The Chef Collective

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The Chef Collective *

Snack'd is building a curated catalog of recipes from real chefs - not just AI-generated content. We want families to discover and fall in love with recipes from talented culinary professionals, and we want those chefs to get the credit (and compensation) they deserve.

Our Chef Collective will power features like:

  • Chef Spotlights - Featured weeks highlighting individual chefs and their recipes

  • Cultural Celebrations - Themed months showcasing diverse culinary voices

  • Chef Discovery - Users can explore recipes by chef and follow their favorites

  • Professional chefs (restaurant, private, culinary school trained)

  • Recipe developers with culinary credentials

  • Food bloggers with professional culinary background

  • Culinary instructors or cookbook authors

Social media presence is a plus but not required. What matters most is great recipes that work for busy families with differing diets.

Who We're Looking For

Recipes: 10-20 family-friendly recipes suitable for meal planning

Profile: Bio, photo, and links to your website/social media

Participation: Willingness to be featured in spotlights and promotions (light commitment - we handle the heavy lifting)

Recipe requirements:

  • Original recipes you've developed

  • Suitable for home cooks (not restaurant-level complexity)

  • Include ingredients, instructions, prep time, cook time, serving size

  • Dietary/allergen information

What You Would Provide

What Chefs Receive

Recipe Contribution Fee

  • $30 per recipe, per year

  • Covers your time developing and formatting recipes for Snack'd

  • Your name and bio featured on every recipe

  • You're free to publish your recipes anywhere else

  • Renewable each year with opportunity to add new recipes

  • Example: 10 recipes = $300/year

Platform Presence

  • Dedicated chef profile page on Snack'd

  • Bio, photo, and links to all your social media and website

  • Attribution on every recipe ("By Chef [Name]")

  • Featured placement during spotlight weeks

Promotional Tools

  • Personal discount code for your followers (30-day free trial)

  • Co-branded assets for social media promotion (optional)

  • Early access to new Snack'd features

Current Openings

We're currently onboarding our first cohort of chefs and have 5 spots available. Early partners will help shape the direction of the Chef Collective and will have priority placement as we grow.

If the program is full when you apply, we'll add you to our waitlist and reach out as spots open.

What's Next: Founding Chef Program

As Snack'd grows, we plan to introduce a Founding Chef tier with enhanced compensation, equity participation, and deeper platform integration. Chefs who join now will have first consideration for these elevated partnerships.

Details on the Founding Chef program will be announced once we reach key growth milestones.