Executive Chef

Executive Chef | Mind Body Soul by Frappy | DubaiA senior leadership role shaping the food, products and scalable culinary systems behind the next chapter of Mind Body Soul. Reports directly to the CEO.About Mind Body SoulMind Body Soul was built on a simple belief: food should nourish the body, bring joy and make people feel better, without compromising on taste. Heading into 2027, we are preparing to elevate and scale MBS into a new generation of health-focused food and meal solutions.The RoleYou will lead our end-to-end culinary and food production proposition, from menu innovation and recipe engineering through costing, sourcing, production, quality control and continuous improvement. Your mission: turn nutrition-led meal plans into food that is delicious, consistent, operationally sound and commercially viable.What You’ll DoCulinary and Product InnovationCreate and continuously evolve menus across health, wellness and lifestyle meal plansDevelop nutrition-led food that customers genuinely craveIntroduce seasonal concepts, techniques, ingredients and signature MBS productsLead tastings and use customer feedback and performance data to refine the menuStandardize recipes, specifications, portions and presentationFood Cost and Commercial PerformanceOwn recipe costing, food cost targets and menu profitabilityImprove yield, portion control and ingredient utilization while reducing wastePartner with procurement on supplier standards, specifications and commercial termsReduce cost through creativity and smarter production, never by compromising ingredientsKitchen Operations and ScaleLead the kitchen and production function and build a high-performance culinary cultureDesign efficient workflows from receiving and preparation through assembly and dispatchOptimize batch sizes, schedules, equipment use and labor productivitySimplify production while protecting quality, consistency and customer experienceQuality, Safety and PeopleEmbed rigorous culinary, quality control, HACCP and food safety standardsMonitor taste, texture, temperature, portion and appearance, with clear corrective actionRecruit, coach and develop chefs and kitchen personnelBuild accountability, innovation and continuous improvement across the teamCross-Functional LeadershipYou will work closely with Nutrition & Dietetics, Procurement, Operations, Finance, Marketing & Brand, and Customer Experience. Every new product must be nutritionally appropriate, delicious, operationally feasible, scalable and profitable. You will have direct authority over culinary standards, recipes, specifications, production methods, kitchen processes and product development.Your First 12 MonthsComplete a full culinary and production auditRe-engineer core menus, recipes and specifications, with standardized recipe cards and production controlsImplement food cost, yield and portion control systemsBuild scalable kitchen SOPs, quality standards and a structured product development pipelineLaunch new signature MBS products and seasonal conceptsImprove production productivity and reduce wasteBuild a high-performing culinary team and prepare the operation for multi-location growth and expansion beyond the UAEWhat We’re Looking ForA high-caliber chef with a proven record in a respected F&B, hospitality, central kitchen, catering, food manufacturing or meal plan environment. You combine the chef’s palate, the operator’s discipline and the entrepreneur’s mindset.RequiredSenior culinary leadership experience (Executive Chef, Culinary Director or central kitchen leadership)Strong experience in high-volume food production, beyond fine dining aloneDemonstrated menu development, product innovation and recipe standardizationStrong command of food costing, yield, waste, productivity and marginsExperience establishing SOPs, quality systems and scalable production disciplinesExcellent knowledge of HACCP and food safety requirementsProven ability to lead, coach and develop high-performing kitchen teamsCommercial judgment and the ability to balance creativity with operational disciplinePreferredBackground in meal plans, catering, central kitchens, FMCG or food manufacturingLebanese and Mediterranean culinary expertiseNutrition-led or healthy food conceptsExperience scaling a food concept, operation or product portfolioProcurement, supplier development and international culinary standardsWhat We OfferUAE employment visaMedical insuranceStaff mealsA direct line to the CEO and real ownership of the food, the kitchen and the product pipelineWhy Mind Body SoulThis is bigger than a meal plan. We want to make healthy food desirable, convenient, beautiful and delicious, and build a business that can grow well beyond the UAE.