What is Fundi?
We are a husband and wife consultancy service for game reserves, hunting lodges and guesthouses, devised to help you improve your food service and kitchen efficiency. Southern Africa is renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and an abundance of stunning game reserves. Fundi helps your establishment stand out from the herd by emphasizing hyper-local produce and great techniques. We tailor our approach to suit the unique preferences of your clients, ensuring an authentic and memorable experience that truly reflects the richness of the region.
With over 30 years of hospitality and culinary experience, we offer solutions, strategies and systems that combine a common sense approach derived from Japanese engineering efficiency (Kaizen) within the humanistic philosophy of Ubuntu. We deliver lasting change and real-world results for your establishment. A well run and successful kitchen is not about egos, but about working together harmoniously.
Our services
Fundi offers a range of specialised services tailored to meet the unique needs of game reserves and hunting lodges. Our approach is focused on understanding and responding to your requirements, providing effective and practical solutions for exceptional guest experiences.
We've successfully owned and managed a fine dining restaurant and guest farm for many years. Our team leader, Carla, has extensive experience as a catering manager for private schools and has worked in prestigious game reserves both in South Africa and internationally. Fluent in German, she offers invaluable insights into the European tourist market. This rich background, combined with solid training from the South African College of Tourism, enables us to collaborate with you to transform your catering operation into a financial success and a workplace built on mutual respect.
Fundi is a 4 part system:
1. Menu design & development
We craft unique and localised menus that delight your guests and complement your establishment's unique atmosphere.
2. Staff training & empowerment
Developing highly skilled and motivated teams rooted in excellence and collaboration is what we do best.
3. Cost control: better profit
Implementing principles to optimise kitchen workflows, reduce waste, and improve productivity; saves you money.
4. Better guest experience
Guest satisfaction is at the very core of what we are about. Stop chasing trends and allow us to help create your own.
About Fundi
Fundi began with a simple idea fuelled by a deep passion for culinary excellence and sustainable practices. With significant depth of experience in hospitality and restaurant ownership we are able to offer realistic and achievable food and beverage programmes for a wide variety of establishments. As a consultancy, we pride ourselves on personal attention and dedication to every detail. Our approach is rooted in quality and integrity, ensuring that everything we do reflects our commitment to excellence and authentic African hospitality.
Proven Results
1. We implemented a new 4-day menu cycle, including gluten-free, vegetarian, and children's options, along with a recipe handbook and 6 days of chef training.
Aidan Ross, Sable Ridge Group (Pty) Ltd., praised our "tremendously impactful" input.
2. We devised and taught a ten day menu for International hunters featuring the species of venison to be hunted.
"Thank you for your guidance and believing in me. You ignited a fire inside of me that I thought was no longer warm and I’m grateful to you for it.”
Denver Taai, Head Chef, Addo Hunting Safaris
How to begin your journey with Fundi
After an initial email assessment, each project really begins with a site visit, as every business is unique, to assess the current state of operations, identify bottle necks and problem areas. We need to get a feel for the personality of the place and the people who work there, so that the solutions and systems are a tailored fit for your business. Fundi can then design rates and packages to suit you. We specialise in independently run guest houses and game lodges.
If this sounds like something that your business would benefit from, please get in touch, using the contact form below.
We would be delighted to hear from you.
Introductory Promotion
This workshop teaches recipes that are:
- Well presented with a variety of flavours: so that your ranger will be proud!
- Nutritious, delicious and cutlery free
- Recipes cover both sweet and savoury elements
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Location
Based in the Eastern Cape, we are well positioned to cover the whole province and the entirety of Southern Africa.