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
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

