2025 Grant Recipients
Auckland & Waterfront Theatres, $5,000, Training - Deaf & Disabled Patrons
Bed and Breakfast Association New Zealand, $1,000, Online Training Workshops
BGI, $2,250, Expanding Hospitality Skills Training
Culinary Art Development, $10,000, National Secondary Schools Culinary Challenge & NZ Culinary Journey Day
DINE Academy, $25,000, Investing in the Future of Hospitality, Tourism and Youth
EATucation & HNZ, $20,000, Innovating Hospitality Education
HNZ, $20,000, Inspiring Leaders Training
Hospitality Training Co, $7,500, Barista training in colleges and the community
International Culinary Studio, $10,000, Maori & Pasifika Training for Culinary Futures Micro Credentials
Loretta Restaurant, $15,000, A Monthly Masterclass Event Designed to Inspire & Educate Young Chefs
NZ Culinary Arts Academy Charitable Trust, $5,000, Bocuse d'Or 2025
RANZ, $15,000, Elevate Hospitality
RANZ, $20,000, Regional Compliance Training Programme
ServiceIQ, $6,500, Upskilling Hospitality Teachers
Te Awanui a Rua Trust, $3,000, Building Opportunities Through Education for Rural Women
Project Employ, $5,417, Building Stronger Communities Through Inclusive Hospitality Training
2024 Grant Recipients
Bed and Breakfast Association New Zealand, $5,000, 2024 Association Roadshow
NZ Culinary Arts Academy, $5,000, Bocuse d’Or Team New Zealand Asia Pacific Qualifications 2024
The Culinary Art Development Trust, $10,000, National Secondary Schools Culinary Challenge
Delaware North, $15,000, Project Human Capital and Hospitality Workforce Revival Strategy
Ignite Colleges, $5,000, Australasia Tapa Competition
The Falls Retreat, $10,000, Kai to Kitchen
Tōnui Maori Consultancy, $10,000, Empowering Rangatahi Māori: A Pathway to Success in Hospitality and Tourism
Young Tourism Export Council, $5,000, YoungTEC Leadership Day 2024
Wellington Culinary Events Trust, $10,000, New Zealand Hospitality Scholarship
Blue Light Ventures Inc, $10,000, Blue EDGE
HNZ, $10,000, Empowering Secondary School Students in the Hospitality Industry
NZ Chefs, $5,000, NZ Chefs Expo 2025
RANZ, $20,000, Regional Professional Development Programme
RANZ, $8,250, Hospitality Business Bootcamp
HNZ, $10,000, Ethnic Communities Skills Development
2023 Grant Recipients
DINE Academy Trust, $15,000, Pre-employment Orientation Week & Teacher PD Day
Delaware North, $15,000, Hospitality Workforce Revival Strategy - Year 2
Project Employ Ltd, $24,000, Fund Fourish Cafe for 2 trainees with intellectual disabilities or learning differences
YoungTEC, $10,000, Young TEC Leadership Day 2023
RANZ, $20,000, Professional Development National Programme
The Kitchen Collective, $6,700, Youth into Hospitality
HNZ, $10,000, Host Responsibility Training
HNZ, $10,000, Healthy Hospo Leadership Workshops
NZ Culinary Arts Academy Charitable Trust, $5,000, Bocuse dÓr Team NZ 2023/24
ServiceIQ, $6,066, Maori Tourism Cultural Camps
New Zealand Sommeliers and Wine Professionals, $2,100, Travel Scholarships
Turning Tables, $1,750, Creating Confident Coaches
Ignite Colleges, $5,000, Australasia Tapa Competition
2022 Grant Recipients
New Zealand Sommeliers and Wine Professionals, $1,700, Asia Oceania Best Sommelier Regional Competition 2022
New Zealand Sommeliers and Wine Professionals, $1,800, Asia-Oceania Bootcamp for junior sommeliers
Central Otago Branch, Hospitality New Zealand, $12,000, Roving Tutoring Chef
Culinary Arts Development Trust, $7,511, National Secondary School Culinary Competition [NSSCC] and New Zealand Culinary Journey [NZCJ]
Culinary Arts Development Trust, $4,600, National Secondary School Culinary Challenge Toolbox for Teachers
HNZ, $18,000, Te Reo Maori in Hospitality and Culinary Storytelling
HNZ, $15,000, Hospitality Human Resources Best Practice
HNZ, $20,000, Future Leaders Programme
Ignite Colleges, $4,000, Australasia Tapas Competition
RANZ, $10,000, Regional Professional Development Seminar Series’
RANZ, $4,000, Professional Development Webinar Series 2022
RANZ, $21,000, Upgrade of Audio-Visual system at Taste Training Venue
Whenua Iti Outdoors, $2,490, Manaaki Kai: Young Māori Leaders in Hospitality
Delaware North, $10,000, Hospitality Workforce Revival Strategy
2021 Grant Recipients
- Bed & Breakfast Association, $4,025, Guide to Running a Successful Bed & Breakfast
- NZChefs Association, $12,000, NZChefs Seminar Series - Food for Thought
- NZChefs Association, $6,000, NZ Hospitality Championships 2021
- Young Tourism Export Council, $10,000, Leadership Day 2021
- BYATA ~ Backpacker Youth Adventure Tourism Association, $10,000, BYATA Covid Recovery Project
- Hospitality NZ, $10,000, Knowledge Hub Compliance Training,
- Hospitality NZ, $15,000, Revenue Management Modules for Accommodation Sector
- DINE, $10,000, DINE Youth Wellington Hospitality Showcase 2021
- Hotel Chathams, $3,750, NZ Wine education on the Chatham Islands
- The Learning Lab, $7,500, The Safe Food Refresh Programme
- Ara Institute of Canterbury, $2,500, Ara Cookery & Bakery Competition
- Ara Institute of Canterbury, $6,000, Masterclasses for high school teachers
- Food Writers New Zealand, $5,000, Food Writers NZ - Professional Development Programme 2021
- RANZ, $12,500, Professional Development Roadshow 2021
- RANZ, $8,500, Implementation of podcasting software and new pod-cast library
- NZSWP, $3,000, New Zealand Wine Tasting Competition
2020 Grant Recipients
The Hospitality Training Trust has provided a $1.37 million support package for key industry associations.
The package has been shared by: Hospitality New Zealand, the Restaurant Association of New Zealand, Holiday Parks New Zealand, the Tourism Industry Aotearoa and the New Zealand Chef’s Association — with the individual grants based on membership numbers.
Training Grants
- Renard Group Limited, $15,500, Business Health Matters - The New Normal, online webinars
- DINE Academy Trust, $40,000, DINE Nurture Scholarships
- YoungTEC, $10,000, Leadership Day
- Vegetables.co.nz/Heart Foundation, $8,230, PD Seminars for Teachers
- Turning Tables $2,400, Online training videos and resources
2019 Grant Recipients
- New Zealand Culinary Arts Development Trust (CADT), $10,980, NZ Culinary Journey
- DINE Academy Trust, $20,000, DINE Graduation and Nurture Fund Scholarships
- Hospitality NZ, $2,750, Host Responsibility Training
- Hospitality NZ, $3,685, Conference Study Tour
- Hospitality NZ, $ 6,600, Nationwide Hospitality Online Training
- Ignite College, $3,000, Australasian Tapa Competition
- Lemongrass Productions, $7,000, towards training event with British Chef Marco Pierre White
- Lemongrass Productions, $3,500, towards training event with New York Chef Amanda Cohen
- Lemongrass Productions, $4,000, towards training event with Wine Expert – Nick Stock
- New Zealand School of Food and Wine, $7,500, NZ Wine Guide (2nd edition)
- Restaurant Association, $15,000, National Leadership Roadshow
- New Zealand Specialist Cheesemakers Association, $2,000, Awards for Aspiring Cheesemaker and Cheesemaker of the Year
- Turning Tables, $7,500, taking workshops to the regions
- Wholegrain Organics, $5,000, Rack Prover for production room for mentoring students
- YoungTEC, $5,000, Continued Professional Development Project for young leaders in Tourism
2018 Grant Recipients
- NZChefs Assn, $9,000, towards bringing a guest Chef to attend NZ Hospitality Championships
- Manukau Institute of Technology, $15,000, Opportunity for hospitality students to graduate through the Graduated Driver Licensing System.
- DINE Academy, $20,000, Nurture Scholarships - Support pre-employment training & youth development for youths at risk, and support DINE Academy Auckland dinner event.
- Soul Bar & Bistro, $7,500, towards bring TV chef Nina Compton to NZ to run training events.
- The Safe Food Project, $14,045, Phase One of the Food Safety Project.
- YoungTEC, $5,000, Continued Professional Development Project for young leaders in tourism.
- YoungTEC, $5,000, Second tier of Continued Professional Development Project for young leaders in tourism.
- NZChefs Assn, $10,000, NZ Hospitality Championships 2018 - Photography/PR/Media of the event
- Ara Institute, $5,500, Series Three – Secondary School Hospitality & Cookery Teacher Masterclasses
- RANZ, $20,000, Nationwide Professional Development.
- Hipgroup Ltd, $9,900, Develop leadership capability in team members with leadership potential.
- New Zealand Sommelier and Wine Professionals Association, $2,500, Asia Oceania Best Sommelier Competition 2018
2017 Grant Recipients
- ARA, $5,280, Series Two – Secondary School Hospitality & Cookery Teacher Masterclasses
- Artisan Consulting, $12,475, National Diploma in Hospitality Operations Management Scholarships
- DINE Academy, $12,000, Nurture Scholarships
- Hospitality NZ, $3,450, Workshop - Collaborative Communication - Effective ways to get your message across
- Hospitality NZ, $5,000, Training people with disabilities to be a valuable member of the hospitality workforce
- Hospitality NZ, $10,044, Workshop & expo - taking the leap from school to career in hospitality. Workshop & expo
- Manukau Institute of Technology, $10,000, Hospitality Teachers Conference
- Maori in Tourism Rotorua, $15,000, Online front of house destination induction module
- NZ Chefs Assn. $10,000, NZ Hospitality Championships 2017 - Photography/PR/Media of the event
- NZ Chefs Assn Charitable Trust, $6,000, to provide PD to 1 trainee chefs to attend 60th NZChefs Conference
- NZ Culinary Arts Development Trust (CADT), $8,532, NZ Culinary Journey
- NZ Culinary Arts Academy, $15,000, Bocuse d'Or NZ - Asia Pacific Selection 2018
- NZ Sommeliers and Wine Professional Association, $3,300. Travel and training scholarships to junior staff employed in restaurant in the South Island to attend CMS Level 1 in Auckland
- Onehunga High School, $3,000, National Secondary School Culinary Challenge Winners - get to Taipei
- Restaurant Association, $16,000, Research initiative & 2017 Hospitality Industry Report
- Soul Bar & Bistro, $5,000, bring 2 guest LA chefs to Auckland to be part of Restaurant Month (August) to host various activities
2016 Grant Recipients
- Ara Institute of Canterbury, $4,250 towards providing a series of three masterclasses to high school hospitality and cookery teachers
- Bocuse d’Or New Zealand, $15,000 towards cost of participating in the Bocuse d’Or Lyon 2017
- DINE Academy, $8,000 in support of DINE Wellington
- Hospitality New Zealand, $5,430 to develop and implement online training modules for health & safety in hospitality
- Hospitality New Zealand, $7,245 towards researching and developing a pilot seminar on creating a successful and cohesive team culture in the workplace
- Hospitality New Zealand, $3,779 towards development and implementation of online training modules on mandatory food control plans
- Manukau Institute of Technology, $26,000 to develop delivery and assessment resources for two unit standards on preparing for competitions
- New Zealand Chefs Association, $10,000 towards the cost of NZ Chefs National Salon 2016
- New Zealand Chefs Association, $13,000 towards completing judging qualifications for 248 students
- New Zealand Sommelier and Wine Professionals Association, $2,500 to cover the subscription fee to register as a member of ASI – The International Association of Sommeliers
- New Zealand Sommelier and Wine Professionals Association, $2,400 to allow competitors to travel to Auckland to compete in the NZ Sommelier and Junior Sommelier Wine Professional Competitions
- Otago Polytechnic Food Design Institute, $7,000 towards hosting the International Food Design Conference and Studio in Dunedin
- Otago Polytechnic Food Design Institute, $7,000 towards scholarships for 15 high school hospitality students to attend the International Food Design Conference and Studio
- Soul Bar and Bistro, $5,000 towards hosting a guest chef who will present to a group of trainee chefs and front of house apprentices
- Tracy Telfer, $8,000 towards completing Year 3 of the Bachelor of Culinary Arts Programme
- Waiariki Institute of Technology, $625 towards protective clothing and bee equipment
2015 Grant Recipients
- Holiday Parks Association, $13,300.00 to hold a Better Holiday Park Businesses Seminar
- Hospitality New Zealand, $8,220.00 to research and develop a pilot workshop on Managing Difficult and Toxic Personalities
- Hospitality New Zealand, $7,625.00 to research and develop a pilot workshop on Modern Dietary Requirements
- New Zealand Chefs Association, $10,000 towards the costs of the NZ Chefs National Salon
- New Zealand School of Food & Wine, $9,000.00 towards the cost of developing a Beginners Guide to Opening your Food Business
- New Zealand School of Food & Wine, $13,275.00 develop a 3 day Introduction to Hospitality workshop
- NZ Sommelier & Wine Professionals, $3,800.00 to enable to Sommeliers to compete at ASI
- Restaurant Association of New Zealand $21,100.00 to develop Professional Development Seminars
- ServiceIQ, $14,000.00 to develop the the “Fast Track to Front of House” Programme
- ServiceIQ, $21,000.00 for research on Customer Perceptions of Service Standards in New Zealand Hospitality
- ServiceIQ, $14,485.00 toward the Hospo All Stars Team attending the Melbourne Food and Wine Show
- ServiceIQ, $20,000.00 towards participation at the World Skills International Competition
- UCOL Palmerston North, $15,000.00 to develop and deliver Secondary School Masterclasses