Real Food, Made
By Someone Who
Gets It.

I'm Kayla Marie Huggins — the founder and chef behind Fuel Bowl. I hold a New Zealand Certificate in Cookery Level 4, plus City & Guilds Levels 1 and 2. But my career started long before any of that — as a kitchen hand who made Sous Chef in just three months, then went on to study while running the kitchen as Head Chef and training a team of five.

My path here hasn't been straight. At the height of my career, my life fell apart — there were periods I lost everything and couldn't see a way forward. I share that not to dwell on it, but because it's why I understand, at a level most people never have to, what it means to rebuild from nothing.

When I found my way back, I came back to food — returning to professional kitchens as a Chef de Partie at Kauri Cliffs, one of New Zealand's most prestigious luxury lodges. My faith has been the cornerstone of that rebuild ever since.

I'm also a mother of six, and everything I do now is about building a safe, stable future for my family. Fuel Bowl is what happens when professional culinary skill meets that determination — healthy, high-protein meals that are fast, consistent, and accessible, delivered through smart vending technology. My vision is to build it into New Zealand's leading smart healthy food brand, starting right here.