About us – Whitecaps

What we’re all about.

If there’s one absolute truth of life, it’s that food brings people together. And that’s what we constantly try to do at Whitecaps International School of Pastry; bring aspiring students and seasoned teachers together to make art.

Established by industry veterans from global patisserie and hospitality backgrounds, Whitecaps International School of Pastry is India’s premier educational institute, scaling new heights in the Patisserie and Chocolate Arts scene.

What’s special about us.

Our Expertise

At Whitecaps, we believe in lesser preaching, more practicing. Our veteran chefs come with international exposure and corporate experience, enabling students to become professionally sound rather than only focussing on culinary skills.
We simply do not compromise on anything that is crucial for your growth as a budding professional pastry chef. Be it infrastructure, world class equipment and tools, ingredients from globally renowned brands, or exposure to the latest and modern techniques, we provide it all.
With recurring Masterclasses, featuring the top patisserie experts in the world, everyone gets a first-hand experience of the best-in-class.

Whom we’re friends with.

Our Partnerships

Whether it’s the people who seek expertise from us or the people who help us source the best for our in-house kitchen, we only shake hands with the best in business. We’ve got partners across the globe and all of us have one common goal: to help make each other be better than the best.

Our Founders

Chef Arvind Prasad

Co-founder, Director of Academics, Chief of Product R&D

Arvind Prasad is an internationally-acclaimed Chef, who is not only the Director of Academics but also the Head Chef at Whitecaps International School of Pastry. He provides consultation on many projects and activities including kitchen set up, menu development, recipe development, R&D in baked products, and workshops.
Chef Arvind has worked with prestigious International brands such as Park Hyatt Dubai, Grand Hyatt Dubai and TC Gardenia, and has bagged numerous awards – Young Chef of the Year, Best Chocolate Showpiece – Indian Chocolate Master, Chocolate Star Competition, Italy – to name a few.
Besides this, Chef Arvind also consults with leading hotel chains, the most recent being the dessert menu conceptualisation for ITC’s chocolate boutique, Fabelle. In the past, he has undertaken consulting chef roles for Fonce, Epicure and has conducted workshops for Nestle, and for many businesses across India.

Vedkiran KR

Co-founder, Director of Marketing, Business Diversification Lead

An entrepreneur, Vedkiran envisioned the establishment of an International Pastry School in India with a mission to impart the same level of skills and knowledge in culinary as is found in some of the best International Culinary Schools, and to establish an umbrella brand that offers world-class products across varied categories to the Indian palette.
Ever since its inception in 2016, Vedkiran has been serving as the Director of Marketing, overseeing all marketing activities undertaken at Whitecaps such as branding, PR, offline marketing, and sales. In addition to this, he has been handling business development and expansion at Whitecaps, pushing the growth with over 100% YoY.
His belief- “One has to only dream and then start to work towards that dream. Don’t stop for what the world believes unless, it is what you believe too.”

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