The Art of Essence Foods Group

We believe food is more than just nourishment

Essence Foods Group grew from a deep love of food and a single ambition: to help culinary entrepreneurs turn great ideas into successful, scalable food businesses. We’re a community of chefs, food scientists, founders and food-curious professionals who experiment with ingredient composition, flavour architecture and contemporary cuisine, always with rigour, creativity and care.

We provide a nurturing hub where members exchange resources, collaborate on recipes and business models, and drive culinary innovation together. Whether you’re refining a signature sauce, developing a new snack, or designing a premium ready meal, Essence Foods Group is where culinary ambition meets practical support.

Our Values

Our mission is to introduce bold, delicious and thoughtfully engineered food brands to the world. We cultivate culinary ideas that surprise and delight, exceptional flavour, considered provenance and outstanding execution. We primarily partner with start-up food companies and early-stage brands that offer something original: a new taste, a fresh technique, or a smarter business approach.

Mission

Occasionally, we have jobs available. If you apply here, you may be offered opportunities to work directly for Essence Foods Group or one of the food brands within our community.

Work with us:

Our shared kitchen facilities remove the barrier of high start-up costs. They’re fully equipped, compliant, and designed for small-batch production and iterative recipe development. Members benefit from professional-grade appliances, secure storage, and a community of peers, all of which accelerate product research & development and market readiness.

Shared Kitchens - practical space, professional standards

We offer hands-on production support that operates like a culinary cloud kitchen. Our experienced chefs and production team can learn and reproduce members’ recipes to consistent, commercial standards, and help with packaging, labelling, and distribution. This lets founders focus on innovation and brand-building while we scale their culinary creations reliably for customers, clients and retailers.

Culinary Production & Cloud-Kitchen Support

Essence Foods Group is not a conventional food company. We blend culinary craft with entrepreneurial thinking and are unafraid to challenge industry norms. We champion experimental gastronomy and data-driven ingredient science, but always with an eye on commercial viability. Our conviction is simple: the best in food is yet to come, and we’re building it together.