Where YOU
Make a Difference.
OUR CAREER CENTER
JOIN OUR TEAM AT FOOD FOR THOUGHT CHICAGO
Explore our Career Center to view all open positions. Select your division to see current opportunities and submit your application. At Food For Thought, we’re always looking for passionate individuals to join our growing team. Apply Now or View Positions to start your journey with us today!
EVENTS
CREATING MOMENTS
THAT LAST
Be part of our FFT Events Group in Event Production, Catering. Work off-site at events as an Event Supervisor, Culinary, Server, Support and more.
RESTAURANTS
FUELING WORKDAYS & INSPIRING EVENTS
Work in one of our cafes as a Manager, Chef Manager, Front of House, Culinary, Conference Services, Cashier and more.
CULINARY
CREATING UNFORGETTABLE DINING EXPERIENCES
Be part of our catering team and help create the best events - See openings for Culinary, Warehouse, & Support Services.
SALES
CONNECTING PEOPLE,
CREATING EXPERIENCES
Drive impact by joining our FFT Sales team! Explore roles in Sales Management, Account Development, Business Partnerships, and Client Relations.
CORPORATE
DRIVING SUCCESS
FROM BEHIND THE SCENES
Join our professional services team, Accounting, Marketing, Team Member Services and more.
Why Choose
Food For Thought?
WHAT MAKES OUR COMPANY
SO AMAZINGLY AWESOME?
We not only make it fun to work for Food For Thought, but we also provide many extra benefits for our employees. These are only some of the benefits to working with our family.
BENEFITS
FASTER HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE
We know benefits are extremely important! Our eligibility for Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Spending Accounts, Long and Short Disability and Life Insurance is just 30 days for new team members.
GROWTH
PROMOTION AND TRANSFER OPTIONS
Food For Thought is a place to grow rapidly, whether you want to work for promotions, or transfer to learn a new part of the company. We offer plenty of opportunities to switch up or grow your employment.
PERKS
WE WORK AND
WE PLAY
Grow your career at Food For Thought while having fun! We are in the entertaining
and events business so obviously we know how to host events where team members enjoy great food, beverage and activities.
Unlimited
Potential
EDUCATION
WE HOPE YOU LOVE
TO LEARN
Our FFT University offers both online curriculum and monthly live classes that
can include Personal Finance, Stress Management, Wine Pairing, Knife Skills and more as well as New Hire and continuous training and development available to all Team Members.
IT'S YOUR TIME
RELAX, REJUVENATE
AND EXPLORE
We need time to rejuvenate and explore the world, we offer Paid Time Off, Paid National Holidays and Paid Bereavement Time.
RECOGNITION
OUR BIGGEST ASSET
IS YOU
At Food For Thought we know that our employees are our biggest asset. Our positive and supportive environment supports our employees who give their best effort daily to support us.
BONUSES
FOR EMPLOYEE REFERRALS AND PERFORMANCE
Great Team Members know great people and earn a referral bonus when a referral is hired. Another opportunity for team members to earn is through performance based bonus programs.
WORK LIFE BALANCE
WE LOVE HEALTH
AND WELLNESS
To support team members in achieving life balance, we offer Remote Work Opportunities, Flexible Parental Scheduling, Family Friendly Management and when
additional assistance is needed our Employee Assistance Program offers
discreet mental health coaching and assistance.
RETIREMENT
401K AND
RETIREMENT
FFT offers all qualifying Team Members the ability to plan for their future and retirement through our 401K program. The program offers a place to save and gives access to retirement goal planning and consulting.
Because
We Care
FFT CARES
GIVING BACK AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
FFT Cares is our team member driven group that sets our corporate goals and drives our community service involvement getting members involved to increase our positive impact.
DIVERSITY
WORK WITH A LARGE
DIVERSE TEAM
Founded in 1983 with the simple goal of creating a better place to work where all join for a common goal of always being the best. We welcome and appreciate everyone for bringing their uniqueness and backgrounds to FFT.
SUSTAINABILITY
WE DON'T OWN
THIS PLANET
Food For Thought knows “We do not own this planet, it is on loan to us from our children” and our FFT Sustainability Team works to continuously enhance our program through procurement, waste and energy reduction and educating Team Members.
