The WELLY Belly

The WELLY Belly 30 years of kitchens, culture & innovation.

Exploring the future of hospitality, sustainability & smart systems.
🌿 Food | Leadership | Innovation | Community

👉 Join the conversation on how we can make hospitality smarter, kinder & more sustainable.

07/12/2025

🌟 WOW Wellington! Have you ever noticed this absolute ART DECO GEM right in the heart of the city? 😍

The MLC Building (corner of Lambton Quay, Featherston St & Hunter St) is giving 1940s glamour realness! Designed by Mitchell & Mitchell, this sleek white beauty with its iconic clock tower is pure Streamline Moderne magic ✨

Built for the Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company, it’s Category 1 heritage-listed and still turns heads 85 years later. That wedge shape hugging the corner? Chef’s kiss! 👌

Next time you’re dashing through the Golden Mile, look up, this is one of Wellington’s most elegant landmarks! 🏙️❤️

02/11/2025

Customer service gets you a thank you. Hospitality earns you loyalty.

Customer service is what you do. Hospitality is how you make people feel.
You can teach service: steps, scripts, routines, but you can’t fake hospitality. It’s emotional labor. It’s noticing when someone needs water before they ask. It’s remembering the regular who’s been quiet lately.
In restaurants, success isn’t built on speed or aesthetics. It’s built on care.
That’s the difference between a transaction and a connection.

👉 What’s one thing you do that guests always remember? Comment below.

19/10/2025

Hospitality begins at the door.
Before a plate is served or a coffee is poured, the guest has already decided how they feel.
A smile costs nothing. Remembering a name costs nothing.
But both are worth everything.
Teach your team that service starts before the sale.
It’s the hello that brings them back, not the discount.

Tag someone who nails the first hello every single time.

Hospitality is the only industry where leadership begins with service.If you can handle 10 tables during a lunch rush, y...
14/10/2025

Hospitality is the only industry where leadership begins with service.

If you can handle 10 tables during a lunch rush, you can handle anything life throws at you.

Every shift is leadership training in disguise.

💼 Wellington Hospitality Jobs This WeekLooking for work in hospitality? Here are verified openings as of this week:☕ Pre...
12/10/2025

💼 Wellington Hospitality Jobs This Week

Looking for work in hospitality? Here are verified openings as of this week:

☕ Prefab Eatery – Barista, full-time (Trade Me)
🍽️ QT Wellington Hotel – Chef de Partie, full-time (SEEK)
🥂 Ortega Fish Shack – Front of House Supervisor, part-time (Indeed)
🍳 Loretta Café – Breakfast Cook, full-time (SEEK)

These venues are part of Wellington’s heartbeat. Serving the people who make our city thrive.

👉 Follow on Facebook for weekly job leads and industry insights. Let’s keep Wellington’s kitchens full and the coffee flowing.

📖 Sources: seek.co.nz
, trademe.co.nz
, indeed.com

Turnover costs a café 25–30% of an employee’s annual salary. Here’s how to reduce it:Train intentionally.Communicate sch...
10/10/2025

Turnover costs a café 25–30% of an employee’s annual salary.

Here’s how to reduce it:
Train intentionally.
Communicate schedules early.
Offer recognition publicly, correction privately.
Hold 10-minute weekly team check-ins.
Consistency beats charisma when leading a team.

📖 Source: Deloitte Hospitality Report 2023

1️⃣ Job hunting in hospitality? Here’s what actually works.2️⃣ Polish your CV. Keep it 1 page, highlight your customer s...
08/10/2025

1️⃣ Job hunting in hospitality? Here’s what actually works.
2️⃣ Polish your CV. Keep it 1 page, highlight your customer skills.
3️⃣ Get your LCQ & food safety cert. Employers check first.
4️⃣ Walk in & introduce yourself. 60% of hires come from referrals.
5️⃣ Follow up. Message managers directly with gratitude.

Most hospitality jobs in NZ are filled before they hit job boards. Be proactive, not passive. Introduce yourself to managers, share your availability, and follow up every 5 days. That persistence often makes the difference.

📖 Source: Restaurant Association NZ 2023 Employment Study

Job listings are up 23% this year in the culinary sector.These are the roles with the fastest growth:Chefs de PartieExpe...
06/10/2025

Job listings are up 23% this year in the culinary sector.

These are the roles with the fastest growth:
Chefs de Partie
Experienced Baristas
FOH Supervisors
Duty Managers (with LCQ)
Kitchenhands with multitask training

Upskill in these and you’ll find opportunities faster.
📖 Source: SEEK NZ / MBIE 2024

As of 2024, NZ’s hospitality industry employs over 180,000 people, yet 17% of roles remain unfilled. The biggest shortag...
05/10/2025

As of 2024, NZ’s hospitality industry employs over 180,000 people, yet 17% of roles remain unfilled. The biggest shortages are in Wellington (front-of-house, chefs) and Queenstown (kitchen staff).

If you’re a chef or barista looking for work, go where demand outpaces supply, Wellington cafés and hotels are actively hiring this quarter.

📖 Source: MBIE Labour Market Insights
🔗 mbie.govt.nz

Weekly job leads and insights on our page.

Beautiful plating isn't just for Instagram. It tells a diner you respect the food and their experience. Details matter i...
26/09/2025

Beautiful plating isn't just for Instagram. It tells a diner you respect the food and their experience. Details matter in hospitality. It is often the reason a guest chooses to return.
What's the little detail you always notice first?

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