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BACKGROUNDÂ
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 Chef Mel has been a cooking school teacher and chef since 1994.  She trained at M.L Sultan Hotel School and qualified as a chef in 1994.  Her travels took her around the globe, working as a chef in various roles before starting her first cooking school in Durban in 2001.  Her second cooking school in Brisbane, Australia, continues to provide chef and cook training to over 350 students a week on a casual basis.  When Chef Mel spotted a gap in the market for an online training academy, she got busy recording classes.  Her passion for training and uplifting skills around the globe, makes this platform reliable and effective.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYÂ
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Chef Mel is the founder of Vanilla Zulu Cooking School.  This is a cooking school, team-building facility and chef training facility with various internationally registered trade organisations.  She trains and provides cooking tuition for casual domestic cooks, professional chefs, corporate teams, and all areas of the hospitality industry. She provides valuable product development across various food service companies. With more than 25 years of experience and a team of 6 industry-professional chefs by her side, ensures you are supported by a passionate team of professionals who care about the difference they can make in the world of culinary tuition.
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COMPANY DESCRIPTIONÂ
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Chef Mel has introduced her new online culinary academies and is now launching her platforms around the globe. Her mission is to uplift and transform those working , or wanting to work, in the hospitality industry. The need for people to be able to work and learn in the workplace is a common issue. Not everyone has the luxury of studying and living away from home. The need for on-the-job, paid training and for work-relevant skills recognition is vital to elevating and increasing skills within the hospitality sector. With a finger on the pulse of the ever-changing global food trends, Chef Mel will guide her students every step of their culinary journey and help them make delicious discoveries along the way.
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Chef Mel's Hospitality Academy
Uplift, transform and motivate your hospitality team!
 Training videos & content to support your chefs, cooks & kitchen hands.
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 UPLIFT AND EMPOWER YOUR STAFF
INCREASE THE VARIETYÂ & QUALITY OF YOUR FOOD OFFERING.Â
NEW IDEAS AND TRENDS.Â
EASILY CATER FOR ALL DIETARIESÂ
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24 Month License for DIY Course with Chef Mel SupportÂ
Excludes ASSESSMENT FEE
R32000 ZAR
**including progress reports and certificates of skills achieved**
2 Years, MAX 3 Users
Copy of Cheffy Skills Cookbook in paperback: R595 each
Imagine if you could uplift your staff and provide additional training and inspiration to increase the quality and the skills of your staff and food offering.
Transform SKILLSÂ and IMPROVE your menu and customer satisfaction.
Help your kitchen staff uncover the secrets to preparing amazing and delicious menus.  All dietaries can be catered for with these versatile and trendy cooking lessons and recipe books. A private learning portal allows for easy access to the training videos, cookbooks, and monthly updates to content to keep the team motivated.  You'll have direct access to Chef Mel, and she will be your personal chef, there to answer any questions that  you and your team might have along the way.
IMAGINE HOW IT WILL FEEL TO HAVE YOUR OWN CHEF TO CONSULT ON MENUS AND PLANNING
Massive ROIÂ with Chef Mel on hand to support and guide
You'll have a full, bespoke, easy-to-access portal for your hospitality team, with references, videos and recipe books to support learning and delivery of meals to your precious customers.
Current and emerging trends at your fingertips.
Help them learn how to strategically plan and prepare current trends into their menus, giving your venue the edge.
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ACCESS CONTENT AS REQUIRED
Your staff will be able to access the content through their private online portal with their own progress reports, progress certificates and badges; this portal will track progress.
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1:1Â SUPPORT
Our support team will be on hand to answer all their questions, help them solve problems, and give them regular feedback throughout to help them with curriculum questions. They will just need to write a message in the portal , and our team will answer them personally.
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EASY TO FOLLOW RECIPE VIDEOS
Chef Mel is an amazing teacher and a professional chef of more than 28 years, so your staff member is in excellent hands.  She will walk through the recipe and tasks so they can see how simple it is to create their own ideas and creativity using fresh and relevant information.
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eBOOK WITH OVER 226 PAGES OF RECIPES
They will each receive a digital PDF of the  226+ page ebook. It's packed with fun recipes, inspiring photos, and tips for each video lesson to amplify your culinary results.
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Free KNIFE SKILLS COURSE
Elevate their skills further with this complimentary knife skills course so that they are more confident and efficient at learning their way around efficient and easy meal prep.
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SUPPORTIVE TEACHING COMMUNITY
They can exchange tips, gain support, and connect with other cooks, chefs and staff, enhancing their culinary deliveries and confidence and creating some fun and interesting menus for years to come.
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Proud to partner with Chef Mel, the Happy Chef, in her mission to uplift and empower kitchen teams across Africa! đ
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Our Amakhosi kitchen team had the incredible opportunity to be part of the first pilot of Chef Mel's online training academy, and the experience was nothing short of inspiring.
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Through Chef Mel's expertise and passion, we're transforming lives and creating brighter futures for aspiring chefs who may not have access to formal education. đ
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