role Overview

We are looking for a creative and detail-oriented beverage specialist to take responsibility for developing our beverage menus, creating new drink concepts, standardising recipes, and supporting our café teams through structured training.

This role will play a key part in ensuring every Bonbon Pottery location delivers the same quality, taste, and customer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and continuously improve the beverage menus across all locations.
• Develop new drinks, seasonal specials, and limited-time beverage concepts.
• Create and standardise recipes, including ingredients, preparation methods, portion sizes, and presentation standards.
• Research beverage trends and introduce innovative ideas suitable for our brand.
• Review customer feedback and sales performance to improve menu offerings.

Beverage Standardisation & Quality Control

• Create beverage SOPs, recipe guides, and training materials.
• Ensure consistency of beverage quality across all stores.
• Support locations with menu updates, equipment requirements, and operational improvements.
• Work closely with store teams to identify and solve beverage-related challenges.

Staff Training & Support

• Deliver beverage training sessions for café staff across different locations.
• Drink preparation methods
• Recipe accuracy and consistency
• Menu knowledge
• Customer recommendations
• Beverage quality standards
• Provide ongoing coaching and support to ensure standards are maintained.

Supplier & Product Development

• Explore new beverage ingredients, products, and supplier opportunities.
• Support ingredient selection and cost optimisation.
• Maintain knowledge of new beverage trends and industry developments.

Requirements

• Previous experience in beverage development, speciality coffee, café operations, hospitality, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of beverage creation, recipes, and menu development.
• Experience training staff and implementing operational standards.
• Creative mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage projects across multiple locations.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with cafés, restaurants, or hospitality groups.
• Experience developing seasonal drinks or new menu items.
• Barista or beverage-related qualifications are a plus.
• Experience creating SOPs and training materials.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape the beverage direction of a growing London café brand.
• A creative role with significant influence over menu development.
• Opportunity to work across multiple locations and build scalable beverage systems.

Work Location: In person