Bring wellness to your set.
OUR STORY
Executive producer John Penotti is all too familiar with the chaos and trials of working on film and television sets. While working with the rigors of the Crazy Rich Asians set, predictably, he got sick. In speaking with his integrative medicine physician, Dr. Linda Tao, he confessed that he had left his protein shakes and supplements behind! It was then that both Dr. Tao and John realized that with all the stressors that the cast and crew are under, all sets should have nutritional and wellness support available on all sets. This would not only improve the health, energy and morale of the cast and crew members, but would also significantly improve the bottom line in terms of lost production days and the costs incurred. The two professionals teamed up to form SetWellness, with the goal to create a paradigm shift in the entertainment industry, where in the future, all sets will have a SetWellness program to support the cast and crew as part of their production.
OUR PRODUCTS
WE HEAR YOU
“Firstly, my role had a rather heavy athletic component, as the character was a martial artist. Added to the cosmetic demands of the role, that meant the food I was eating was really important. [Duyen] would modulate my diet as needed, giving me the right supplements and shakes from SetWellness, all guided by a pre-shooting physical assessment. It was always clean calories, and it was always delicious. I was never bored of the food and the shakes, driven partly by an interview in which she asked about my flavor preferences (one favorite - chicken pho broth to keep me going through night shoots). The ability to never have to make decisions about what I was eating on a long, physically demanding shoot offered me the privilege of focusing only on my performance. I owe so much to Duyen and her staff. I should also mention another benefit to having a food bubble of sorts - not eating from main catering gave us another layer of protection from Covid, adding to the sense of comfort which made it again, easier to focus on my job. If I could, I’d have Duyen on every job.”
— John Cho (Actor) | aka Spike on Cowboy BeBop
“Duyen Hackett Wellness Catering Service with SetWellness was the most healthy, varied and delicious catering I have ever had on any production. The food on Cowboy Bebop was restaurant quality utilising top notch ingredients, it was plentiful and brilliantly balanced to our needs. SetWellness provided the best protein shakes and supplements boosting our energy levels which helped tremendously during late night shoots. Duyen had also thoughtfully planned out our dietary requirements and ensured we were well looked after especially in this COVID environment. I wish I could have Wellness Catering from Duyen and SetWellness on every job!”
— Alex Hassell (Actor) | aka Vicious on Cowboy BeBop
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Alex, Krystle, Dr. Tao, Fisher Stevens, and Duyen on the set of Palmer