Triumph Higher Education Group
Leaders in Culinary & Hospitality Education Worldwide.
Triumph is solving the culinary & hospitality talent challenge by connecting education, workforce development, and career advancement across a global ecosystem.
Our Brands
It All Starts with Education.
Credentialed culinary & hospitality professionals are the industry’s future leaders. Triumph educates those professionals and supports the organizations that rely on them with workforce development and recruiting services.
Education – U.S., International
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
The largest culinary school brand in the U.S.A., offering accredited culinary & hospitality training for aspiring industry leaders—on-campus and online—worldwide.*
Education – Canada, International
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts
Accredited, career-focused culinary institution based in Vancouver, Canada, offering intensive diploma programs in culinary and baking & pastry arts.
Workforce Development
Auguste Escoffier Global Solutions
Upskilling and workforce development programs that build retention, leadership, and measurable performance for culinary & hospitality employers.
Recruiting
Gecko Hospitality
One of America's best recruiting firms, connecting top culinary & hospitality talent with premier employers, with 40,000+ professionals placed worldwide.†
*Based on comparable student population data for Austin and Boulder as currently reported in Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
†America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms & Best Professional Recruiting Firms 2025, Forbes
Who We Are
Partnering with Business and Industry to Advance Culinary & Hospitality
Triumph Higher Education Group is purpose-built to solve the culinary and hospitality industry’s most persistent challenge: educating credentialed professionals and connecting them to the employers and careers where they thrive.
Traditional models treat education and employment as separate silos. Triumph closes that gap.
The Triumph Advantage
A Global Workforce Model Founded on Education
Designed to support culinary & hospitality professionals and their employers worldwide.
Educate
Accredited culinary education that builds kitchen + business skills and career readiness at scale.
Develop
Structured upskilling and workforce development programs that build retention, leadership, and internal mobility.
Deploy
Targeted recruiting and placement that connects qualified talent to operational needs.
Educate
Accredited culinary education that builds foundational skills, business acumen, and career readiness at scale.
Develop
Structured upskilling and workforce development programs that build retention, leadership & internal mobility.
Deploy
Targeted recruiting and placement that connects qualified talent to operational needs.
The result is a workforce strategy employers can implement at scale.
Why Triumph
A Global Partner to Business and Industry
Triumph Higher Education Group operates a global talent ecosystem—educating the future leaders of the culinary & hospitality industry and supporting them with targeted recruiting and workforce development programs.
Culinary & Hospitality Professionals Placed
Students Currently Enrolled
Countries Served
One Integrated Model
Education + Workforce + Recruitment
Triumph unites accredited culinary education, employer workforce solutions, and professional industry recruiting under one coordinated model.
Education First
Career-Focused Culinary & Hospitality Education
We believe education changes lives. Every part of Triumph's global ecosystem exists to support culinary and hospitality students worldwide through meaningful learning experiences and career-connected education.
Global Reach
Network of Students, Graduates & Employers Worldwide
With operations and graduates across more than 50 countries, Triumph reaches every corner of the world's culinary and hospitality talent market—from independent restaurants to major hotel brands.
Our Leadership
The Team Behind Triumph
Decades of combined experience in higher education, culinary arts, hospitality, and business leadership.
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Press Releases & Announcements
Triumph Higher Education Group Acquires Culinary Institute of Barcelona, Expands Global Culinary Education Network
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and BARCELONA, Spain, July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Triumph Higher Education Group (Triumph) today announced it acquired Culinary Institute of Barcelona (CIB), a Barcelona-based institution known for its innovation-driven approach to professional culinary education, effective July 17, 2026. The acquisition brings CIB into Triumph’s culinary education portfolio alongside Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts (Escoffier), the largest culinary school brand in […]
Read more Press ReleaseTriumph Higher Education Group Acquires Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, Expands Culinary Education Network into Canada
Triumph Higher Education Group today announced it acquired PICA Holdings Incorporated, the parent company of the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (PICA), a Vancouver-based institution for professional culinary and pastry arts education, effective April 1. The acquisition brings PICA into Triumph’s culinary education portfolio alongside Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, expanding its network of accredited, career-focused culinary institutions across North America. Together, Triumph’s network will serve approximately 8,000 students annually, with an alumni network of more than 25,000 and over 125 faculty and chef instructors across the continent.
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