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Help Shape the Future of Culinary Leadership

Your perspective will help First & Fork identify industry priorities and shape future leadership-development programming.

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Emerging Culinary Leadership Readiness Survey

First & Fork Foundation

7–8 minutes · No sign-in required

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First & Fork Foundation is conducting this survey to better understand how prepared today's emerging culinary leaders are for their first formal leadership roles.

Who this survey is about

For the purposes of this survey, emerging culinary leaders are culinary professionals serving in their first formal leadership role, responsible for directing the work of others, supporting day-to-day kitchen operations, maintaining quality and food safety standards, and contributing to employee development. Typical titles include Lead Cook, Kitchen Supervisor, Sous Chef, Chef Manager, Kitchen Manager, and comparable first-line leadership positions.

The results will be used to identify industry priorities, inform curriculum development, and guide future First & Fork educational programming.

Participation and Confidentiality

Participation in this research is voluntary. First & Fork Foundation will use survey responses to examine culinary leadership readiness, identify developmental priorities, and publish findings. Survey findings will be reported in aggregate, without identifying individual respondents. Providing your name or contact information is optional and will be used only for follow-up communication you authorize. Individual responses and contact information will not be published.

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