Case study
Head Chef Recruitment, Camberwell: Structural Change
The challenge
The café's kitchen had grown without much structure. Inconsistent execution and no clear systems were affecting both food quality and staff retention, and the owner needed a Head Chef who could fix the structure, not just cook well.
Our approach
We screened specifically for candidates with a track record of building systems in an existing kitchen rather than opening one from scratch, since that's a different skill set to running a kitchen that's already in motion.
The outcome
A Head Chef was placed who brought structure and consistency to service within the first month, with the owner reporting a noticeable shift in kitchen reliability.
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