BA in Culinary Business Operations
Course Overview
The BA in Culinary Business Operations is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree that trains chef-managers to combine kitchen craft with the commercial control of a restaurant business. Delivered on-campus in central London with online and distance-learning routes, the programme is aligned with Craft Guild of Chefs, Institute of Hospitality and HOSPA competencies and includes a year-two placement in a working UK kitchen or restaurant business.
By graduation you will run a kitchen P&L across food and labour cost, negotiate supplier contracts, lead a permanent brigade and complete a final-year dissertation or sponsor consulting project for a UK restaurant group or independent operator.
Key Features
- Alignment with Craft Guild of Chefs, Institute of Hospitality and HOSPA.
- Year-two placement in a UK restaurant kitchen or multi-site restaurant business.
- Modules across kitchen P&L, procurement, menu engineering and workforce planning.
- Final-year dissertation or sponsor-led consulting brief.
- Guest lectures from restaurant group operations directors and chef-patrons.
- Kitchen practicals and live service shifts through every year.
What You Will Learn
- Run a kitchen P&L across food cost, labour and utility overhead.
- Engineer a menu for gross profit, service speed and guest satisfaction.
- Negotiate supplier contracts across produce, dry goods and equipment.
- Plan rotas, recruitment and retention for a permanent brigade.
- Manage kitchen investment, refit and equipment lifecycle decisions.
- Apply UK food safety, Natasha's Law and health and safety across every service.
- Present monthly operational reviews to a restaurant owner or GM.
- Deliver a dissertation or sponsor consulting brief for a UK kitchen business.
Who This Course Is For
- School and college leavers targeting a chef-manager or restaurant operations career.
- Junior chefs moving toward Head Chef and Kitchen Manager roles.
- Restaurant operators looking to formalise a UK honours-degree credential.
- International students seeking a UK culinary business degree with placement.
Career Pathways
- Kitchen Manager
- Head Chef
- Restaurant Manager
- Culinary Development Chef
- Menu Development Consultant
- Culinary Entrepreneur
- F&B Operations Manager
The LSCAHM careers service links BA graduates to restaurant groups, hotel F&B teams and independent chef-owned businesses across the UK.
Entry Requirements
- A-levels (or equivalent) at BBB or above, OR a UK Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3.
- GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Two academic references and a personal statement.
- International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSCAHM admissions.
Why Study at LSCAHM
LSCAHM is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts. Culinary business operations is taught alongside gastronomy and hospitality service so graduates never separate kitchen craft from commercial control.
Central London places Michelin-starred kitchens, restaurant groups and the Craft Guild of Chefs within reach of every classroom.
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