Culinary - Recipe Development - Internship (Part Time)

About the internship:We're looking for a Culinary Intern to help keep our menu exciting, seasonal, and craveable through hands-on recipe development. You'll work closely with our Founder and kitchen team to research, develop, and test new recipes every month creating dishes that are healthy, bold in flavour, and ready to go from concept to customer plate.

This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for someone who wants real-world experience building a food brand's menu from the ground up. You won't just observe you'll see your ideas go live on the menu and reach real customers.

Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Research and conceptualise new dishes across cuisines that align with FFT's 'healthy but delicious' positioning.

2. Develop and test new recipes each month, from ideation to kitchen-ready standardised recipes covering ingredients, quantities, methods, and plating.

3. Work with the kitchen team at our Chandivali kitchen to test and refine recipes for taste, nutrition, consistency, and cost feasibility.

4. Calculate nutritional profiles and ensure recipes meet FFT's health-first standards.

5. Scale tested recipes into repeatable, standardised SOPs that the kitchen team can execute consistently.

6. Stay updated on food trends, flavour combinations, and healthy-eating movements for inspiration.

7. Collaborate on seasonal and rotating menu programmes.Who can apply:Only those candidates can apply who:are available for the part time job/internshipcan start the part time job/internship between 1st Sep'26 and 22nd Oct'26are available for duration of 3 monthsare from Thane onlyhave relevant skills and interests* Women wanting to start/restart their career can also apply.Stipend:INR₹ 9,000 - 12,000 /monthDeadline:[hidden]:59:59Other perks:Certificate, Letter of recommendation, Flexible work hours, Informal dress code, 5 days a weekSkills required:Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Food SafetyOther Requirements:Who We're Looking For1. Currently pursuing or having completed a culinary education, such as Hotel Management, Culinary Arts, or an F&B-related degree or diploma.2. Genuinely passionate about healthy eating and bold, interesting flavours — not bland "diet food."3. Creative and experimental, with an interest in exploring different cuisines, techniques, and ingredient combinations.4. Comfortable working hands-on in a kitchen environment and taking feedback from chefs.5. Detail-oriented, with the ability to turn creative ideas into precise, consistent, and repeatable recipes.6. Self-driven and comfortable working independently on research and ideation while collaborating during kitchen testing sessions.About Company:Fresh Food Therapy is a Mumbai-based healthy food brand committed to serving fresh, wholesome, and flavourful meals through our kitchens and outlets. We offer salads, sourdough sandwiches, meal bowls, healthy appetizers, smoothies & coolers, and more, blending nutrition with great taste. Our mission is to make healthy eating fun, convenient, and consistent for today's busy urban consumers. Our ratings on Swiggy are 4.8/5 and on Zomato are 4.6/5.

Responsibilities

We're looking for a Culinary Intern to help keep our menu exciting, seasonal, and craveable through hands-on recipe development. You'll work closely with our Founder and kitchen team to research, develop, and test new recipes every month creating dishes that are healthy, bold in flavour, and ready to go from concept to customer plate.

This is a hands-on, high-ownership role for someone who wants real-world experience building a food brand's menu from the ground up. You won't just observe you'll see your ideas go live on the menu and reach real customers.

Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Research and conceptualise new dishes across cuisines that align with FFT's 'healthy but delicious' positioning.

2. Develop and test new recipes each month, from ideation to kitchen-ready standardised recipes covering ingredients, quantities, methods, and plating.

3. Work with the kitchen team at our Chandivali kitchen to test and refine recipes for taste, nutrition, consistency, and cost feasibility.

4. Calculate nutritional profiles and ensure recipes meet FFT's health-first standards.

5. Scale tested recipes into repeatable, standardised SOPs that the kitchen team can execute consistently.

6. Stay updated on food trends, flavour combinations, and healthy-eating movements for inspiration.

7. Collaborate on seasonal and rotating menu programmes.