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Starting-up
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Your Own Restaurant

Entrepreneurship

Career Change into Culinary Arts and Opening Your Own Restaurant

A CAREER CHANGE PROGRAM TO OPEN YOUR OWN RESTAURANT WITH INSTITUT LYFE

The restaurant industry is an exciting sector that requires professionals to thrive, assert themselves and express their personality in order to meet the expectations of an increasingly demanding clientele, particularly as part of a career change project in the restaurant industry.

Apart from the legal requirement to hold an operating licence, French regulations do not require any specific training to create and manage a restaurant. As a result, one out of every two restaurants in France closes before the end of its third year of operation, often due to a lack of expertise in management practices, professional culinary techniques and restaurant business creation and management.

This observation led to the creation of a professional training program that combines entrepreneurial expertise with management skills specifically applied to the operation and management of a restaurant business.

Enroll in the Program

This program is CPF-eligible and allows participants to obtain the Level 4 RNCP qualification “Cook” (RNCP 38611), an essential foundation for anyone pursuing a career change project with the goal of opening a restaurant.

Duration: 16 weeks Full course: 521 hours Entrepreneurship and management course: 245 hours

Number of participants: 8 to 10

Tuition fee: €17,880 including VAT-€14,900 excluding VAT

Entrepreneurship and management course tuition fee: €9,990 including VAT-€8,250 excluding VAT

Expected outcomes

MASTER THE PROCESS OF OPENING AND RUNNING A RESTAURANT BUSINESS

  • Develop your restaurant creation or acquisition project and present it to a panel of industry experts
  • Understand the administrative procedures and regulatory environment specific to establishments open to the public when opening a restaurant, ensuring full compliance from day one

MASTERING THE OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUR FOODSERVICE CONCEPT

  • Acquire the knowledge required to optimize production processes and kitchen operations in a professional culinary environment
  • Develop the essential technical foundations needed to operate any type of commercial foodservice business
  • Master hygiene standards and best practices to be implemented in a professional restaurant kitchen
  • Understand the principles and standards of hospitality and service excellence, and apply them to your restaurant concept

ATTRACTING AND RETAINING CUSTOMERS IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY

  • Understand how to implement a marketing approach in order to become a more effective restaurant professional
  • Develop a marketing strategy to attract new customers and build customer loyalty when launching and growing a restaurant business
  • Communicate effectively through social media and your website

IMPLEMENTING AND ANALYZING THE FINANCIAL AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE OF YOUR RESTAURANT

  • Manage your restaurant using operational and financial dashboards to ensure profitability and long-term sustainability
  • Implement best practices for managing, engaging and developing the human resources involved in your restaurant business
  • Become a responsible restaurateur, aware of and committed to sustainable practices within the foodservice industry

Who Is This Career Change Program for?

Our culinary career change program Create & Manage Your Restaurant is designed for individuals who wish to:

  • change careers and create or acquire a restaurant: executives and employees from the service or industrial sectors, self-employed professionals, artisans, business owners, hospitality professionals, and more broadly anyone wishing to transition into the culinary and hospitality industries and launch their own business (restaurant, guesthouse, catering company, etc.) or manage an existing establishment.
  • add an entrepreneurial dimension to their business creation project;
  • open a restaurant aligned with their values and personality.

Enroll in the Program

A Program Rooted in Real-World Experience to Become a Restaurateur

The program combines management expertise, regulatory knowledge, and operational and technical skills, providing a comprehensive and realistic understanding of the restaurateur profession and restaurant business management.

 

Two Learning Paths Tailored to Your Profile

Because a successful career change requires thorough and personalized preparation, our intensive program offers two flexible learning paths. Participants may choose between:

  • The complete program
  • The entrepreneurial and management training path only

At Institut Lyfe, we believe that a successful career change relies as much on acquiring new skills as on personal support and guidance. Throughout the program, our teams help participants structure their professional projects, build confidence and prepare for the opening of their restaurant.

ENTREPRENEURIAL AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING PATH

Ideal if you already have experience in the restaurant industry or if you are partnering with a chef.

Create & Manage Your Restaurant

252 hours of classroom instruction

  • Building a restaurant creation or acquisition project: project structuring, market research, management fundamentals and business plan development
  • Marketing as a performance tool for restaurateurs: analysis of key success factors, offer definition and communication strategy
  • Operating Licence Certification (Permis d’Exploitation)
  • Organization and equipment: kitchen design and infrastructure
  • Regulations governing establishments open to the public
  • Management and human resources
  • Sustainable development and responsible foodservice
  • Food & Beverage Management

 

Professional Culinary Skills Training Path

Create & Manage Your Restaurant308 hours of practical training

  • Culinary fundamentals and essential techniques
  • Introduction to pastry arts
  • Food hygiene for commercial foodservice establishments
  • Fundamentals of hospitality and service
  • Practical simulations and hands-on workshops

 

Recognized Institutional Partners to Support Your Career Change Project

Our program addresses the needs of an industry undergoing significant transformation. To ensure training firmly rooted in industry realities and aligned with the regulatory and economic requirements of the restaurant sector, Institut Lyfe Executive Education has chosen to combine its expertise with that of two leading partners, each providing essential insights for participants’ entrepreneurial projects:

Together, these three expert institutions provide participants with a high-quality training experience and personalized support designed to strengthen their professional skills.


 

Turn Your Idea into Reality: Information Sessions

Would you like to learn more about the Create & Manage Your Restaurant program from Institut Lyfe Executive Education? Meet with our team to determine whether the program aligns with your professional project.

Information sessions are organized on the Institut Lyfe campus in the presence of Dominique Brunet, Director of Institut Lyfe Executive Education, and Fabienne Novelli, Client Relations Manager. They will answer all your questions and explain how we can support you throughout your journey.

Join us on:

📆 Date: Monday, September 14, 2026
🕕 Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Château du Vivier – 1A Rue Calabert – 69130 Écully, France

To reserve your place, please register using the form below:

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