Demo

Cafe Cook

Sweet Street
Reading, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/29/2025
Job Description

Shifts hours will be 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday.

PURPOSE:

Produce progressive menus and menu presentation to provide exceptional food quality and timely customer service.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Complete all aspects of food preparation and cooking on a daily basis.
  • Collaborate with front of house personnel to ensure food delivery, presentation and quality are maintained in front of house operations.
  • Conduct internal catering preparation for meetings and luncheons as needed.
  • Source specified ingredients, reviewing in bound ingredients & putting away inbound ingredients, and rotation of walk-in cooler. Verify the quantity and quality of received products.
  • Develop cafe menu and tastings, coordinating with manager. Plan and develop recipes and menus, taking into account such factors as seasonal availability of ingredients and sales trends.
  • Stay abreast of culinary trends to participate in appropriate menu development.
  • Maintain dish room, small wares, and general cleaning of kitchen and equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • At least 2 years of restaurant cooking experience, with formal culinary training preferred.
  • Maintain ServSafe certification.
  • Ability to work in a cooperative, team-oriented atmosphere.
  • Fluency in English and excellent communication skills with multiple levels within the organization.
  • Motivation and drive to achieve results and make continuous improvements.

Company Description

In 1979, in Reading, Pennsylvania, Sandy Solmon started baking cookies in a 2-bay garage. Tirelessly testing recipes and ingredients, she struck the perfect balance: a harmonization of flavor, texture, and the elusive dimension of artfulness that separates good cookies from great ones. As her cookies caught on and the following for her small production grew, Sandy’s dessert portfolio expanded and Sweet Street Desserts was born.

Today, Sweet Street is the leading innovator in the dessert industry. We’re still owned and operated by Sandy and headquartered in Reading where Sandy is also the head of research and development, leading a team of like-minded, passionate researchers and recipe developers who now bake for restaurants in over 60 countries, on every continent.

In 2014, we established a new manufacturing facility in Greenville, South Carolina, allowing us to expand production capacity and more easily and efficiently reach our growing customer base in markets across North and South America

Though Sweet Street’s reach is global, our passion for artful food and dedication to quality and innovation remains the motivation behind every one of our products. The sweetness of dessert is beloved by every culture on this planet of ours. In this spirit, all of us at Sweet Street invite you to a culinary experience destined to be shared with cherished family and friends.

In 1979, in Reading, Pennsylvania, Sandy Solmon started baking cookies in a 2-bay garage. Tirelessly testing recipes and ingredients, she struck the perfect balance: a harmonization of flavor, texture, and the elusive dimension of artfulness that separates good cookies from great ones. As her cookies caught on and the following for her small production grew, Sandy’s dessert portfolio expanded and Sweet Street Desserts was born. Today, Sweet Street is the leading innovator in the dessert industry. We’re still owned and operated by Sandy and headquartered in Reading where Sandy is also the head of research and development, leading a team of like-minded, passionate researchers and recipe developers who now bake for restaurants in over 60 countries, on every continent. In 2014, we established a new manufacturing facility in Greenville, South Carolina, allowing us to expand production capacity and more easily and efficiently reach our growing customer base in markets across North and South America Though Sweet Street’s reach is global, our passion for artful food and dedication to quality and innovation remains the motivation behind every one of our products. The sweetness of dessert is beloved by every culture on this planet of ours. In this spirit, all of us at Sweet Street invite you to a culinary experience destined to be shared with cherished family and friends.

Salary.com Estimation for Cafe Cook in Reading, PA
$38,774 to $47,192
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Cafe Cook?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Cafe Cook career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$38,848 - $47,384
Income Estimation: 
$42,857 - $54,506
Income Estimation: 
$38,344 - $47,165
Income Estimation: 
$37,157 - $47,352
Income Estimation: 
$61,261 - $79,378
Income Estimation: 
$43,510 - $58,249
Income Estimation: 
$70,600 - $83,423
Income Estimation: 
$49,418 - $66,748
Income Estimation: 
$72,432 - $98,680
Income Estimation: 
$70,600 - $83,423
Income Estimation: 
$91,761 - $124,963
Income Estimation: 
$38,689 - $49,762
Income Estimation: 
$70,600 - $83,423
Income Estimation: 
$43,510 - $58,249
Income Estimation: 
$59,813 - $83,853
Income Estimation: 
$70,600 - $83,423
Income Estimation: 
$72,432 - $98,680
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Sweet Street

Sweet Street
Hired Organization Address Reading, PA Full Time
Job Description PURPOSE: To support the Purchasing Department by managing inventory reports, ERP system maintenance, and...

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Cafe Cook jobs in the Reading, PA area that may be a better fit.

Cafe Baker

Panera Bread, Pottstown, PA

Barista

Ulew Cafe, Royersford, PA

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!