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Cook Stars
Cook Stars
The passion that is at the heart of Cook Stars inspires thousands of children who cook with them every week. Award winning and highly regarded for the quality of service this is an opportunity to join the UK’s most well-respected children’s cooking franchise brand.
Cook Stars
Franchise Information
  • BFA Membership Status-
  • UK Years Established10 years
  • Current UK Coverage35%
  • Franchisee Support Staff5
  • Personal Investment Req.£1,000 approx
  • Total Startup Cost£9,000 approx
  • Territory-based business locationYes
  • Business to consumer servicesYes
  • Franchisee employs staffYes
  • Franchisee operates individuallyYes
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Children's Cooking Franchise

Deliver fun and engaging cooking sessions to children with Cook Stars!

Cook Stars is a fast growing children's 'cooking class and party' franchise with opportunities throughout the UK. With their award winning unique system, their franchisees deliver fun and engaging sessions to children.

A Cook Stars franchise offers flexibility to fit around the other important things in your life so you can achieve the elusive work/life balance! They have crafted a business that is fun and extremely rewarding to run.

Cook Stars Franchise | Children's Cooking Franchise

The Cook Stars Business Opportunity: 

There is huge scope with running a children's cookery franchise business with Cook Stars. They don't just offer classes and parties for younger children, they also have programmes for teenagers as well as their special event workshops. It is up to you which of the services you choose to run, but it's all there ready and waiting for you whatever you decide.

Running a Cook Stars Franchise is rewarding in more ways than one. As well as immense job satisfaction, the franchise model is financially rewarding too!

How much can you earn?

Cook Stars Franchise | Children's Cooking FranchiseCook Stars have built in different income streams from which you can choose which to offer. You may wish to run all of them, or just some of them - the choice is yours.

Franchisees have the exclusive rights within their territory to run cooking classes, parties, workshops, holiday clubs, school / nursery classes as well as sessions within the local community.

There are no minimum or maximum limits to the number of classes, courses and parties you run. The pace at which you develop your area, and whether you hire additional class leaders (as many of the existing team have), is entirely up to you.

The Cook Stars Franchise is very flexible and the earning potential is uncapped. Simply, what you put in you will get out.

Training and Support:

Cook Stars offer comprehensive 2 day in-house training as well as online training, help and guidance. There is support right from helping you set up at the start and throughout the life of your franchise. Everything is provided to give you all the tools and skills to start up and run a successful Children's Cooking Franchise.

Cook Stars provide a lot of the ingredients or the ‘formula’ for running a successful franchise and will equip you with the tools and skills for the job. Cook Stars have an amazing team of dedicated franchisees who simply love what they do. 

As well as being backed by a knowledgeable and supportive team who will 'hand-hold' you through the process of starting your franchise and offer ongoing support.

You will also receive:

  • A huge amount of cooking equipment to enable you to run classes and parties
  • Comprehensive training which details business operations, business management and marketing
  • A suite of personalised leaflets, posters and adverts
  • Your own social media accounts
  • Email address
  • Franchisee web page and class listings on the Cook Stars website
  • All the support you need to run your Children's Cooking Franchise Business
  • Done For You marketing to help you launch in the best possible way

Could you run your own Children's Cooking Franchise?

Cook Stars Franchise | Children's Cooking FranchiseCook Stars are looking for other passionate people who want success and are prepared to work for it. You need to be determined, tenacious, enthusiastic and have a ‘can-do’ attitude. 

Successful franchisees are hardworking, organised and take a sense of pride in everything they do and are passionate about the brand and their ethos. 

You do not need your own premises, you do not need to be a teacher or cook/chef previously and you do not need to have had experience of running your own business.

You will need a DBS certificate (we can arrange this for you), hold or obtain a level 2 food and hygiene certificate and attend a first aid training course. You will also need to have a full UK driving licence and be a car owner.

The Investment: 

There is a low initial investment (£9k + VAT for Minis and Juniors Franchise and £10k+VAT for Minis, Juniors and Academy) and low working capital requirement. 

As part of the franchise package, franchisees receive: 

  • All equipment that you will need to run classes and parties
  • 3 years-worth of recipes and lesson plans plus tutorial videos. 
  • Flexible proven franchise models that can fit around you and your lifestyle
  • Huge exclusive franchise areas
  • Great opportunities to offer all of their many varied services - which offer a great income stream
  • Fully supported route into running your own business
  • Plenty of hand holding and support throughout your journey

Find out more about running your own Children's Cooking Franchise with Cook Stars.
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What Our Franchisees Say

The best decision I made to be able to work for myself. Head office make it easier with their support, all the tools you need from class plans, recipe cards and party supplies. You work as and when you like that fits in with you and your life. Every week is varied from term time classes to workshops as well as one off classes with a variety of children. Fantastic support from other franchisees too.Nicola - Cook Stars Thatcham to Hook


The onboarding process was really smooth - with all my very personalised questions answered by Faye efficiently. I didn't feel pressurised at all to make a decision within a timeframe that suited them - and I appreciated that. Since then, the team have been really on-it with helping me in my queries of set with helping me in my queries of setting everything up.Sonia - Cook Stars Wiltshire


Fantastic franchise to be part of. Nothing is hidden. All very open from the start. Great support from head office. Earning potential great. Wider team very supportive. Such a great activity to be part of. It doesn’t even feel like work.Claire - Cook Stars Stroud and West Gloucestershire


Why Choose Us

Work part time in an immensely rewarding role and enjoy huge financial success too!

Cooking is enjoying a revival and demand for our services is high.

We offer a clever business model with multiple and diverse revenue streams from which you can offer in your exclusive territory.

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