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MYA joined the Dawoodi Bohra Community of London for their Iftaar celebration

In 2022 MYA developed the kitchen design and food safety strategy for the Ashara Mubaraka London 1444 H. This event was exceptional, one of a kind, and needed all our skill and knowledge to deliver successfully. As is often the case…

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NHS plans to turn ExCeL centre into coronavirus hospital

London’s ExCeL centre will be turned into a makeshift 4,000-bed “field hospital” under NHS plans to cope when the peak of the coronavirus epidemic leaves thousands fighting for their lives. Read the full article by the Guardian’s Denis Campbell and Vikram Dodd, published Monday 23rd March 2020: https://tinyurl.com/ufvstpx  

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The Food Supply Chain War!

Tim Lang, Britain’s leading expert on food policy, says we already faced a challenge unmatched since the war. And things just got worse… Read the full interview, from yesterday’s Observer and published on the Guardian’s website today, 23rd March 2020 https://tinyurl.com/u5b5l6g   

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Artificial Intelligence (The Robots Are Coming!)

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 […]

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New Café for Clissold Park

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 […]

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Nick gets onboard

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 […]

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A successful year at the ISBA Bursars Conference 2019

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.

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  • The team, led by Carla McKenzie, were meticulous in every detail. They modelled the cleaning requirements to deliver the optimum solution for the facilities across EMEA, and really took time to understand the culture of our business. I have no hesitation in recommending MYA and its team – they are dedicated and innovative, and always go the extra mile.

    Natalia Ros Vargas, Office Team Leader, Booking.com
  • Carla and her team have broad experience in the industry. Apart from being very supportive in inventing (new) concepts, they also make use of their many years of experience when implementing these concepts. Their ultimate goal is to let people enjoy honest and good food.

    Marcel Bisselink, Owner, Daily Fresh Food, Galeen, Netherlands
  • Carla and her team worked tirelessly with us to ensure our very international and cross-cultural needs were met with great creativity and skill. They listened to us, responded to our needs and delivered above expectations.

    Angela Hencher, Director of Business Administration, Dulwich College, Shanghai Pudong
  • They are brave enough to challenge others in pursuit of the ultimate solution, whether it be behind the scenes with kitchen flow and catering management, or front-of-house service and design.

    Richard Russell, Catering Equipment Distributor Director, Western Blueprint
  • If all companies who serve the independent school sector had your breadth of vision and openness of mind, I have little doubt that the sector would be a richer and more exciting place to be.

    Phillip Godfrey, Bursar, Halliford School
  • During the negotiation process, Carla’s knowledge and expertise enabled our company to achieve a very strong commercial outcome, and some significant savings were yielded from the exercise.

    Penny Arnold, Commercial & Operations Director, Fusion Lifestyle