Good Food Boot Camp

The Good Food Boot Camp is a six-week course designed to help scale a local food business from ideation to a fully-fledged operation. Through discussions with industry experts, government officials and partner organizations, participants gain the tools necessary to be successful in developing or growing their start-up food business.


Get Started as a Food Entrepreneur

Food entrepreneurs interested in starting or growing a food-based business are invited to join Local First Arizona’s six-week Good Food Boot Camp to help jump-start their careers and scale their business. The course is designed to provide each entrepreneur with a deep understanding of what is needed to be successful and provide the tools to execute their vision. Each cohort equips the entrepreneur with analysis, expertise, and mentorship to help establish a food business and set the entrepreneurs on a successful path.  

The Good Food Boot Camp is a crucial first step in the incubation process. Each food start-up accepted into the Boot Camp program will learn business planning, purchasing, and how to manage the day-to-day operations.

  • Food Service Purchasing

  • Financing  and Marketing

  • Front and Back of House Operations 

  • Food Service Logistics

  • Food Establishment Permitting

  • Day-to-Day Operations

  • Food Service Math

  • Industry Professionalism


Upcoming Good Food Boot Camp Cohorts

  • English-language classes are delivered virtually, Spanish-language classes are in-person

  • Program cost $250


Virtual Boot Camp (English)

Class Times: 8 - 10 a.m on Tuesdays

  • February 3 - March 10

  • April 21 - May 26

  • July 21 - August 25

  • October 13- November 17

Location:
Virtual Via Zoom
You will receive the link the Monday before class 

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Spanish Boot Camp (En persona)

Class Times: De 6 a 8 de la tarde los miércoles

  • 4 de febrero - 11 de marzo

  • 22 de julio - 26 de agosto

  • 7 de octubre - 18 de noviembre


Location:

Eastlake Community Kitchen
1153 E Jefferson St
Phoenix, AZ 85034

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