Food For Thought

For over 25 years, Food For Thought has been driven by two principles: delicious food and gracious hospitality. Our catering division is renowned for creating truly special events. The FFT Hospitality Group provides café, contract dining and conference services for thousands of customers daily. And our newest venture, Food Box Catering, conveniently delivers fresh and delicious menu items right to your door.

We invite you to be part of the experience. Join Food For Thought and become an integral part of creating special events and memories for our clients. Enjoy one of our many career paths including culinary, food service, café management, business management, event planning, sales and operations. Your work experience got you here; let us take you into your career's future.

You can apply now by completing our employment application or by emailing us your resume.

Position	Location	Apply
Sales Consultant – Catering Division Show Description and Duties We are seeking an energetic, professional sales consultant to grow our already successful catering division. This person will be responsible for soliciting and following up on sales leads. This individual will develop positive customer relations to ensure we obtain and retain client accounts. The successful applicant will possess, at minimum, the following: • Off premise catering experience • Previous sales and negotiation experience • An ability to sell across a variety of business sectors; corporate and social • Knowledgeable of the food, operations and design components of the sale	Lincolnwood map	or
Business Development – Catering Division Show Description and Duties We are seeking an energetic, professional business development associate to grow our already successful catering division. This person will be responsible for generating sales leads that will result in completed sales to reach quarterly and annual sales goals. This individual will develop positive customer relations to ensure we obtain and retain client accounts. The successful applicant will possess, at minimum, the following: • Off premise catering experience and / or industry knowledge in related field • Previous sales experience. Knowledge of the sales process with proven, measurable success. • Local and national corporate / social client database contacts	Lincolnwood map	or
Sales Consultant – Hospitality Group Division Show Description and Duties We are seeking an energetic, professional sales consultant to grow our already successful on site food service division. This person will be responsible for soliciting and following up on sales leads, evaluating and closing profitable business. He / she will participate in the RFP process and contract negotiations. This individual will develop positive customer relations to ensure we obtain and retain client accounts. The successful applicant will possess, at minimum, the following: • On site food service management experience • Previous sales management experience • RFP, contract negotiation and financial analysis skills / experience • An ability to sell across a variety of business sectors within on site food service • Database of local and regional clients	Lincolnwood map	or
Pastry Cook 1 Show Description and Duties This individual will assist the pastry chef in the preparation, cooking, plating and decorating of pastry and dessert items for Catering events. Prior experience required.	Lincolnwood map	or
Cashier Show Description and Duties This person will provide excellent customer service while accurately ringing up sales, receiving money and giving back change to guests. This individual will prepare coffee and other items on coffee cart. He/she will be part of creating the "WOW" experience for guests of Food For Thought.	Waukegan Area	or

In exchange for your skills and efforts, we will provide a competitive compensation package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, LTD insurance options, 401(k), company subsidized lunches, discounts on food & beverage purchases, professional growth opportunities, a fun and rewarding work environment and more.

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