After the Culinary Institute went bankrupt, partly due to activities in Oslo on 4 June 2008, a new culinary organization was established by the Foundation Rogaland knowledge park and Rogaland County Council.
Efter at Gastronomisk Institutt gik konkurs, blandt andet på grund af en fejlsatsning i Oslo den 4. juni 2008, blev Kulinarisk institutt oprettet af stiftelsen Rogaland kunnskapspark og Rogaland fylkeskommune.