Good Food Boot Camp

The Good Food Boot Camp, led by Local First Arizona’s Director of Food Programs, Chef Gabe, is a six-week course designed to help scale a local food business from ideation to marketplace. Through discussions with industry experts, government officials, and partner organizations, participants gain the tools necessary to be successful with 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 Program

2025 Program Cohort Dates ( English-language classes are delivered virtually, Spanish-language classes are in-person):

  • January 29 - March 5 (Spanish Boot Camp)

  • February 4 - March 11 (Virtual, English Boot Camp)

  • April 22 - May 27 (Virtual, English Boot Camp)

  • July 22 - August 26 (Virtual, English Boot Camp)

  • July 23 - August 27 (Spanish Boot Camp)

  • October 14- Nov. 18 (Virtual, English Boot Camp)

  • October 22 - November 26 (Spanish Boot Camp)

Virtual Boot Camp (English)

Class Times: Every Tuesday, 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. 

Location: Virtual

Program Cost: $250 

Spanish Boot Camp

Class Times: Every Wednesday, 6pm -8pm

Location: In Person @ Eastlake Community Kitchen
1153 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA (El estacionamiento está en la esquina suroeste de la calle 12 y Jefferson)

Program Cost: $250 

Questions? Contact Chef Gabe at gabe@localfirstaz.com