Food Scientist

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Manna & Co. Full time

Company:
 Manna & Co. — Kosher Wellness Meal Prep

Location:
 Toronto-based strongly preferred (
hands-on kitchen work required
)

Engagement:
 Contract / project-based (with opportunity to grow)

Compensation:
 Competitive, founder-stage (project-based)

About Manna & Co.

MANNA is building a kosher wellness meal prep brand focused on performance, balance, and consistency.

We are early-stage, moving quickly, and preparing for our first soft launch.

Our food philosophy prioritizes:

  • Meals that reheat well
  • Ingredient combinations that make sense
  • Production-friendly execution
  • Long-term scalability

The Role

We are looking for a 
food science–trained operator with prior experience in a meal prep or prepared-foods production kitchen
 to help develop our initial menu and work 
hands-on in the kitchen during our launch phase
.

This role involves 
active cooking and testing of meals alongside our existing chef team
, applying food science thinking to real production food.

The role starts with menu development and kitchen testing, with the opportunity to expand into:

  • Ongoing menu refinement
  • R&D support
  • Long-term collaboration as the business grows

What You'll Do

  • Collaborate with the founder and chef team to develop 
    10–14 launch-ready meals

Apply food science thinking to:

  • Ingredient pairing
  • Texture stability
  • Reheat performance

Work 
hands-on in the kitchen
, including:

  • Cooking meals in batch format
  • Tasting and evaluating food over time
  • Adjusting dishes in real time for meal prep performance

Flag ingredients or techniques that don't work well in meal prep environments

Help ensure the first menu is 
reliable, cohesive, and production-friendly

Who Were Looking For

  • Background in 
    Food Science, Food Technology, or Culinary Nutrition
  • Required:
     prior experience working in a 
    meal prep, prepared-foods, catering, or commissary kitchen
  • Comfortable 
    cooking and testing meals hands-on
     as part of an existing chef team
  • Practical, collaborative, and systems-minded
  • Enjoys early-stage startups and is comfortable working in fast-moving, build-from-scratch environments

Kosher experience is a plus, but not required.

What This is (and Isn't)

This is:

  • A build-phase role
  • Hands-on and collaborative
  • Focused on real food behavior, not theory

This is not:

  • A solo chef position
  • A restaurant or fine-dining role
  • An advisory-only or long-term consulting engagement from day one

Growth Potential

As MANNA grows, this role can evolve into:

  • Ongoing menu development
  • R&D collaboration
  • A recurring or long-term engagement

We are starting lean and intentional, with the goal of building something lasting.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being part of an early-stage startup and wants to help shape something from the ground up.

How to Apply

Please send:

  1. A short intro describing your 
    food science background
  2. Your 
    hands-on experience in meal prep or prepared-foods kitchens
  3. One example of a meal or ingredient combination you helped develop for meal prep and 
    why it worked

Please send all Information to

Founder Note

If you're energized by startups, small teams, and building something before it's polished — you'll enjoy this role.

We care about how food behaves 
after it's cooked
 — not just how it looks on day one.

If you enjoy building food that people actually eat every week, we'd love to connect.

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