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Membership in The Chef Alliance
PRICE IS SLASHED FOR THE 2024-25 TERM!!
We started The Chef Alliance with a simple goal: to provide a forum where food entrepreneurs can grow and share ideas, save money and access mentorship at an affordable price.
Our passion and dedication to customer service has made us a staple in the food community across Canada.
Here at The Chef Alliance, our Members come from diverse culinary paths, including:
Personal Chefs, Private Chefs, Custom Bakers, Culinary Instructors, Caterers, Meal Delivery and Tiffin services, Cottage Industry and Farmers Market Food Producers or 'Makers', Meal Prep, Meal Kit and Recipe Box services, and many others.
Applying for membership in The Chef Alliance is easy. Simply download the Member Application form below (a sample is also available should you need guidance while completing it) and submit it by email.
*Rates are subject to applicable taxes; Chef Insurance is available for an additional fee.
Our Members @ The Chef Alliance
Food Producers Selling to Stores
Food Producers Selling to Stores
Food Producers Selling to Stores
We now welcome members who sell their food products to grocery stores, bakeries, restaurants and distributors. Whether you're selling muffins to your local bakery, or barbecue sauce to a chain of grocery stores, give us a call!
Personal Chefs & Private Chefs
Food Producers Selling to Stores
Food Producers Selling to Stores
Increasingly, Personal Chefs and Private Chefs are found working in the kitchens of average Canadian families. Much like gardening or cleaning service, these professionals are an integral part of our lives, and a growing trend across Canada.
Home Cooks & Food Sharing
Food Producers Selling to Stores
Mise En Place, Meal Kit, Recipe Box and Meal-Prep Services
The growing home-based food sharing industry is a great revenue stream for foodies who cook at home. It's easy to call it a hobby, but at the end of the day, a business is still a business - from a tax, insurance and food safety standpoint.
Mise En Place, Meal Kit, Recipe Box and Meal-Prep Services
Mise En Place, Meal Kit, Recipe Box and Meal-Prep Services
Mise En Place, Meal Kit, Recipe Box and Meal-Prep Services
Mise En Place, Meal Kit, Recipe Box and Meal-Prep Services prepare and portion produce, protein and grains, ready to be incorporated into recipes cooked by clients. This is a fast-growing sector across Canada , with cuisines from around the world.
Cottage Industry, Small-batch Artisan Food Producers
Mise En Place, Meal Kit, Recipe Box and Meal-Prep Services
Prepared Meal, Tiffin, Lunchbox & Meal Delivery Services
'Cottage industry' or small-batch, artisan food producers make a variety of food items - jams, sauces, pickles, juices, power drinks, baby food, specialty teas, baked goods, spice blends, desserts, ethnic foods, smoked meat... the list goes on and on!
Prepared Meal, Tiffin, Lunchbox & Meal Delivery Services
Mise En Place, Meal Kit, Recipe Box and Meal-Prep Services
Prepared Meal, Tiffin, Lunchbox & Meal Delivery Services
Prepared meal services have exploded on to the culinary scene. Meals are typically prepared in shared commercial kitchen settings and are ordered in advance as a one-off service or as a regular meal service for busy families, offices and professionals.
Caterers
Pop-Up 'Restaurants'
Pop-Up 'Restaurants'
Catering companies serve prepared food or live cooking stations to a multitude of people - from private catering of a small dinner party in a client's home to a larger event, such as a wedding, outdoor event or corporate event
Pop-Up 'Restaurants'
Pop-Up 'Restaurants'
Pop-Up 'Restaurants'
Pop-up restaurants are gaining in popularity and are a great way for new businesses to promote their food to a local community, using existing commercial kitchen or restaurant space; they appear for a short time only, e.g. a single day or a week.
Dinner Party Chefs
Pop-Up 'Restaurants'
Culinary Instructors for Virtual and In-person Cooking Lessons
As a more intimate and relaxed alternative to restaurant dining, Chefs are offering in-home dinner services across the country. The Chefs create menus with their clients, then cook onsite and serve dinner to guests - even the dishes are taken care of - no stress, no mess.
Culinary Instructors for Virtual and In-person Cooking Lessons
Culinary Instructors for Virtual and In-person Cooking Lessons
Culinary Instructors for Virtual and In-person Cooking Lessons
Chefs and Culinary Instructors are found working in the kitchens of average Canadian families and in schools, stores and commercial kitchens to hold private one-on-one, group recreational and group institutional cooking lessons.
... and many more!
Culinary Instructors for Virtual and In-person Cooking Lessons
... and many more!
Including:
- Grazing & Charcuterie Board Services
- Commercial & Commissary Kitchens
- Dessert Table Services
- Menu Planning Services
- Custom Bakers...