George Thomas Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

All things food at Blank Street UK

London, England, United Kingdom

• Create, cost, and implement new dishes and menus, ensuring maximum profit margin and streamlining offerings based on performance.
• Collaborating with operations and marketing team to ensure successful execution of food development.
• Training at a multi-site level for new menu implementation and individual training for team members on standards, speed & food safety.
• Ensuring quality control and consistency across all food items & sites.
• Complying with all Food Alerts and carrying out internal audits.
• Yearly review of HACCP and policies.

Ladbroke Grove

• Plan and monitor the day-to-day running of the site to ensure smooth operation.
• Manage and lead the team, providing training and mentoring for current and new team members, along with feedback to promote growth within the team.
• Review financial data and adjust operationally to promote profitability. Liaising with management and the head office team in weekly manager meetings.
• Managing stock, communicating with suppliers to resolve issues and undertaking a weekly stocktake.
• Placing orders, accepting deliveries, invoices and completing daily reports, and providing solutions to any issues with service.
• Creating and publishing all staff rotas.

Ladbroke Grove

London, England, United Kingdom

• Head Chef at two fast-paced locations with a combined cover of 800 people.
• Lead a team of 6 junior chefs, responsible for onboarding, training, development, and management.
• Managed weekly food orders upwards of £10,000, and revenue generation of +/- £40,000 per week
• Liaised with the suppliers, and was fully responsible for stock & waste management.
• Lead new menu development and implementation for multi-sites.
• Strong team player with excellent communication, and organisational skills to ensure all customer demands were met.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Engaged with the public, providing face-to-face support to households regarding Census.
• Demonstrated strong communication, teamwork & great customer service skills.

Leeds, United Kingdom

• Responsible for opening and closing stores, ensuring checklists and protocols were followed.
• Managed, lead, and developed a team of 10 staff, responsible for driving weekly revenue +/- £15,000.
• Managing payroll and inquiries for all team members.- Placed and managed all stock orders and deliveries.- Responsible for cleaning and maintaining the store to ensure optimal standards were met.