Little Moons are frozen and chilled mochi, a fusion of Eastern and Western cuisine – soft and chewy rice flour dough wrapped around balls of ice cream, cheesecake, or chocolate ganache to create a distinctive, bite-sized, and delicious dessert that’s bursting with flavour.

Their rollout across Europe has been pioneered by sister and brother duo Vivien and Howard Wong, who founded Little Moons in 2010.  The product’s roots are in high-end restaurants, but over the last five years retail packs have swept the ice cream category in grocery and food service.

Little Moons has rapidly established mochi, and snacking ice cream, across Europe. In 2024 we generated more than £60m revenue, and in 2025 we continue to drive towards double digit growth.

We are very proud of the culture that we have built at Little Moons. Not to stroke our own egos, but we are a great bunch of people—smart, passionate, interesting, and funny—who work hard to support and live our values, all the while keeping our mission in our forethoughts.

The Role:

To help us pioneer a revolution in frozen and chilled sweet treats, we’re looking for a dynamic Senior Product Developer to join our Innovation & Sustainability team. This role will be responsible for supporting the delivery of the innovation pipeline, by developing new, original ideas and taking them from concept through to launch, working closely with the Head of Product Development.

The perfect candidate will be a creative, developing their experience in delivering great tasting products to market. They will be passionate about taste and motivated by the challenge of making their creations fit for market by balancing commercial, technical and manufacturing requirements. They will have a solid understanding of critical path management, aware of what’s required to deliver a brief in full and on time, as well as have the scientific technical nous to tackle recipe and process challenges that may occur along the way.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead & support the product development of innovation projects / new range launches alongside the renovation of our existing range. 
  • Lead with science; use food science to develop products, solve problems and challenge industry norms.  
  • Understand our products & process; know the functionality of the ingredients used, ensure recipes are fit for purpose and understand the critical parameters to scale product innovations from kitchen to factory. 
  • Support feasibility assessments (trials) within projects, proactively flag risks which could hinder the delivery of solutions that meet brand, consumer, technical, operational and commercial requirements.  
  • Engage in collaborative supplier relationships to ensure the best innovations are brought to our business and utilised effectively in product development. 
  • Keep on the pulse of what’s new, relevant, and emerging in both the food industry and macro food environment, using trends to design inspiring product solutions in answer to project briefs

Essential Requirements:

  • Product Development experience in a food manufacturing environment (experience with ice cream is preferred)
  • Experience of delivering successful innovation to market
  • BSc degree, preferably in either food science, technology or nutrition
  • Solid project management skills
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Experience working within brand guidelines
  • Understanding of HACCP and site technical standards
  • A can-do, self-starter attitude
  • Excited about the prospect of working in an agile and entrepreneurial scaling business

Benefits of working here:

    We will provide you with as much support, guidance, and training as you need, and offer the below benefits to boot:

    • Medicash, Private Health Scheme & Life Insurance
    • Enhanced New Baby Leave available
    • We understand that mental health matters. We partner with Health Assured to provide remote emotional support to team members
    • Discretionary annual bonus based on personal & company performance
    • Paid sick leave
    • Respect, trust, and honesty. Personal and professional maturity is important to us, and we keep each other honest
    • Your holidays – We believe in finding your work-life alignment and encourage all staff to use their 25 days, plus public holidays
    • Additional days off with long service
    • Personal CPD budgets & team volunteer days

    To be engaged, you must feel included and valued, so we have built, and nurtured, a culture where inclusiveness is not a buzzword, but a way of being.

    Our approach to diversity is simple —it’s about embracing everyone, and everyone is welcome at Little Moons.   We are committed to welcoming everyone, regardless of gender identity, orientation or expression.   We are diverse in age, race, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective. Our diversity fuels our innovation, bring diversity of thought, and connects us closer to our customers and the communities we serve.

    All applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

    To make your application, please follow the link: https://app.beapplied.com/apply/j2to9qihxk?utm_source=careers