Cookery School Franchise

Start a flexible business teaching children to cook – with full training and support!

Turn your love of cooking into a rewarding business that fits around your lifestyle

Founded in 2011, Smart Raspberry's passion has always been for children to take an interest in food and healthy eating, while having lots of fun!  The heart of the business has a key aim: “to teach children how to cook nutritious food from scratch helping them to learn a valuable life skill”.

A flexible and rewarding business, backed by proven support

Smart Raspberry offers a credible, flexible, and proven business model that adapts to your lifestyle – whether you want part-time hours around your family or a full-time career doing something you love. 

Why franchisees love Smart Raspberry:

• Build a cookery school business that fits around your life

Whether teaching yourself or managing a team, you decide how much time you invest.

• Be part of a trusted national brand 

With thousands of children learning through their programme each week, you step into an established, respected network.

• Full training and ongoing support

From a comprehensive 2-day training course to marketing guidance and peer forums, you’ll never be left wondering what to do next.

• Impactful and fun

Teach practical skills, build confidence in children, and make a real difference in your local community.

Run your own Cookery School Business

Smart Raspberry specialises in providing cookery classes, workshops and parties to children. Franchisees partner with schools and local village halls etc to run classes and therefore no premises are needed. 

As well as the main opportunities that you can provide listed below, there are also many other opportunities within Local Community Groups, Fairs and Festivals, Private Tuition and so on...

After School Clubs	School Holiday Workshops	Parties
The typical after school clubs run for 12 weeks per term. Children prepare a healthy recipe and at the end of each session each child takes home what they have made along with a laminated recipe card containing details of how to make their dish again at home. There are a wide variety of savoury and sweet dishes, some of which are ready to eat and some of which need to be cooked or heated at home.	Holiday workshops are usually themed days focused on recipes from a particular country, season, festival or occasion. Workshops are run half-day or full-day. These classes can run independently or they can also form a valued addition to holiday activity clubs run by partner operators in your local area.	Offer themed parties such as pizza or cupcake making or children make their own party lunch or tea. Party invites, ingredients and equipment, aprons and chef hats to borrow are included. Offer optional extras such as Smart Raspberry party bags and personalised chef’s clothing.
Duke of Edinburgh	PPA Cover	One-Off Workshops
The aim is to develop students’ cookery skills in a friendly and relaxed setting, encouraging them to become more independent in the kitchen. Many of the cooking fundamentals are covered including bread and pastry making, fish and meat preparation for family meals and some baking too. Some students come on an ongoing basis and some just for 12 weeks to qualify for their D of E skill.	A typical day consists of running 4 workshops for groups of 30 children at a time. Most lessons last for 60 minutes and include a presentation, “whole class” and individual activities and a show-and-taste component. Each session includes a practical hands-on recipe for the class to prepare.	Provide classes that fit into the teaching curriculum.  A typical school day consists of us running 4 workshops for approximately 15 children per session. All the ingredients, aprons, recipe cards and equipment are provided. The lessons last for 60 minutes and they are hands-on practical cookery sessions during which the children make a recipe to take home at the end of the day.

 

How much can you earn?

A Smart Raspberry franchise offers the potential to build a flexible and scalable business, with multiple revenue streams. For example, five after-school classes per week could generate annual turnover of £28,080, rising to £56,160 with 10 classes per week. Additional income can be generated through holiday workshops, school workshops and parties, these different activities can be combined to grow the business and income.

Would you like to join Smart Raspberry?

Smart Raspberry are looking for fun, enthusiastic, hardworking people, from all backgrounds who feel they can make a commitment to help develop the future of cookery amongst children in their community.  

You don't need any teaching experience. 

BUT.. You do need:
 

• A love of children

A background in childcare or teaching is helpful but not essential. Smart Raspberry are looking for people that can inspire and engage children and have the confidence to lead classes.

A passion for healthy eating

A background in catering, nutrition or a good home cook who is passionate about educating the next generation.

• Excellent People and Communication Skills

You should enjoy working and being around people. Be able to make the classes enjoyable and fun for the students as well as build good relationships with schools and parents.

• A Self-Starter

Staring your own business can be daunting and the rewards will depend on the effort you put in. You will need to be able to follow and implement guidelines but also show initiative, motivation and ambition to drive your business forward.

• Problem Solver

You will be in charge of your local cookery school and therefore you will need to ensure everything runs smoothly. If something doesn’t go to plan you need to think quickly and calmly and find a solution.

• Professionalism

The way you conduct your relationships whether internal or external, customers or suppliers, long standing or new, in person or remotely is a key element in the maintenance and building of the Smart Raspberry brand. You are representing not only yourself but the Smart Raspberry brand in your local community.

Interested?

Find out how you can run your own Cookery School Franchise with Smart Raspberry. 
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