Do you want to embark on the greatest journey of your business life?

A worldwide Vegan revolution has started.

People are becoming every day more aware about the impact of choosing a plant-based diet and lifestyle. Eating plant-based is becoming more easy and accessible and health and wellness have become the two crucial factors contributing to the growth of vegan food businesses in the global market.

Adopting a vegan diet not only helps keep weight down and reduce the possibility of cardiovascular disease, but a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association states that vegans have a longer life expectancy than those who adopt a meat-based diet.

Another important factor is an increased awareness of the cruel and unsustainable practices adopted by the meat industry and its impact on the climate crisis.

Investing in the Vegan market is one of the best thing you can do right now. In 2023, the global vegan food market size was valued at approximately USD 16.46 billion and is projected to reach about USD 39.03 billion by 2032.

Our mission is to support you lightening up your personal business choices to offer the best vegan organic and local options to your customers.

We will meet you where you are at

  • Start - Open

    You are ready to launch your Plant-based business, but your only experience is about cooking vegan recipes at home or maybe you are an experienced Chef but missing all the technical aspects of starting your own vegan business..

    We can help you through a step by step tailor made program and personal consultations.

  • Renovate - Expand

    You are a manager of a traditional Café/Restaurant/Snack Bar/Bakery/Food truck but you are feeling stuck and in need of improving your menu to please new clients…

    We can help you rebuild your vision, add new offerings and recipes and move towards a more conscious, local and sustainable company.

Our support in 3 steps:

STEP 1. FOCUS ON YOUR VISION

Tell us about the kind of vegan business you have in mind and share all the details you are dreaming of, before putting everything into action, in a discovery call. During this first step, together we will clear your path and understand which are the key points of your business launch. We will discuss and start to put into motions things like your perfect location, your target, your brand/logo, your marketing plan.

STEP 2. EXPERIENCE A TAILOR MADE TRAINING PROGRAM

After putting into motion the basics of your new business idea or expansion, you can tell us which are the kind of recipes/products you want to sell. At this time we will build together the perfect program to support your business. Your training will be made in person by the expert plant-based Chef Stefania, who will share all the secrets around tasty, colorful nourishing recipes with whom your business will thrive with!!

STEP 3. LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF BUYING FRESH PRODUCE, LOCAL AND ORGANIC INGREDIENTS

What really makes the difference in being a successfull vegan business is to care about the high quality levels of your products, this will be felt by your clients at every taste and you will obtaining their complete trust. The perception of customer’s taste buds is so undervalued, but when food is simply delicious people do not even care to put the vegan label on it. Another important aspect is that ingredients quality level depend entirely on fresh local and seasonal produce. If you truly want to be a 100% sustainable and eco-friendly business it is essential that you network with other local companies which align with your own values.

Vegan Start Certificate Training Program

This program is perfect for you if you are willing to open a little Vegan Café - Bistro - Esplanade like we experienced with @Amuní Green Bar.

You will feel supported and guided through a very practical 7 days program schedule, plus you will receive all the tools to feel confident in starting your own vegan project. This can be both done in Azores where we are or on site where you are located, upon request.

  1. ONLINE DISCOVERY CALL OR VIDEOCALL

  2. 7 DAYS IN PERSON CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM

    Hands-on cooking classes topics included:

    • Coffee and natural decaf alternative drinks

    • Lattes, smoothies, fresh juices

    • Small bakery and cakes made from scratch

    • Traditional and Gluten Free Crêpes and Pancakes

    • Sandwiches and toasts

    • Bowls

    • Hummus & Salads

    Possible extra classes to integrate upon request (all recipes will be made from scratch):

    • Croissants

    • Hamburgers

    • Vegan Omelettes

    • Quick and easy vegan cheeses

    • Vegan meatballs and Falafel

    • Pizza and Focaccia

    • Bread (GF upon request)

    • Pasta (GF upon request)

  3. MARKETING PLAN

    Support in creating your brand new: logo - website - google business profile - business cards - flyers - any other professional tools.

Every SUCCESSFULL business idea starts from a place of authenticity.

If you are authentic, then committed & consistent and finally of service, your clients will FEEL it and you will be able to succeed.

We want our customers to experience moments of joy through delicious foods

When a new vegan food business opens usually the manager is more focused on technical aspects and sometimes the other people involved (staff, co-workers) are not aware of the benefits of preparing most of the ingredients/products from scratch. Usually they rely on vegan packaged and processed foods and in the end they are only giving a poor alternative.

But for us it was different, we really wanted to be of service and provide high-quality meals, just like working on another dimension where the most important thing is focusing on the final experience our customers lives while eating at our place.

After consuming a good smoothie or a juice maybe combined with a full-filling vibrant gigantic salad or a simple but super tasty sandwich what they will remember is not that it was VEGAN but that it was DELICIOUS!

Testimonials

  • "I am not sure if my words will express enough how much of a fabulous chef, cooking and personal experience this was for me. Stefania and Marina are are two very talented and experienced chefs, with a passion for vegan food and health organic food and sharing all their knowledge with you. I had a fantastic time working with them and learn so much, I would not hesitate to recommend a cooking experience for anyone, professional or amateur, all would benefit and walk away a better chef or cook!"

    May, 2019.

    Leesa Willmott, currently owner and director at Evokes, Austrália.

  • I did a 3 day vegan cooking course with Stefania and it was a truly wonderful experience. She arranged everything beautifully. The classes were informal and fun with lots of hands on experience. She taught us not just to follow the recipe but also use our intuition in the kitchen. She also shared lots of tips and tricks from her experience, which was really amazing. In the end, we enjoyed the fruits of our labour by eating everything we cooked in a nice big lunch on all days. I would recommend this retreat to all vegan food lovers."

    July 2020, Pryianka M.

  • "As an Owner of a Gluten Free, Dairy Free & Refined Sugar Free Bakery in Cairo, I was eager to learn new recipes in Pastry and also take the challenge of creating Vegan recipes. At my Bakery we use lots of local ingredients and I was skeptical as I knew the ingredients used in Italy would be different hence not giving me a helpful hand to add variety to my own Menu back home. I must say that Chef Marina and Chef Stefania were SUPER helpful and encouraging from the moment I emailed them; they created a Customised 3 day -intensive course just for me, using all the ingredients I requested, and it was to my surprise that all the recipes they taught me were just what I needed to inspire and motivate myself in my own Bakery. I also challenged them to create a 'cream' that is versatile for all pastry decorative use and as a team, we created an AMAZING recipe which I am sure they will be teaching everyone else :) This Family will host you with the warmest kindness, the healthiest most delicious food. Will never forget you :)"

    September, 2018.

    Passand El Hammami, currently owner and director at the vegan and gluten free Sea Salt Bakery, Cairo, Egypt.

The founder - Vegan Trainer: Stefania Daniele

Hi, I’m Stefania

I was born and raised in Italy in a vegetarian family and we all became vegan after my teenage years. 

My parents have been pioneers of macrobiotic philosophy and plant-based cuisine in Italy and in 1992 they created the first fully plant-based cooking school in Tuscany aka “Gioia di vivere”. 

I run the the foreign section of all the Vegan Certificate programs we were offering from 2008 to 2022. I was honoured to teach the best plant-based version of delicious recipes to students coming from all over the world. 

Lots of my Certified students have opened and are successfully running vegan Bakeries, Plant-based Cafés, hosting vegan cooking courses both online and in person. 

In 2015 I have been a mentor of the most important Fitness Centre in my area and created weekly menus for their Green Bar which was a great opportunity to let them offer more plant-based foods to athletes and sports lovers.

In 2021 I created and hosted a 4 days italian plant-based culinary workshop at a Vegan Community Cookery School in London. 

On June 1st of 2023 I opened with my husband a Plant-Based and organic Café, Amuní Green Bar, in Graciosa Island, Azores PT which is the best rated local Café according to our client’s reviews.

I would love to pass onto you all the secrets around being a vegan entrepreneur and teaching you the most delicious plant-based recipes, so that you will be truly successful in the vegan food industry, which is one of the most growing markets nowadays.