Fast Track Training: Culinary Training that Launches Careers
Supported By The Snapchef Foundation
The Snapchef Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c3) organization, believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to build a fulfilling culinary career. It provides aspiring professionals with tuition-free or subsidized training, mentorship, and job placement services.
Knife Skills & Life Skills = A Better Future
New to the foodservice industry? No problem. Our one-week, FastTrack Culinary Training program is a proven model to jumpstart your culinary career. The best part? You’ll earn while you learn; we build your work schedule around your training time.
In just 20 hours, you’ll gain all the skills you need to begin work in a commercial kitchen. You’ll learn basic food and kitchen safety, how to handle and maintain a knife, how to identify kitchen equipment and ingredients, dry and moist heat cooking methods, and much more. Most training is done virtually, along with an optional (live) Q&A with a professional chef. Qualified applicants will receive the training for free (or at a reduced fee), along with a starter kit that includes a uniform and accessories.
Ready to Get Started? It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
Step 1
APLICARStep 1: Apply
Meet with your local office and they will assist you with applying directly through our Aplicación SNAP.
Step 2
TrainStep 2: Train
If training is needed after your assessment, you’ll be enrolled in a snap! Training is provided through The Snapchef Foundation.
What’s Cookin’
Snapchef Opens Providence Office and Training Kitchen
Snapchef opened their newest training kitchen and office space located in Providence, Rhode Island. The new space will allow Snapchef to train students on sight in their kitchen and fully prepare them to work in the culinary field. The Providence training kitchen joins kitchens in Worcester and Dorchester where Snapchef will train new employees to ensure they are completely trained for day one of work. Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and State Senator Joshua Miller joined Snapchef Co-Founders Todd and Daniela Snopkowski as they cut the ribbon on the new kitchen and office. “Snapchef is a company that leaves no one [...]
Snapchef serves 2000 Gloucester Fresh Lobsta Arancini’s at Seafood Expo!
When Snapchef CEO, Todd Snopkowksi first met Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken, it began the spark of two community leaders who have become Champions of Change and have had fun doing it. Once again, these two and their tireless teams joined forces at the Seafood Expo North America at the Boston Convention Center. Snapchef and Gloucester Fresh teamed up together with support from The Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association (GFWA) as stars of the show featuring Gloucester Fresh lobster in arancini form with recipe perfected by Team Snapchef. Serving over 2000 portions in two days, they were a sure hit! [...]
Snapchef to Participate in Seafood Expo North America 3/17 to 3/18
Lobster to be featured as this year’s sustainable New England species Snapchef chefs and representatives will once again participate in Seafood Expo North America, the continent’s largest seafood exposition, to be held in Boston from marzo 17-19, 2019. This will be Snapchef’s forth appearance at the Expo in collaboration with the City of Gloucester, the Gloucester Fisherman’s Wives Association, Gloucester Fresh Seafood and the Gloucester Fisheries Commission. Snapchef, along with City of Gloucester officials, will continue its commitment to featuring sustainable New England seafood species. This year’s highlighted species will be lobster. Throughout weekend cooking demonstrations, Snapchef chefs will showcase [...]