Education and Production Association Ltd Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

General Director - Rayisa G. Kutepova

The rich traditions of cooking art exist and constantly develop in Ukraine; real masters live and work here. The cooks-professionals, artists of their business are trained in Education and Production Association, Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, as dishes prepared by «golden hands» of specialists are not only delicious, but delight the eye yet.
The collective of Education and Production Association Ltd, Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics is the base of practice of students of the department of technology and organization of restaurant and hotel-tourist business of the higher educational establishment.
Every specialist owns rich theoretical luggage of knowledge, has practical experience in relation to modern cooking art.
The collective of professionals has already great experience to represent the European and Ukrainian kitchens at higher levels. It enters World Association of Cooking Unions registered in Switzerland and combines almost 100 countries of the world, conducts various contests, seminars and festivals.
Famous masters-cooks, confectioners T.V. Tukalo, T.S. Zabigaylo and O.P. Nazarenko repeatedly represented the Ukrainian and European kitchens in Ukraine and abroad: France (UNESCO, Bristol Hotel), Greece, Turkey, Malta, Slovakia and other countries of the world.
The collective of Education and Production Association Ltd is recognized in Ukraine and abroad. From seven festivals of cooking art it five times won Grand Prix, became gold and silver prize-winner.
In 2007 young cooks and confectioners of Education and Production Association Ltd participated in the Second International Festival of Cooking Art, held in Kyiv (Ukraine) in the exhibition center «KyivExpoPlaza». Over 350 companies and organizations from 22 regions of Ukraine and 13 countries of the world participated in the exhibition and over 100 participants from Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Croatia, Japan, Israel, Georgia and Turkey competed in contest measures of the festival. The best specialists of restaurant economy, cooking business and barista competed for bronze, silver and gold medals and also rank «Golden Ukrainian Chief Cook of the Year», «Golden Ukrainian Confectioner of the Year» (nominations of national level), «Golden Chief Cook of the Year», «Golden Confectioner of the Year» and «Team of Chief Cooks – Grand Prix» (international level).
This festival has showed high trade of the Ukrainian cooks; its certification is 12 gold, 13 silver and 16 bronze medals and Grand Prix Cup.
The payment of representatives of University in general box makes four Grand Prix, four gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals.
The cooks of Education and Production Association Ltd own modern directions of world cookery development, introduce tendencies of the European cooking fashion, keeping surprising originality of the Ukrainian kitchen. The population of Kyiv, Embassy of Greece and England in Ukraine, Bank «Forum» and other collectives use services of Education and Production Association Ltd. Cooks show European, Ukrainian cooking and confectionary dishes with taste, and administrators-designers modernly design festive table.
The collective of Education and Production Association Ltd offers consultations on mounting trading-technological equipment, trains masters of cooks and confectioners of the European requirements to cooking and confectionary dishes and also renders different catering services.
General Director of Education and Production Association Ltd, Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics is Exemplary Teacher of Ukraine, Veteran of labour, Deserved worker of the sphere of services of Ukraine Rayisa G. Kutepova. She always trains team of cooks of Ukraine at high professional level for participating in the international contests of cooking trade that systematically wins prize places.
For conscientious labour and responsibility, high professionalism she awarded Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Medal of Petro Mogyla of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine, Medal «For labour and victory», Medal of School LE CORDON BLEY (France), medals of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, Association of Cooks of Ukraine, has diplomas of Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, Kyiv City Mayor and Desnyanska District State Administration.