About the Program
Breadfruit Academy is a student-powered, hands-on culinary and entrepreneurship training program built for real-world success. Our unique model offers 95% hands-on learning in live kitchen environments — not just classroom theory.
You'll be placed directly in restaurants, bakeries, and food businesses where you’ll gain experience, mentorship, and the tools to build your own future.
What You’ll Gain as a Student:
🍴 Real-World Experience
Work in real kitchens with real professionals — no simulations, just real service, customers, and outcomes.
🧑🍳 95% Hands-On Training
Most of your learning will happen while doing — prepping, cooking, managing, serving, and executing tasks that matter.
🤝 1:1 Mentorship
Each student receives individual support and feedback from professional chefs, entrepreneurs, and industry mentors.
📍 Live Restaurant & Bakery Settings
No classrooms. You’ll be trained inside actual food businesses to learn the pace, structure, and operations of culinary life.
🎓 Breadfruit Academy Certification
Upon completion, you'll earn a certificate that validates your hands-on experience and skillset — ready to present to employers or use as a springboard to launch your own brand.
💼 Business & Brand Training
Learn how to price, plan, and promote your own food concept with entrepreneurial tools and creative strategy.
Who This Is For:
Future chefs, bakers, and food entrepreneurs
Creative minds who learn better by doing
Students seeking experience over theory
Anyone looking to build a career in food — faster, smarter, and with purpose