ADELEKE ADEDOJA- FOUNDER, CUISINE A LA LEKE.
A Seasoned Caterer in Search of Excellence
Adeleke Adedoja studied Agriculture at the Nigeria’s Premier University – The University of Ibadan and graduated in 1987. After a brief spell in the Nigeria’s civil service, he migrated to the United Kingdom in 1991 and has since been engaged in practical catering.
Through his passion for food and his ability to take pride in whatever he does, Adeleke served and excelled in different capacities in major catering companies in the United Kingdom, rising from a position of a Kitchen Porter to a Multi-site General Manager.
Among the companies he has worked for included, Sutclife Catering, Sodexho, High Table, Everson – Hewitt, Avenance, Granada Retail Catering and Compass Group. He was involved in achieving a turn around in some major catering contracts like, Lazard Brothers, Willis, Price water-Coopers, University College of London, Highway Agency, Logica UK, The Natural History Museum, The Millennium Dome, where he won an OSCAR Award for Customer service in year 2000, and lately, the Lambeth College.
He resigned as a Multi-site General Manager for Compass Group in 2002 and established Cuisine a la Leke.
Adeleke Adedoja apart from acquiring a wealth of experience in practical catering, holds the highest professional qualification in the catering industry, MIH, a Post graduate Diploma in Management studies and a Master degree in Business Administration.
