Culinary Operations Excellence Specialist

Company Description

Curefoods is a Bangalore-based house of F&B brands, founded in 2020. The company operates 500+ locations across 50 cities in India, offering a diverse range of cuisines. Curefoods brings together brands such as Kitchens of EatFit, CakeZone, Nomad Pizza, Sharief Bhai, Olio Pizza, Frozen Bottle, Krispy Kreme, and Arambam. Each brand offers a distinct culinary experience, from healthier meal options to regional cuisines and indulgent desserts. The company operates through cloud kitchens and dine-in formats, focusing on food quality, hygiene, and sustainability. Its operations integrate technology and consumer insights to manage scale and efficiency.

Role Description

We operate multiple mid-premium and QSR-format pizza brands through 206+ cloud kitchens across 45+ cities. The ideal candidate will spearhead the end-to-end Learning & Development ecosystem and drive operational excellence across all pizza brands.

This role requires building scalable training systems, ensuring consistent product quality, enhancing kitchen capability, and strengthening operational discipline across India. It blends strategic thinking with strong on-ground execution and influence management.

Responsibilities

1. Training Strategy & Curriculum Leadership

• Build, own, and continuously improve the complete L&D curriculum for all pizza brands (kitchen operations, prep, hygiene, dispatch, inventory control, and service SOPs).
• Develop brand-wise training modules covering dough handling, topping discipline, oven operations, dispatch accuracy, hygiene & sanitation, FIFO and storage norms.
• Create digital learning assets including video SOPs, LMS content, assessments, and structured career progression pathways.

2. On-Ground Capability Building

3. Performance Metrics, Audits & Compliance

4. New Kitchen Launches & Brand Expansions

Pre-Requisites