Testimonials

“Wendy has been a fantastic Culley’s advocate with her fantastic support and advice since we began Culley’s in 2012“

Wendy’s encouragement and experience in the early years really helped our growth and understanding both local and offshore markets.

The support getting us to our first Auckland Food Show and helping us sign up our first retail customers all who we still partner with was incredible!

It has been amazing to have Wendy’s 17 years’ experience and such in depth knowledge of the F&B sector to partner with over the years. I highly recommend Wendy at Kismet Marketing for any business either starting out or in its maturity, Wendy will offer you an incredible wealth of information and support.

Over the last 10 years not only have we worked together on many large projects @Culley’s both here in New Zealand and in many offshore markets. We have partnered together with NZTE in Trade Fairs in Singapore to show the World a Kiwi Hot Sauce company and our capabilites.

Wendy has become a great friend over the years. It is important to me and I am sure many other Directors, it is about becoming integrated into a business to know it implicitly and to get to know all its staff and operation.

Wendy has that ability and I highly recommend Kismet Marketing.

Chris Cullen - Culley’s

“Wendy has always been a huge support for me - encouraging and enabling business prospects throughout the years”

I have known Wendy since the launch of Genevieve’s in 2012.

Highlights of working with her include exhibiting at the Food & Hotel Asia Expo in Singapore and introducing me to the Foodbowl at a time when I urgently needed to launch a supermarket branded range of products. She literally saved the launch deadline.

I have no hesitation in recommending a woman who without a doubt is the “fairy god mother”, of my brand.

Genevieve Knights - Genevieve’s

“Wendy sparked the fire in me, and gave me the verification I needed to push on with my dreams of creating my own Craft Foods range”

I have known Wendy for over 6 years. When I first met Wendy I was just in the first stages of developing my first range of sauces for which I introduced to her and her team at ATEED. Wendy was blown away by my sauces and loved my back story.

Today I have 13 sauces in my range, we are residents of the Matakana Village Farmers Markets and have been for the last 4 and a half years, we have launched a gift box wing of our company under our A TASTE OF MATAKANA gift series.

Wendy is passionate, Wendy is dedicated, and Wendy is a great connector of people and resources. She has a fire that burns bright and she has put in so much time and energy into developing and evolving the NZ Food story.

Wendy is at the forefront of the ongoing development of this brand as we tell our culinary story to international consumers as the world opens up again for travel and trade.

As a primary exporting nation it is important in my view that our Food and Beverage story is interwoven and interconnected. Wendy is very well connected within these sectors and her vision and passion need to be fuelled so we can pass on the baton of this evolution to future generations.

Wendy is the perfect leader of such innovation. Her knowledge and abilities need to be fuelled so New Zealand does not get left behind.

I believe in Wendy and am grateful I can lean on, and springboard ideas off her.     

I offer my full support for her future endeavours within the NZ Food Story through Kismet Marketing which seeks to develop projects in the sector around food hub innovation and similar initiatives, supporting businesses on their pathway toward growth and enablement.

James Lissiman - JIMMYS Craft Foods

“Wendy is one of the most talented and influential sector specialists I have had the privilege of working with globally”

Her knowledge of the NZ culinary sector coupled with a breadth of relationships in all facets of the industry allows her to creating lasting impact with the projects she touches.

Wendy crafted the “From the Ground Up” project, which has been funded by MPI and AU, as well as other sector partners to look at innovative ways to develop the seafood and agricultural sectors in the region. This body of work will continue to inspire change in the coming years in areas such as value-add and food waste.

I look forward to continuing to work with Wendy to develop the NZ culinary space!

Eric Pateman, MBA, FRCGSEric Pateman, MBA, FRCGS

CXO - Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Global Ambassador of Cuisine, Chef, MBA Finance, Speaker, Author - BRIDGING CULTURES & BUILDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH FOOD CXO - Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Global Ambassador of Cuisine, Chef, MBA Finance, Speaker, Author - BRIDGING CULTURES & BUILDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH FOOD August 7, 2022