Triumph Higher Education Buys Barcelona's Culinary Institute, Adds Third School
Culinary Institute of Barcelona, founded in 2017, trained 1,300 students from 100-plus nationalities before joining Triumph's network on July 17.
- CIB, founded 2017 by Josep Gala Micó, trained over 1,300 students from 100-plus nationalities.
- Deal closed July 17, 2026, joining Auguste Escoffier and Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts.
- Combined network now counts over 8,000 students yearly and 25,000-plus alumni, terms undisclosed.
Why it matters: Nine years of independent teaching now become a line item in someone else's network.
Triumph Higher Education Group press release (PR Newswire) ↗ · Jul 22, 20267/22/26