CIP About the Course

Chocolate Immersion Program

Our Professional Chocolate Immersion Program in affiliation with City & Guilds, London is a highly specialised 200-hour course. This course covers everything chocolate, right from the farming of cacao pods to sophisticated chocolate art. Students will spend two weeks in a cacao farm and will learn entrepreneurship, equipping them for the competitive culinary world. This comprehensive course is also certified by Culinary Hospitality Institute Academy’s Assured Status, which grants industry-recognised certification through City & Guilds (London).

Intensive Training

The course will be held Monday through Friday and the syllabus would cover everything from farming & harvesting of cacao pods, roasting, grinding and milling, tempering, moulding and the art of ganaches among a range of other subjects.

A focus on theory

Theory lessons are comprehensive and form an integral part of our four-week programme. Students take a formal examination after every module, as well as complete internal assessment projects regularly.

Cocoa Farm Experience (Chempotty)

Culinary Hospitality Institute is proud to be associated with the Chempotty Estate and University of Horticultural Sciences (Bagalkot), to help bring uniquely deep learning opportunities to students within their esteemed cocoa farm for 2 weeks.

Access to the best

Our facility is outfitted with the very best of equipment to match the growing standards of the baking industry. Spacious individual work stations are provided for complete hands-on learning.

L Classroom

At Culinary Hospitality Institute, learning never stops. Our digital classroom is basically a recipe repository, much like your baking journal, that you can refer to anytime. With the L classroom you will have seamless and organised access to our archive of expert recipes anytime, anywhere!

From Bangalore to Chempotty

A journey through the world of chocolate

Our Chocolate Immersion Program takes place across 2 venues, the first of course our award-winning academy in the heart of Bangalore; and second the Chempotty Estate and University of Horticultural Sciences (Bagalkot), where students learn every part of the cocoa farming and creation process over the course of 2 weeks.

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The Best Chef Instructors

The faculty at Culinary Hospitality Institute comprises certified professional educators who have proved their mettle in the F&B industry in India, and have themselves studied at some of the world’s premiere pastry and boulangerie academies.

Core Modules

The Professional Chocolate Immersion Program is a comprehensive course that begins with cacao farming and ends with sophisticated chocolate art.
  • Cocoa Farm Orientation
  • Farming & Harvesting of Cacao Pods
  • Fermentation & Drying
  • Roasting
  • Cracking & Winnowing
  • Grinding, Milling & Refining
  • Conching
  • Formulation of Ingredients, Conching
  • Tempering
  • Bar, Moulding, Packaging & Storage
  • Technicals of Tempering
  • Art of Chocolate Garnishes
  • Basic Bonbons
  • Ganaches Decoded
  • Truffles & Enrobing
  • Dragees & Panning
  • Advanced Coloured Bonbons
  • All About Confectionery
  • Rancidity, Storage & Shelf Life
  • Chocolate Showpiece

Enrolment Process

Find out the schedule, fees and process to sign up for the next available batch of our acclaimed Chocolate Immersion Program.
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