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One of our first happy challengers. Gary from Gloucestershire sent his ingredients, and now has two fantastic recipes to make, plus a method for homemade butter! Read how here: Gary from Gloucestershire (30.03.20)

There has been a fresh warning of an influx of food waste due to panic buying! Don’t waste what you have in your cupboards. Send your list of ingredients to us, and we will tell you what to make: challengeachef@mya-consulting.co.uk

We have today launched our Challenge a Chef initiative into the press, in the South West, Sussex, the North of England and national outlets. Watch this space …   If  you would like any further information, just give us a call: 01453 765 643

All of our team are volunteering their time to help in the fight against COVID-19. We are supporting the NHS, the Blood Bikers, our local communities, and the government’s #stayathome policy with our Challenge a Chef initiative.

Our prestigious client, Wolfson College Oxford is seeking to appoint a Senior Sous Chef. Please click the link below to learn more about this great opportunity: https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/content/senior-sous-chef

We are challenging you, whether you are a parent or a teenager living away from home during this difficult period, to challenge a chef! Send the ingredients that you have in your cupboard, and we will send you a delicious and nutritious meal to make! info@mya-consulting.co.uk

We are launching a new initiative, “Challenge A Chef”! Send your ingredients to us, and we will create your bespoke and nutritious recipe. We are also appealing for chefs to join this initiative, please send your details to us: mike.bradshaw@mya-consulting.co.uk

We here at MYA have put together a low-budget recipe book aimed at students who are needing to feed themselves over this tricky period. Please click on the link below to download the PDF, and if you have any other food-based questions, or if you’re just looking for handy hints and tips, please get in […]

If you run a school, community group or business and need assistance in adapting your commercial model to support those who are self-isolating, please call and our experts will help!

MYA is offering free video call consultations to any colleagues who need advice.

To promote your business and/or get urgent messages out to your staff and customers, please contact us.

If you have vulnerable friends or relatives that you’re unable to reach, please contact us.

Please view this document to view guidelines on how to manage an outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Carla McKenzie’s latest article is featured in the spring edition of the Bursars Review Catering Supplement 2020, for the ISBA. The article looks at how artificial intelligence may affect the hospitality industry amid recruitment struggles, skill shortages and emerging dietary trends and requirements. As I sit down to write this, Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party have just secured […]

The prestigious Hutchesons’ Grammar School in Glasgow, has appointed MYA Consulting to help design its new catering operation.

The studio design team at MYA Consulting have put together the top five trends they expect to see in the restaurant and hospitality industry during 2020.

Happy New Year from the MYA team!

The MYA team are incredibly proud of young entrepreneur and client Louis Dixon. What a success story! Eighteen months ago, Deep Beat Entertainment had two very small café concessions. Today, it has twelve. MYA has been mentoring this team and also providing design and strategic business development support. On Saturday, the company will open its […]

We are delighted to announce that Nicholas Grenfell-Marten is joining MYA as an Associate Director. Nick has over 30 years’ experience as a school bursar and a very distinguished career which has seen him lead transformative projects for Bootham School York, Bradfield College, and The John Lyon School. Nick is highly regarded in the sector […]

We live in a changing world where it is essential to continually learn and develop. As the digital and technological revolution advances, it has never been more important for companies to update skills and ensure their teams are leading the way, offering the best ability and knowledge available.

Success in business can be defined in many ways but there is no doubt that personal challenges stretch a person’s horizons. The vulnerability that comes with the unknown heightens one’s levels of humility, and in its wake comes learning.

As Tricks of the Restaurant Trade was aired on Monday night June 17th on Channel Four, featuring a whole section on menu engineering, we were rather proud that our managing director, Carla McKenzie, had been part of the advising team.

It was great to see so many of our clients on the stand and testing out our headphone giveaway! Congratulations to Amanda Webb from Lady Barn House School, who won our first prize, a cookery course for two at the award-winning Bettys Cookery School in Harrogate. Our runner-up prize went to Julie Henrick from Solihull School, who won an MYA training course.

The MYA team are preparing for the ISBA conference in Manchester on the 21st and 22nd May 2019. We are looking forward to seeing clients and catering industry colleagues. Please visit our stand where a warm welcome awaits you, as well as the opportunity to win a training day for two at the award-winning Bettys Cookery School.

The fabulous London Screen Academy, supported by Working Title Films, opens this September. MYA Consulting are thrilled to have been appointed to support them in ensuring that their vision of nutritional well-being of pupils is delivered. Catering tender packs will be issued to interested companies shortly. We are very much looking forward to working with […]