Testimonials

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• TEAM BUILDING
• CONFERENCES
• CHRISTMAS PARTIES
• CORPORATE ENTERTAINMENT
• PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE ORGANISERS
• FOOD & BEVERAGE
• SPECIALIST EVENTS
• OUR FABULOUS CHEFS
• MAKING IT EASY FOR YOU

Team Building

Intel Australia - Philip Cronin - General Manager - 41pax  “To see everyone having fun & the sense of achievement that the team got out of the cooking lesson was immeasurable. Additionally this was one of the best events I have been involved with in a number of years. I would be more than happy to recommend the Cheeky Food Group as a team building activity. Keep up the ingenuity & creativity & have a very successful year”.

Astra Zeneca - Christopher Brown – Sales Learning & Development Commercial Excellence – 33pax  “Before the event, predictably our group had an attitude of "here we go another team building, forced-fun activity". However the mood changed completely almost as soon as the first ingredients were peeled, diced or sautéed. By the end of the evening we had a room full of optimistic, satisfied, and a tad proud participants, who all enjoyed and appreciated both the event and the efforts of the Cheeky Staff. There aren't many events left these days that can truly challenge and reward work groups who have 'done it all before'. Cheeky does this in an easy, professional, enjoyable and team oriented way that naturally lends itself to current workplace and team dynamic challenges."

Altiris / Symantec Australia - Susan Lang – Area Director – 17pax “I wanted the team to bond as a group, let their hair down and just enjoy so that they could go back to the office feeling positive and refreshed to finish the year.  We absolutely achieved this and more.  Leona, you and the team make it just so easy and I would highly recommend to anyone that they give this a go.  I would also recommend the wine tasting option.”

J D Edwards - Susie Macmillan – Cypress Lakes Resort - 200pax “Cheeky Food Group delivered a really professional and engaging session which supported our team building objectives.  I'd highly recommend them if you're looking for something totally different!"

Bentham Financial Group - Jeremy Gilman-Wells – Director – 6pax  "Thank you all so much for an absolutely awesome team experience. You have a star quality business - with pre-arrangements to an impeccable service standard, seamless event execution and follow up second to none. It is truly a model for others to follow and very rarely experienced these days. You should be very proud. "

AMP Capital Investors - Pip Clements – EA – 29pax “Absolutely loved it! It is only 10am and I have had every single person come up to me to say how fabulous it was!  Everyone got involved and had a ball.  The Chefs were top class - fun and cheeky and everyone from Global Heads to PA's just loved it!  I can not rave more about it. Definitely - in the beginning I thought it was over our budget, but knowing what I know now - it was well worth it."

Commonwealth Bank of Australia – Patty Capeleris – 55pax  “When Cheeky say "we love what we do"…THEY DO!!!!  Their efficiency, "nothing is a bother" attitude, enthusiasm, charisma and calm approach (no matter the situation) makes you feel very confident!!  Thank you for putting on a great cook-up and making it seem so effortless."

HP Australia - John Francois – 15pax “It was the ultimate team bonding experience, where the fantastic outcomes aren’t just the meals. Hope you had as much fun as we did!"

Commonwealth Bank – James Sheffield – GM Mortgage Wealth “Cheeky Foods provided a fun environment where the team learnt new skills, including kitchen safety, as well as how to work together better. It was the most memorable team building day we have had. I personally will never forget individuals in my team walking behind each other with hot saucepans shouting ‘Hot behind!’ and the degree of trust and team spirit that cooking created. The photographs will be up on our team wall for some time to help us remember the spirit of the day”

Vodafone - Todd Buckley – 5pax  “It has made such a positive difference and everybody has commented on such a unique, fun-filled experience. I’ve already seen an increase in productivity. For the first time I feel we are a real team.”

Merck Sharpe and Dohme - Rachel Parry-Jones- 55pax “Fabulous! We just "got in and did it" with very little demonstration – which is generally how cooking schools are run.”

ING Real Estate - Julia Olivares – Marketing and Communications Manager – 12pax “Absolutely fantastic. Not only did our team have a fabulous time during the event, the positive feedback afterwards is still continuing.  We've set the bar too high for our next event! We can't thank you enough for our best event of 2007!!”

Motor Accidents Authority - Cameron Player, Deputy GM – 18pax “Brilliantly organised in a short space of time, we had a fantastic Cheeky afternoon and really ‘gelled’ as a team instantly. The Chefs were on message with our key strategic aims for the day and they worked that into their spiel well. They were friendly, inspirational and fun to be around. The session was a cost effective training tool when compared to more traditional team building exercises, as the ‘bang for your buck’ is certainly much greater with a high impact unforgettable Cheeky event! We’ll be back!”

Pitcher Partners - Sue Dahn – Partner – 28pax "An extremely well run and memorable event - surprise, delight, learning, great fun and a chaotic activity followed by a gourmet banquet in a superb setting - if we can do that we can do anything!"

Qantas Airways - Eric Jelinek – General Manager Inflight Services – 10pax “After our initial conversation I was totally confident in you that the evening would not only be a lot of fun but would be great for assisting us with our team building objectives. The reality was, it was even better than I expected. Everyone of my team was buzzing today and I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Cheeky.”

Zurich Financial Services - Katrina Cartright – Executive Assistant – 11pax “A fantastic event. Comradery grew and everyone had a great time.  Teams worked really well together.  The friendly Cheeky team were awesome.  They were professional, lots of fun, experienced and always in control - unlike ourselves sometimes!”

Kordia Solutions Pty Limited - Peta Dixon - Personal Assistant to Managing Director – 30pax “Cheeky Food Group presents a unique event which breaks down even the most entrenched barriers to achieve the aims and objectives of a team-building exercise.”

Linksys, division of CISCO - Stacey Souvannalay – Marketing Specialist – 20pax “The Cheeky team are very friendly and sold the concept to me straight away, you can tell that they truly believe and are passionate about their business. Thanks for organising everything for me, it goes down as one of the most low-maintenance events I've had to organise, but will fantastic results! Thanks Cheeky Food Group! Janelle is a little star too!”

Morag Fitzsimons – Director - WCD Workers Compensation Solutions – 35pax “Cheeky helped to make our team relax and believe they were capable of creating a great meal together.  I have never, in 9 years of trading, have our staff come up and ask "when are we going to be doing this again?"  Thanks Cheeky for a team building event that felt more like cooking at home with friends.”

NAB - Melinda Oakey – PA – 33pax Our team thoroughly enjoyed the evening. The event was extremely well organised and everyone walked away feeling very proud of what they had created as a team. It really was a great team building event and a lot of fun!

Macquarie Group - Hazel Clarke – EA – 36pax "I'm not sure how you are going to keep topping the last function... it was easily the best corporate function I've done" Once again thank you so much xx

Buena Vista - Eileen Simpson – Senior State Sales Manager – 25pax “Great team building, fun and included all team members, nobody sat on the sideline”

Ariane Marjenberg - Secure Sentinel - Business Development Executive – 14pax "The evening was a huge success, working within the small teams not only harboured a great collaborative attitude but also a little healthy rivalry!!!"

Johnson and Johnson - Shuna Nokes – PMO Administrator – 24pax "Initially I was concerned that the event wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea but my fears were soon allayed.  Even the member of the group who is usually very ante doing something like this ended up having a fantastic time .... and I think even surprised themselves! I only received positive comments from the group and they were all talking about it for days afterwards. And value for money was great!"

Guy Gross Music - Julia Ohle  "The event ran like clockwork. Everything was done with urgency and smile. Very professional, very polished but very down to Earth!"

Reckitt Benckiser - Leigh Norgren - HR Administrator – 10pax "The whole experience was excellent from the moment I picked up the phone to book to the moment we got into the limo to leave."

Westpac – Kate Reynolds – EA – 33pax "Thank you again on behalf of our entire team for a really awesome event which I'm sure will be remembered for quite some time...."

Energy Australia - Karen Ogilvie –PA to GM Finance & GM Commercial – 47pax "I have nothing but praise for Cheeky and the team members. We had a fantastic time. The care taken for the dietary req. was excellent and no one felt like they were excluded. I just want to say again THANK YOU!!"

Software AG - Ashley Blacker –- Sales & Marketing Assistant – 15pax "10/10. It was exactly what we wanted and more! Jason is an invaluable asset to your company, and handled our 'difficult' team very easily and professionally. EVERYONE is singing praises of the event. Highly recommended."

Preformed Line Products - Marilyn Bambridge - Personal Assistant to the MD – 24pax "The team thought it was a brilliant night and it certainly helped to make our newcomers feel at home and very comfortable with their new work colleagues."

AUSTAR Entertainment P/L - Shauna Lore – PA – 38pax "We all thoroughly loved the event!  There's nothing to fault.  The Cheeky staff were wonderful from the time of enquiry through until the morning after (we got our photos & recipes very quickly).  The food was delicious, it was a lot of fun, very entertaining and relaxing - it was all excellent!"

FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd - Gabi Ross - National Payroll Manager – 29pax "This is an absolutely wonderful way of getting a team to work together and the end results were very rewarding. As Jason mentioned in his opening talk, no matter what the task is, if it is a team effort, the results are always the success of the team. Congratulations Cheeky Food on such a wonderful concept!"

Wyeth - Katie Bonham – Specialist Representative – 18pax “It was all fantastic.  It is really well set up, the Chef's are great and the venue is lovely.  My phone has not stopped calling this morning with everyone saying how much fun they had.  Thank you.”

Faulkner Media Management - Emma Stonham – PA – 15pax “We had team had an absolutely fantastic time and couldn't of asked for a better day! The chefs, Jason & Greg were excellent, such great personalities and brilliant at what they do. Sharon also made it very easy to organise the whole event and everything was taken care of just perfectly. I can't speak highly enough of the team at Cheeky Food Group and will definitely be recommending them.”

Javelin Australia - Jacqui Wisemantel - Account Director – 13pax   “Fantastic! Great venue, Great chefs - thanks Jason & Hamish! Great organisation - thanks Janelle. Our team have participated in many activities over the years and this was definitely one of the best including entering with drinks and the happy faces of Jason & Janelle.”

Astra Zeneca - Rebecca Ho – PA – 7pax “It was exactly what our team needed. No pressure to perform unlike other team building activities, just lots of fun.”

Sanofi-Aventis - Theresa Soiland –– Marketing Assistant “I have used Cheeky several times and it is always a great experience.  The feedback I received was fantastic even from some people who had done it before.”

Bendigo Adelaide Bank - Melissa Mallinson - Manager Client Service – 31pax The event was a huge success with the team, it was very well organised and a lot of fun. The team have not stopped talking about it.”

PricewaterhouseCoopers - Peter Zorbas – Senior Manager “The event was terrific and we highly recommend it to any company. Not only did we bond as a team, we also had a lot of fun! The team at Cheeky Food Group are passionate in making a team of people have a fantastic event.”

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Conferences

Boston Consulting Group - Benita Richards - Learning and Development Coordinator – 160pax – Magenta Shores "If you would like to end your conference on an upbeat note then this is the perfect event. Everyone attended and all agreed this was one of the best events we have held"

Amadeus - Mary Ridout – 50pax “The result was outstanding! CFG were highly professional and flexible.  This has been our most enjoyable and worthwhile team-building event ever, and we will certainly be recommending Cheeky Food to others.”

Hudson Global Resources John Sturdy, Director of Government, Education and Public Health Sector –VIC/TAS – 16pax “Based on feedback, the event delivered a superior team experience that aligned with the overall conference objectives. With a sense of light team competition it called on coordination, communication, trust, commitment, reliance on others, planning, project management, knowledge of the rules of engagement, training and an understanding of the overall objectives. I was god smacked to say the least, what an outcome, and amateur cooks producing a feast anyone could be proud of. Having been to a number of conferences and support events over the years this was the best by far.”

Toyota Financial Services - Celina Chaffer, Senior Manager, Human Resources – 20pax "Leona tied in our conference theme for our senior managers very effectively and without over doing it. People got to know a different side to one another and it was a great level playing field with positive feedback from all participants. Our MD's PA said that everyone was just buzzing and the mood in the GM's meeting the next morning had been the most jovial she'd ever seen!"

Hudson Global Resources - Sarah Millar, Sales Coordinator – 25pax “Fantastic, absolutely exceeded expectations. I can't thank the Cheeky group enough - you have made me a local hero for booking you as part of our conference. I have received brilliant feedback from the whole team”

Volvo Commercial Vehicles Australia - Anne Coffey - Office of Peter Hertinge, President & CEO – 70pax – holiday Inn Surfers Paradise "I never thought a team building activity could provide the conference entertainment plus a sensational meal! Especially for a mostly male group. Thank you Cheeky - it was such a hit!"

Ella Baché - Jennifer Fox – 55pax “Everyone absolutely loved the event and it launched us into a fantastic and productive week’s conference.  It helped new people ‘fit in’ very quickly, and in a very personal way.”

Indigo Pacific – Susanne Pringle – 35pax “Thanks for putting on THE most successful team building activity we ever participated in. After a very long round of conference presentations, I thought they would all want to sleep. But your brilliant efforts had everyone motivated and it’s certainly built closer teams in our company.”

The Marketing Department Group – Mark Burton & Phil Russell – 20pax “The entire team had a fantastic night and ALL of them raved that Cheeky was the highlight of the conference.  The whole team got a real sense of being a ‘team’.”

Showcase Events (Optus Sales event) - Deborah Shorten –Raffertys Resort - 40pax  "A fun, interactive way to introduce a new team to each other. Definitely broke the ice & the evening was a fantastic success. Gorgeous food, great chefs, entertaining and a very novel concept."

Lion Nathan - Bill Taylor - Chief Brewer – 42pax "Relaxed, fun and we leveraged the team experience throughout the conference to discuss our style of working. Your team's enthusiasm to make everyone feel special and your laid back 'control' was very effective. Keep up the excellent work!"

BOS International - Ingrid Crawford – Manager Business Support – 150pp Hayman Island “Everyone had an absolute ball - a few groans when they were first told they would be cooking their own dinner, but within 10mins they were all bopping away to the music and totally into it! A fantastic team building activity - lots of laughs and great memories / photo's for our monthly newsletter!”

Bullivants - Natalie Stankoski - Executive Assistant – 32pax - Crowne Plaza Pelican Waters “I thought it was absolutely fantastic. I was really surprised at how much the guys enjoyed it as we come from a real blokey industry. I would definitely recommend this to anyone.”

Walt Disney- Coralie McMaster - NSW Field Manager – 25pax “Our biggest thanks to Leona and team for such a fantastic night last Thursday!  I spied a few unhappy faces at first when they realised they would be cooking their own meal, (thinking they'd escaped the everyday drudgery of cooking for a few days!) however, once they got started, there was no stopping them!!  One of the younger males had never ventured further than tipping Cocoa Pops into a bowl and was so proud of himself, he still had his hat on the next day!  Leona tied our Christmas Release plans and goals into the session in the most fun way possible...THANKS AGAIN TO ALL INVOLVED!!!!”

Beckman Coulter - Geoff Burge – MD  “It was VERY motivating, professionally run, great for team work and we learnt a lot about cooking and each other. You also linked our corporate values into the event really well. In fact I has quite few staff ask me if you'd been briefed!  I also received a wad of congratulations and thank you emails the next day.  Overall I wanted to create something memorable, and I know you nailed it.”

Telstra Enterprise and Government - Lee Carsley – Human Resources  “This group were leadership potentials for Telstra Enterprise & Government ($6bn a year business, 6,000 employees, converged and unified coms provider to over 20 of Australia and Asia' blue chip organisations).   The event took place after a learning session on distributed leadership and the work you did with them really cemented the concepts of shared understanding, working to our strengths, and teamwork under pressure and in uncertain conditions (many of them hadn't held a knife except to eat for years!) Thank you for providing a 'fun' highlight to a fairly intensive leadership program.  I have recommended you into other parts of our business for strategic off sites. "

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Christmas Parties

D & D Group - Justin Francis - 200pax “An issue for our Christmas events is bringing together our entire company of 200 people, with departments that don’t normally socialise. We chose a Cheeky event and the management team were thrilled with the results, as the objective of delivering a team building event was easily met (without anyone even being aware of it) and people who normally never talk, got to meet, relax and have fun together. Effortless to organise too, especially as I was overseas!”

Institute of Executive Coaching - Mandy Geddes - 12pax “It was a great night – lots of fun, different and fabulous for integrating everyone.  People really got into it and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.  It was definitely a Christmas party with a difference!  A fantastic night out for our company”.

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Corporate Entertainment

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts - Cathy Favaloro, Regional Director of Sales, Aust and NZ – 20pax “The Team at Cheeky get everything right. The concept is great fun and they have fine tuned the night to ensure the food is excellent and the interaction with your clients is easy and positive.”

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Professional Conference Organisers

Front Row Events - Kim Lawler - Event Manager – 25pax “Absolutely brilliant.  Our clients loved the event and got a lot more out of it than what they initially thought. They really surprised themselves with what they achieved and I received emails today saying they are still raving about it."

Showcase Events (Optus Sales event) - Deborah Shorten –Raffertys Resort - 40pax "A fun, interactive way to introduce a new team to each other. Definitely broke the ice & the evening was a fantastic success. Gorgeous food, great chefs, entertaining and a very novel concept."

Front Row Events – Chelsea Spindler – Director – 80pax “I thought your cooking activity was just FANTASTIC and was impressed that you managed to get all 80 people so involved in the activity, particularly a group of mainly men, who were looking a bit dubious during the briefing! I would definitely recommend Cheeky again to other conference clients. Thanks again, hope you have a great Xmas and look forward to doing the activity again in 2007.”

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Food & Beverage Companies

Coca Cola - Merle Tommy - Retail Marketing Manager - 5pax "The team are still raving about the day! Cheeky delivered a service that complimented our theme and objectives perfectly. Very professional and definitely entertaining!"

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Specialist Events

Lion Nathan Australia - Lisa Ross - Marketing Assistant – 42pax “Cheeky understood and delivered on our brief perfectly - our objective was to educate and reinforce Needscope in a fun and engaging way - an outcome that was met over and above.  The second objective was to get to know newer team members better and to just enjoy an occasion as one department - feedback from the team was that everyone had a great night and certainly bonded in a new and different way.”

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Our Fabulous Chefs

Mango Communications – Georgia Sweetapple - Group Account Director – 21pax “Evelyn &Jason were just lovely & very motivating. They really made the day a lot of fun & made everyone feel very proud of what they had achieved.”

Linksys, Cisco – Stacey Souvannalay – Marketing Specialist – 20pax “Feedback was so positive re. chefs, they motivated and educated, executed with patience and good laughs!”

Commonwealth Bank of Australia – Allison Conley - Manager Operations “Jason, David and Hamish made the day.”

Fuel Creative – Nicole Corrigan - Account Director -     8pax “Very personable, approachable, funny & entertaining. The entire team commented on how great our chef was - we really appreciated his enthusiam!”

Johnson & Johnson – Shuna Nokes - PMO Administrator – 24pax “They were just brilliant- oozing excitement & fun which was contagious for us all! They went a long way to making the event the success that it was.”

KKR Australia Pty Ltd – Christine Sindel - Office Manager – 9pax “We probably put Jason on the back foot to start with as we were very quiet/ a tough bunch in the beginning; but he came through with the goods!!”

Faulkner Media Management – Emma Stonham - Personal Assistant – 15pax “I can't speak highly enough of both Jason and Greg, such great personalities and they were absolutely wonderful on the day!”

Faulkner Media Management – Chris Graham - General Manager – 15pax “Greg and Jason definitely added character to the event - they were both knowledgeable and made everyone feel comfortable.”

Javelin Australia – Jacqui Wisemantel - Account Director – 13pax “I really think Jason & Hamish made the day. They read our team well, had a bit of humour and guided us really well through the whole cooking experience.”

AMP Capital Investors – Pip Clements - Executive Assistant – 29pax “They made the night - I am so glad we had Richard, Davide and NJ - they really got everyone pumped.”

Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton – Andrea Young - PA to Sales & Marketing Director -39pax   “Davide and the team were a fantastic buch - it seemed that we had known them for ever and it was sad to say goodbye at the end of the evening.”

Canon Australia - Leanne Jackman – PA – 7pax “Simon was a great chef.  Nina and Simon were both very accommodating.”

ING Real Estate – Julia Olivares – Marketing and Comms Manager – 12pax “We have nothing but praise for Diana and Simon who had just the right balance of professionalism, enthusiasm, and fun.”

Commonwealth Bank of Australia  - Linda Curran - Supplier Delivery Specialist -  “Jason was great and ensured we all had fun.  But Dave was fantastic he really made our time with Cheeky Food an absolute delight.”

Javelin Australia – Jacqui Wisemantel - Account Director – 13pax   Fantastic! Great venue, Great chefs - thanks Jason & Hamish! Great organisation - thanks Janelle.

AMP Capital Investors – Pip Clements - Executive Assistant “The Chefs were top class - fun and cheeky and everyone from Global Heads to PA's just loved it!  I can not rave more about it.”

Warren Saunders Insurance Brokers – David Gamble – Director Finance & Administration – 31pax  “The whole evening was enjoyable and loads of fun. Some staff were a little apprehensive at the thought of cooking but Greg and the team soon put that to rest and showed how cooking can be fun and rewarding.”

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Making it easy for you

Australian Radio Network - Carlan Heffernan - Agency Sales Coordinator -  “Thank you for the fantastic night last night! This morning, the team couldn't stop talking about it!  I'd also like to thank you both for making the night so easy to organise. I really enjoyed working with you both and hope to again in the future.”

Zurich Financial Services – Katrina Cartwright - Executive Assistant – 11pax “I didn't have to do anything, which was great.”

Fuel Creative – Nicole Corrigan - Account Director – 8pax “The entire team was more than helpful - it meant that I hardly had to lift a finger. “

Challenger Financial Services Group – Naomi Lovett - Personal Assistant -  “Sharon was great! I made it difficult for her changing the dates around but she was very accommodating!”

Johnson & Johnson – Shuna Nokes - PMO Administrator – 24pax “Everyone at Cheeky were a pleasure to work with - quick to come back to you and provided plenty of details.  Organising was a breeze this end!”

Machinery Automation & Robotics – Carolyn Campbell - Marketing / IT “Thanks Sharon for making this such an easy event to coordinate.”

Lion Nathan Australia – Lisa Ross - Marketing Assistant – 42pax “Sharon, Christina and Leona were all very accommodating, flexible (and understanding)”

Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd – Kerrie Price - Legal Executive Asst – 9pax   “Suzanne was great and I felt like I didn't even do any organising.  Jason was great on the day and took charge so that I could enjoy the day as well.”

Energy Australia – Karen Ogilvie - PA to GM Finance & GM Commercial – 47pax “Janelle was great, very friendly and easy to deal with very professional.”

Javelin Australia – Jacqui Wisemantel - Account Director – 13pax “Janelle was excellent - very easy to organise, prompt and clear information and fantastic follow up.”

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