What is The Chef Network?

A specialist hospitality resource connecting agencies with chefs, employers, and job ads—powered by AI and community reach.

Are you a recruitment agency?

No. We’re a marketing platform that helps agencies and employers promote jobs, build brand visibility, and find chefs directly. We also offer digital tools to help grow your recruitment business.

How can an agency use your site?

Post jobs, promote services, and start your own business using our free tools. We can embed our job board on your website, run a CRM, or build you a recruitment brand.

Can I post jobs regularly via API or bulk upload?

Yes. We support automated job posting through XML feeds and API. Set it once and go hands-free.

Can we white-label the job board or create a partner microsite?

Yes. We offer co-branded landing pages that act as your own mini job board.

How do I reach chefs quickly in a pinch?

Use our WhatsApp job blast, social network distribution, or hire us to run hyper-targeted sourcing campaigns.

Can I use TCN if I already advertise on Indeed, Reed, or Caterer.com?

Yes. These companies already cross-post and use our site to find chefs. We help you reach communities they miss.

What are your most popular services for agencies?

Chef job ad writing, inbound lead generation, branded campaigns, sourcing help, and our chef salary benchmarks. We also run lead gen campaigns.

Can you help with social media marketing?

Yes. We offer likes, followers, views, Reels, chef-focused content, and website traffic boosts.

Do you offer recruitment CRMs or tools for managing applicants?

If you’re stuck, read this guide. We also sell a white-label CRM you can use or resell.

What makes you different from normal job boards?

We spoke to over 100 agencies and emailed 600. Since 2011, most felt like hostages to one major supplier. So we built what agency owners said they actually needed—community, control, and care.

Do you have educational resources?

Yes. Tons of blogs, guides, free PDFs, salary reports, and marketing assets built by hospitality insiders.

Is pay-per-click worth it?

We don’t think so. PPC sucks. It’s overpriced and underdelivers. Our tools work better and cost less.

Can I see examples of agencies using your platform well?

Sure. Have a look at some of the pages here. Read how it works [here].

Do you create email campaigns for agencies?

Yes. We’ll build and send outbound emails to segmented chef audiences for you.

Can I get help writing better job ads?

Yes. Use our free AI tool or request our ad copywriting service. Read more [here].

Do you work with overseas or visa chefs?

Yes. We can find chefs anywhere you ask us to look.

How do I know if my ad is working?

We provide click data, performance tracking, and internal metrics. Our weekly Managers Blog shares stats and strategy from inside our office.

Can I list other kitchen roles too?

Yes. Cooks, assistants, KPs, night chefs—you name it. Read more [here].

Do you support executive search or high-end placements?

Yes. We treat each one as unique and connect you with trusted partners.

Can I advertise agency services too?

Yes. Build brand visibility with content, landing pages, videos, and strategic blog placement.

What does it cost?

Free or £28 per job post. The lowest-priced specialist listing online by ~90%. We priced it this low because we’re a resource, not a gatekeeper.

Can I browse freelance chef listings?

Yes. Check our index for freelance, live-in, seasonal, and event chefs.

Can you help me launch a micro-agency?

We don’t do hustles—but we help build real businesses. Email us and let’s talk.

How do you compare to other job boards?

We wrote a blog on this. Read it [here].

Can I resell your services or act as a referrer?

Yes. Read about affiliate or referral options [here].

Can I repost ads monthly?

Yes—but tweak the copy. Here’s why [click here].

Where are you based?

We’re a UK-targeted platform run by a Philippines-based AI marketing team. That’s how we keep prices so low.

Can you handle all of it for me?

Yes. Post, write, promote, track—we can run everything. For example, one partner has 10 ads/month on autopilot with chef traffic delivered.

Can I talk to a human before starting?

Yes. Live chat’s in the corner, or request a video call. We actually want to hear from you.