# Rouxbe Online Culinary School

> Rouxbe is an online culinary school founded in Vancouver in 2005 that teaches cooking through high-definition video, expert instructors, peer feedback and interactive assignments. It serves home cooks, aspiring professionals, health and wellness practitioners, and institutions across more than 180 countries, and is best known for its accredited Professional Cook and Plant-Based Professional certification courses.

- **Founded:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- **Founders:** Joe Girard (Co-Founder (former CEO)), Dawn Thomas (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~39 employees
- **Products:** Professional Cook Certification, Plant-Based Professional Certification, Baking & Pastry Arts, Food Coach Academy, Individual & Membership Courses
- **Notable:** Trained over one million students in more than 180 countries, Certification courses recognized by ACF, Worldchefs and ANFP, with ACE college-credit recommendation, Pioneered accredited online plant-based professional certification

## Products & services

- **Professional Cook Certification** — A roughly 6-month, technique-driven certification course recognized by the ACF and Worldchefs, with college credit available through ACE.
- **Plant-Based Professional Certification** — A 6-month, 150-hour course in plant-based culinary arts covering oil-free, low-sodium and gluten-free techniques, developed with educators including Chad Sarno and Fran Costigan.
- **Baking & Pastry Arts** — Online pastry and baking curriculum, expanded through a partnership with The French Pastry School.
- **Food Coach Academy** — Training for health and wellness professionals who coach clients on cooking and nutrition.
- **Individual & Membership Courses** — Self-paced lessons and courses for home cooks, from knife skills to advanced techniques, on a membership basis.
- **Enterprise & Institutional Training** — White-label and group training solutions for schools, restaurants, hospitality groups, workforce programs, government and military.

## Achievements

- Trained over one million students in more than 180 countries
- Certification courses recognized by ACF, Worldchefs and ANFP, with ACE college-credit recommendation
- Pioneered accredited online plant-based professional certification
- Endorsed by acclaimed chef Marcus Samuelsson as 'an exceptional culinary training tool'
- Partnered with The French Pastry School to move pastry education online

## Latest updates

- **2020-05** — Expanded fully-online pastry education through a partnership with The French Pastry School.
- **2017-12** — Closed a Series C funding round of $4.2M.

## Links

- Website: https://rouxbe.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/rouxbe
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Rouxbe
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/rouxbe
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rouxbe
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rouxbe

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