Culinary Product Developer & Menu Innovator

Tyson Foods, Inc.; Springdale (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

Tyson Foods, Inc. Culinary team is seeking a seasoned culinary professional to develop concepts, recipes, and menu applications for retail or foodservice growth.

You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, R&D, Operations, and customers to translate insights into scalable culinary solutions. Responsibilities include product development, trend translation, customer demonstrations, trainings, and brand activations, while balancing creativity with food safety, feasibility, cost, and business

Qualifications

• Culinary degree/certificate or equivalent professional culinary experience required.
• Food Science, Culinology, Hospitality, Nutrition or related education preferred.
• American Culinary Federation or RCA Certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop culinary concepts, recipes, prototypes, menu applications, and product positioning solutions.
• Partner with R&D through product development, testing, and commercialization.
• Translate consumer trends, customer insights, and operator needs into growth opportunities.
• Participate in customer ideations, demonstrations, trainings, trade shows, and brand activations.
• Create scalable recipes, preparation methods, and application guidance for internal/external use.
• Present culinary solutions to customers, sales teams, and cross-functional partners in live, virtual, and on-camera formats.
• Build relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal partners.
• Balance culinary creativity with food safety, feasibility, cost, and business objectives.
• Support test kitchen food safety, organization, inventory, and equipment care.

Job description

Tyson Foods, Inc. Culinary team is seeking a seasoned culinary professional to develop concepts, recipes, and menu applications for retail or foodservice growth.

You will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, R&D, Operations, and customers to translate insights into scalable culinary solutions. Responsibilities include product development, trend translation, customer demonstrations, trainings, and brand activations, while balancing creativity with food safety, feasibility, cost, and business