CHEFLINK Boosts Chefs' Activity for Summer Peak Season! "CHEFLINK Summer Festival 2026" to be Held

Sharedine Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hikari Iida), which operates "CHEFLINK," a human resource and career support platform connecting chefs and food service businesses, will hold a large-scale project "CHEFLINK Summer Festival 2026" from July 7 to August 31, 2026, to support chefs during the busy summer season.

The summer vacation and Obon period are among the times when demand for chefs is highest throughout the year at restaurants, hotels, and inns. August is also a peak season for job postings on CHEFLINK, and the number of job postings in the summer of 2026 is expected to exceed that of the previous year. In response to this increasing demand, four campaigns and a cross-project "Chef Link Award 2026" will be implemented to support chefs in their new challenges and continued success.

▶︎About CHEFLINK Summer Festival 2026: https://content.sharedine.me/cheflink-natumatsuri2026-main

About "CHEFLINK Summer Festival 2026"

"2026 Summer CHEFLINK Festival" is a limited-time project to respond to the increased demand, support the challenges of each chef, and assist the food and accommodation industries in securing human resources.

Four campaigns will be launched, tailored to different career stages, including those taking on their first job through CHEFLINK, those who have temporarily paused their activities, those who are continuously active, and those challenging themselves at resort facilities or in regional areas.

Furthermore, the award project "Chef Link Award 2026" will be held, crossing over the four campaigns. Chefs who were active during the period will be recognized, and rankings and interim results will be announced sequentially, fostering an environment where chefs can celebrate each other's challenges and liven up the busy summer season.

Five Projects to be Implemented

1 Summer Debut Campaign Special benefits will be offered to support chefs who receive and complete their first job on CHEFLINK.

2 Summer! Festival! Welcome Back Campaign This campaign supports chefs who have been inactive for a certain period to return to CHEFLINK.

3 Always Working Hard SUMMER Campaign This campaign targets all chefs active from May to July 2026, offering benefits based on their number of working days in August.

4 Super Hot! Summer Trip Campaign Special incentives will be provided to chefs who participate in workation projects in resort areas or regional locations.

5 Chef Link Award 2026 This is an award project that spans the four campaigns. Chefs who were active during the period will be recognized and presented with a "Summer Hard Work Summer Gift." Interim results will also be announced sequentially, and the project will be implemented to support chefs' challenges.

Through this project, CHEFLINK aims to contribute to solving the labor shortage in the food and accommodation industries during the peak season, and to promote an environment where each chef can choose their career and continue to take on challenges based on their own will.

What is CHEFLINK? https://chef-link.com/

CHEFLINK is a human resource and career support platform that connects chefs and food service businesses. Chefs can apply for listed jobs simply by registering their experience. The platform also supports career development through AI-powered profile generation, SNS features that encourage interaction across generations and genres, and a community exclusively for chefs. Food service businesses can flexibly utilize immediately available talent when needed to address challenges such as labor shortages and increased fixed costs. From spot work to full-time employment and overseas recruitment support, CHEFLINK offers one-stop solutions for human resource needs. It provides chefs with an environment to build their careers "more freely, more enjoyably," and offers food service businesses a new system to support their transition to sustainable business models.

*In August 2025, CHEFLINK, which had been providing the career support SNS for chefs "CHEFLINK" and the specialized food professional staffing and recruitment service for corporations "SPOT CHEF," integrated these services under a single name, evolving into a platform that delivers a more consistent experience.

CHEFLINK Service Overview

Available from as little as 3 hours a day, as early as the same day

Pay only for usage, with no initial or monthly fees

Full-time employment is also possible

Over 40,000 food professionals registered

▶︎Click here for details https://chef-link.com/

How CHEFLINK Works

About Sharedine Inc. https://sharedine.co.jp/

Sharedine Inc. was founded in May 2017 and operates a global career platform for chefs with 40,000 registered users. With the purpose of "Driving Social Transformation through the World of Food," the company aims for social change through the food industry. In June 2025, to strengthen overseas career support, the company launched "CHEFLINK Global," an overseas recruitment support service, promoting global business expansion. Moving forward, Sharedine will continue to build sustainable business models for the food industry, create an environment where each chef can flexibly build their careers, and contribute to the development of the domestic and international food industries as a global career platform originating from Japan.

List of Services Provided by Sharedine

"CHEFLINK," a human resource and career support platform that connects specialized food professionals and the food industry in an end-to-end manner: https://chef-link.com

"CHEFLINK Global," an overseas recruitment support service for domestic and international food businesses: https://cheflink-global.com/

"Sharedine," an in-home chef service for households: https://sharedine.me/

"Kitchen Biz Journal," a media outlet for the food industry specializing in "Kitchen x Business": https://chef-link.com/business/journal/

"Dining Trends," a specialized media outlet supporting chefs' careers URL: https://chef-link.com/chef/academy/

<Contact> Sharedine Inc. Public Relations, 23F, Kamiya-cho Trust Tower, 4-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6923

E-mail: [email protected] For more details, visit https://sharedine.co.jp/