Hey! Food is Ready
University of Hertfordshire
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Y E Leong shared thisJust last week, I was part of Hey! Food is Ready’s photoshoot for its upcoming cookbook celebrating dishes from across the globe — each one carrying a story, a memory, a person behind it. What struck me most wasn’t just the amazing spread of world food (though it was incredible). It was how quickly the room opened up. People who had just met were swapping experiences and memories over food, laughing over banters, asking questions they’d never think to ask in a business meeting. That’s exactly why I think what Hey! Food is Ready is doing matters beyond “team bonding.” We throw around phrase like “inclusive culture”, “DEI belonging” in the workplace, but we rarely create the conditions for them to actually happen. Food does that. It disarms. It equalises. It says: your story belongs here. I’ve seen it firsthand, when you build connection around something as universal and personal as a meal, the walls come down in a way no icebreaker ever could. If you’re planning an office event and want to do more than fill a room — this is worth exploring.Y E Leong shared thisWe often talk about "bringing your whole self to work," but we forget that the "whole self" includes the heritage, the memories, and the flavours that made us who we are today. To me, diversity isn't a metric to be managed. It isn't a box to tick on a spreadsheet. It is the collective magic of everyone’s culture being represented. It is the steam rising off a bowl of Jollof rice, the intricate technique in a handmade dumpling, or the comforting smell of a traditional Sunday roast. When we share a meal, we are doing something radical: we are making space for everyone. We are building psychological safety. It is remarkably hard to maintain an "us vs. them" mentality when you are bonded over a dish that is undeniably delicious. In that moment, there is no "other." There is only "us" sharing a table. At Hey! Food is Ready, we believe the kitchen is the heartbeat of the office. We help teams move past the polite small talk and toward a deeper, more authentic connection through global, community-driven food. Here is how we are helping every culture find a seat at the table: 🍙 World Food Pop ups: We partner with 125+ incredible chefs to bring over 60 different cuisines directly to your workspace. From the familiar to the brand new, we celebrate the global landscape of your team. 🧡 Storytelling Through Food: We don’t just drop off boxes. We introduce your team to the humans and the heritages behind every menu, turning a lunch break into a moment of true connection. 🍽️ A Seat for Everyone: Real inclusion means no one is left hungry. Whether it is a dietary need or a cultural preference, we ensure everyone has a place and a plate at our table. Let’s stop "networking" for twenty minutes and just share a meal together. Because a team that eats together, grows together. ✨ Ready to spice up your next office event? Let’s get the conversation and the food started. Bring us to your next office event! (Below is a selection of the dishes our chefs made: how many can you recognise?)
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Y E Leong shared thisSharing this for my Singapore network—especially those in senior leadership roles focused on team performance and organisational excellence. Kepner-Tregoe is bringing its Building High-Performing Teams & Culture workshop to Singapore on 27 March. KT has been the go-to for Fortune 500s for over 60 years (think IBM, Siemens, Cisco), so this isn't just theory—it's tested and proven methodology. Worth exploring if you're driving transformation in your organisation and looking for fresh frameworks that actually work. PM if you'd like to be on the invite list to receive complimentary tickets to attend.Y E Leong shared this🚀 Building High-Performing Teams & Culture — Coming to Singapore for the First Time 🇸🇬 For over six decades, Kepner-Tregoe has been the trusted partner to Fortune 500 companies and leaders across different industries globally, delivering proven methodologies in critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making. Now, we're bringing our acclaimed Building High-Performing Team & Culture event to Singapore for the very first time! Unlock the Blueprint for Team & Organisational Excellence 🗓️ Date: 27 March 2026 🕒 Time: 09:00 – 12:00 📍 Venue: Major hotel in Singapore (TBC) Join us for an exclusive leadership session where we share KT’s structured, practical approach to building high-performing teams and a data-driven organisational culture —critical in today's Big Data and AI environment In this session, you’ll gain insights into how to: ✅ Enhance collaboration for seamless teamwork ✅ Navigate uncertainty with confidence ✅ Apply analytical, data-focused, and insight-driven thinking to people and performance challenges Who Should Attend? Senior management and leaders from high-value, high-impact industries who are driving transformation and sustainable results within their organisations. Why Attend? ➤ Gain firsthand exposure to KT’s proven methodologies trusted by global organisations ➤ Exchange perspectives on shared leadership and organisational challenges, and learn transferable best practices across industries Trusted by Industry Leaders Petronas | Rotary | Neste | Cisco | Corning Shanghai | GKN Fokker | HCL | Honda | IBM | Novartis | Siemens | Tokyo Electron (TEL) | Yanfeng | and many more Seize this opportunity to elevate your team’s performance and foster a culture of excellence 📈 👇🏻Register now to secure your seat — spaces are limited! 🗓️ Registration deadline: 20 March 2026
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Y E Leong shared this'Tis the season to bring joy to your workplace with delicious food!Y E Leong shared thisHappy December ✨ We’re now taking last-minute orders for your office or holiday family catering! Whether you’re craving British traditional Christmas favourites or cuisines from all around the world, we’ve got options to suit every taste. 🎁🍽️ Let Hey! Food is Ready handle the cooking while you enjoy the festivities. Limited spots available, place your order today!
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Y E Leong reposted thisY E Leong reposted thisHow Strong Are Your Critical Thinking Skills? In high-stakes industries like manufacturing, oil & gas, finance, IT, etc, decisive problem-solving isn’t just a skill—it’s a competitive advantage. Are you making the best decisions under pressure? Do you have a structured approach to solving complex problems? Take our free quiz now, test your skills in Situation Appraisal, Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, and Potential Problem and Opportunity Analysis, and see how you compare to the industry benchmark! Additionally, upon completion, you’ll also receive: ✅ A personalised report with insights into your strengths ✅ Actionable recommendations to sharpen your decision-making skills ✅ A glimpse into the scope of the Kepner-Tregoe proven approach, used by top-performing teams worldwide Click here to start now! #CriticalThinking #ProblemSolving #DecisionMaking #Leadership #ContinuousImprovement #OperationalExcellence #KepnerTregoeSEA
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Y E Leong shared thisIncredibly proud of the milestone Yuru Guo & team at Hey! Food is Ready have achieved in fostering an inclusive and impactful food community. Excited to see even more independent chefs and culinary talents joining the platform, enriching an already diverse and vibrant offering of global cuisines. The journey of connecting cultures through food just keeps getting more inspiring! #FoodForChange #RefugeeEntrepreneurs #HeyFoodIsReady #MissionKitchen #CulinaryInnovation #ImpactBusinessY E Leong shared thisLast Saturday was truly special! Thanks to an invitation from Ely Ahamed at TERN - The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network - we had the honour of attending the Food Power Tasting Programme showcase at Mission Kitchen. Seventeen incredible refugee founders, fresh from completing their programme, shared their food startups and celebrated their rich culinary traditions with us. We were blown away by the amazing dishes from all over the world—Ukrainian cheese pancakes, Ethiopian injera, Tajik pastries, Syrian burgers, and so much more. TERN’s mission is to empower refugees by helping them turn their ideas into reality, and we feel so lucky to be part of this journey. We can’t wait to welcome some of these talented food entrepreneurs into Hey! Food is Ready community and give them a platform to showcase their incredible creations at our upcoming corporate events. For us, food is more than just a meal—it’s a story, a connection, and a way to make a real impact. This event was a beautiful reminder of that.
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Y E Leong shared thisHeartfelt appreciation for the endorsement from Pure Communications GroupY E Leong shared thisOn Our Radar: Hey! Food is Ready 🍽️ We love discovering innovative platforms that drive diversity, equity, and inclusion while making a real impact—especially when food is involved! Hey! Food is Ready is a corporate catering marketplace that connects certified chefs from diverse cultural backgrounds with companies seeking authentic, global cuisines for their events. This platform doesn’t just bring amazing food to the table; it empowers chefs, celebrates culture, and fosters inclusivity in the workplace. A win-win for companies and culinary talent alike! Let’s talk about how we can integrate their service into your next corporate event. #DEI #CulinaryDiversity #CorporateCatering
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Y E Leong shared thisLondon event organisers & facilities managers! Want to elevate your events with authentic world cuisine crafted by experts? Join us for an exclusive evening of food sampling, rich stories, and culinary inspiration. Taste the difference—meet the chefs behind the flavors! #LondonEvents #EventCateringSolutions #foodtastingY E Leong shared thisWe are excited to be hosting Hey! Food is Ready at The Trampery Venues, Old Street on 3rd February for their London Food Tasting Event. A little bit about them and what they do: Hey! Food is Ready is the UK’s first corporate catering marketplace for authentic world cuisines—prepared by independent chefs from the cultures they represent, ensuring every dish tells its own unique story. The event aims to promote workplace diversity through food, celebrate culinary traditions from minority ethnic groups, and support local chefs. Alongside diverse cuisines, you'll gain valuable insights into event management and have the chance to network with professionals from various industries. The event also features meaningful discussions on enhancing corporate EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) through food. So if this sounds like a bit of you, secure your spot in the link below.
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Y E Leong reposted thisY E Leong reposted this🥳 Calling all London-based Event Managers, Facilities Managers, EDI Leads, and EA/PAs! We’re excited to invite you to our Food Tasting Event on 3rd February at The Trampery | Certified B Corp, Old Street. This is a fantastic opportunity to: 🍴 Sample global flavours such as Malaysian Satay Chicken, Brazilian Chicken Croquettes, and Syrian Baba Ganoush—all prepared by our talented independent chefs. 💡 Gain valuable insights into event management and explore how to enhance corporate EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) through food. 🤝 Network with professionals from various industries and build meaningful connections. Hey! Food is Ready is the UK’s first corporate catering marketplace for authentic world cuisines—prepared by independent chefs from the cultures they represent. Every dish tells a unique story. We cater for: 🍱 Buffet lunches 🧁 Weekly meetings 🌮 Networking events 🥳 Team celebrations ✨ Private parties and celebrations We empower refugees, immigrants, stay-at-home parents, retirees, and passionate cooks to share their native cuisine, culture, and stories with a wider community—all while generating meaningful income. We can’t wait to meet you and share a taste of what we do! Link to the event: https://lu.ma/pvlmw3sn
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Y E Leong shared thisWhat a great start to the year with positive news and recognition. Well done, Yuru Guo 👍Y E Leong shared this🎉 We’ve been awarded Best Multi-Cuisine Event Catering Marketplace 2024 – England by SME News as part of their prestigious SME Business Elite Awards! 🏆 https://lnkd.in/eJW4s5YE The SME Business Elite Awards celebrate the amazing work of small businesses across the UK, and it’s such an honour to be recognised alongside so many talented companies. This wouldn’t have been possible without our incredible team and the support of our amazing clients and chefs. You’ve helped us make multi-cuisine event catering what it is today—thank you for being part of our journey! 🌍🍴 Here’s to bringing more deliciousness and unforgettable experiences to life in 2025 and beyond! 💪Hey! Food is Ready (2024 Winner: Business Elite Awards) - SME NewsHey! Food is Ready (2024 Winner: Business Elite Awards) - SME News
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This is a great point, and the science backs it up. Although there's an important distinction worth drawing here between signals of genuine misalignment and signals of discomfort from growth. Anxiety before a high-stakes presentation or a difficult conversation often is the nervous system responding to novelty and perceived threat, which is a normal part of stretching beyond your current capability.
If we uncritically treat every stress response as a red flag about the environment, situation, or decision, and choose avoidance over confrontation by taking the ‘listening to your body’ route, we can inadvertently reinforce the comfort zone under the guise of self-awareness and miss out on a growth opportunity.
The more useful question to sit with might be: is this discomfort pointing to something fundamentally wrong, or is it the friction of becoming? That distinction requires exactly the kind of integration the article describes, bodily signals AND cognitive reasoning, and not one overriding the other. The body raises the flag; the mind has to analyse it.
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WeChat certainly is not just a messaging app for the Chinese consumers, it has transcended its origins as a messaging platform to become the digital infrastructure of daily life in China. For international B2C businesses eyeing the Chinese market, WeChat integration is no longer optional, it’s fundamental to any credible go-to-market strategy.
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Y E Leong liked thisY E Leong liked thisEvery single day someone asks me how to get started with AI. So I’m hosting a free 1 hour “AI lunch & learn” session on Friday 12-1pm UK time. I’ll show you how to : - use tools like Replit and Lovable to build prototypes and websites - how agentic tools like Claude Code and Codex work - how to automate workflows with agents Completetly free. Don’t miss out. Hundreds of hours of learnings compressed into 1 hour. Leave note in the comments and I’ll share the calendar invite
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Y E Leong liked thisY E Leong liked thisHey! Food is Ready promotes and celebrates diversity and inclusion through food by showcasing food cultures from minority ethnic groups across the United Kingdom. Their online marketplace enables ethnically diverse chefs, cooks, and food vendors to share culturally-inspired recipes and native cuisines with the wider British community. 🙌 Their cooks provide alternatives to mainstream cuisines for corporate events, private parties, and workplace meals. Refugees, immigrants, stay-at-home parents, retirees, and anyone who loves cooking can use their platform to earn a meaningful income. ❤️ Hey! Food is Ready sets up a commercial kitchen for those who do not have access to facilities. They encourage chefs to source ingredients locally, minimize food waste, and use reusable or compostable food packaging. 🌎️ Hey! Food is Ready is a member of Social Enterprise UK.😊 Hey! Food is Ready London, England, United Kingdom https://lnkd.in/ee2thSDJ
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Y E Leong liked thisY E Leong liked this𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲! Back in the early 2000s, Motorola wasn’t just a brand. It was the global benchmark for operational excellence. Motorola didn’t just use Six Sigma. They invented it. By the early 2000s, they had: ✅ Thousands of certified Black Belts ✅ World-class process discipline ✅ Industry-leading quality systems And they dominated. 💲 The RAZR was everywhere. 💲 Revenue peaked at $40B+. 💲 They were the benchmark. Then the market shifted. ➖ Software ate hardware. ➖ Ecosystems beat devices. ➖ Speed beat perfection. Motorola didn’t collapse overnight. It got dismantled. ⚠️ Split into pieces ⚠️ Sold off ⚠️ Reduced to a shadow of its former self Motorola's army of Black Belts didn’t save the company. Here’s the truth most don’t want to hear: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟲 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. Innovation creates the future. Six Sigma polishes the past. 👉 Six Sigma doesn’t teach you how to innovate 👉 It doesn’t teach you where growth comes from 👉 It doesn’t teach you how to discover new value 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯 warned: “𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙.” Read that again. Motorola didn’t fail because they were bad. They failed because they were too good at the wrong thing. Six Sigma. Black Belts. Certifications. None of it creates growth. They are designed to: ✔ Reduce variation ✔ Improve efficiency ✔ Optimise existing systems That’s execution. Not Innovation. 💡 Innovation doesn’t start with processes. It starts with: ✅ Discovery ✅ Experimentation ✅ New value creation If your organisation is full of Black Belt consultants but starving for growth...You don’t have a capability problem. You have an innovation leadership problem. If you’re serious about building real innovation capability, not just process theatre: Join the 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 (ILM) workshop. 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟯–𝟭𝟰 in 𝗞𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗟𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘂𝗿. 👉 Learn how to identify what to innovate 👉 Build discovery and experimentation into your leadership DNA 👉 Turn ideas into scalable outcomes Stop optimising yesterday. Start building tomorrow.
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Y E Leong liked thisY E Leong liked thisFoodie Club by Foodie Media and Santan co-organized Raya Open House at RedQ. Thanks to Santan for hosting us, showcasing many delicacies that we used to get to enjoy while on air 38,000 feet and letting us trying some of the new menu that we would get to have on air or take home. Amazing to see Catherine Goh and her team in bright green Santan t-shirt were there to provide best hospitality for members of Foodie Club and Santan. They were on hand to get feedback from everyone there on the food, to really enhance on the food. I always look forward to my Air Asia flight, where I get to eat the delicious food on air. Catherine and I had amazing chat as well, and really respect her dedication, passion and working tirelessly to get Santan to every home in the region and world. Great alignment of core values, and she is very humble and grounded, despite her celebrity status. Thanks Catherine for spending 4 hours of your precious Saturday evening with all of us! She entertains requests from many of the audience who want photo or chat with her too. Thanks to both Foodie and Santan team, as well as Foodie and Santan followers for bracing Raya Open House traffic. Many of us drove 1.5 to 2 hours to get to RedQ. Looking forward towards more collabs between Foodie Club and Santan, and greater synergy between Foodie Media Berhad, Air Asia and Capital A group.
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Y E Leong liked thisY E Leong liked thisWe got to do something really special recently… hosting a bao making workshop for the lovely people at Fora with Chef YE! 🤍 Together we rolled, folded and steamed our way through some seriously delicious flavours 🥟✨ 🌿 Curry Vegetable 🍄 Mushroom & Chicken 🫘 Red Bean Paste 🍮 Custard But honestly? The highlight had to be when everyone let their creative side loose. The little piggy buns 🐷and smiley face 😊 buns that came out of that kitchen were almost too cute to eat. There is something about making food with your hands, surrounded by good people, that just feels like magic. This is exactly why we do what we do. Food has this incredible way of bringing people together and moments like these remind us of that every single time 💛 Thank you Fora for having us, we absolutely loved every moment with you all!
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Y E Leong liked thisY E Leong liked this300 + guests. One epic indoor picnic. 🧺✨ We officially kicked off picnic season yesterday by transforming a corporate office into a summer escape. Proof that you don't need blue skies to have a world-class catering experience just the right team. Ready to level up your next office pop-up or event? Let’s chat.
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