Young Chefs Academy is a premier cooking school for kids and teens, featuring weekly classes, camps, parties, field trips, and more!
Education , Children's Franchises
About Young Chefs Academy
Are you someone who is passionate about kids and cares about important childhood-enrichment opportunities? If so, take a look at realizing your own dream of small-business ownership and financial independence with a Young Chefs Academy franchise. Young Chefs Academy is a unique, first of its kind, cooking school franchise company with franchise locations in the U.S. and overseas. The YCA Vision and mission is to make a positive lasting impression through teaching children (as well as teens adults and families) the joy and value of cooking. This is accomplished by providing an interactive proprietary learning experience that gives children the opportunity to develop a life-long love for the culinary arts. Students are encouraged to ignite their creativity and satisfy their natural curiosity in our welcoming kitchen classrooms. Young Chefs Academy provides ongoing franchise support, excellent training, and a proven, exciting, and rewarding business model!
2005 (20 years)
1
$189,538
Franchise Fees
$39,900
$34,900 Veteran's Fee
5.0%
Gross Sales
2.0%
Gross Sales
Why Young Chefs Academy?
Young Chefs Academy has been the leader in children’s culinary education for almost 20 years! Led by an executive team with 100 years of combined franchise support experience, Young Chefs Academy offers franchisees proven operating systems, high potential profit margins, and low operating costs, all at a modest initial investment. Young Chefs Academy taps into parent’s desire to give their children opportunities to learn and grow and is an in-demand service in any community. As schools cut back on music and arts programs, Young Chefs Academy steps in and fills a vital niche for creativity — and fun! Many Young Chefs Academy graduates have gone on to compete on such major kids-oriented cooking challenges as MasterChef Junior and Chopped Junior, which has given the business a very high profile throughout the country.
Ideal Candidate
We are seeking to partner with individuals who are passionate about kids and who care about children's enrichment programs. We are often asked if a successful franchisee needs a background in education. Some of our owners do have classroom experience, and others come from completely different walks of life. All you need is a willingness to learn proven operational systems and teaching techniques, all of which are taught in your initial onboarding and continuing education training. Similarly, our franchise owners are not trained chefs. Young Chefs Academy recipes and curriculum are curated by experts and provided to you. All you have to do is follow instructions and work with our training and development team and you’ll be all set!
$120,300 - $196,900
$100,000
$200,000
Testimonials
“We opened in 2006, and I have been able to grow our customer base as I grew my family. I like that I have had the availability to be a mom for my kids when they needed me and also operate my own business. The corporate team has worked very hard over time to increase the strength of the business and the support they offer franchise owners.”
Kristen Braia Richmond, VA“We love cooking and children, so it was a perfect match for us! It can be demanding, but we would do it all over again. This is a great franchise to be part of because you are giving back to the community and teaching kids lifelong skills. I have two kids, and I don’t want them growing up, going to college and eating fast food all the time. Parents want to know that their kids can prepare a nice, nutritious meal.”
Alfonso and Mary Vidal Rogers, AR
“This business just lit me up and got me excited right away. It’s a business that brings joy to kids and parents and serves people in a happy and constructive way. The corporate team has all the materials you need for running the business, and they, along with the other franchise owners, have given me a lot of support.”
Chad Polikov Marietta, GA
