Following the School’s decision to take food in a new direction, BSAK is delighted to announce that a 5-year agreement has been signed with Food Nation.

Food Nation is a school catering company that is raising the quality bar across the UAE. It provides nutritious, tasty food through an 'Eat Bright' programme, by which all dishes are created in-house and contain no artificial colours, flavours, sweeteners, texture altering chemicals, additives, trans-fats, GMO or preservatives.

Food Nation is a chef-driven company, co-founded and led by Magnus Mumby, who has more than 30 years’ experience of working in both food allergy clinics as well as high-end restaurants at Michelin level. Magnus’ passion for healing foods and nutrition was borne from his parents, who are still very active in the area of food allergy and nutrition.

BSAK is planning investment in its catering facilities in partnership with Food Nation to include the refurbishment of the Secondary School café and a new hot food servery for Secondary students and staff. For the Primary School, ambitious plans are being developed for a dedicated dining hall and, in the meantime, Food Nation will provide delivered hot lunch boxes for the youngest children from January 2019. Parents will be able to order these lunch boxes on-line and students will also be able to obtain pre-paid cards for all catering across the School.

Mark Leppard MBE, Headmaster, welcomed this new strategic direction for BSAK: ‘As a community school, we recognise the value of high quality food in building community and supporting a healthy lifestyle. I am genuinely excited about the partnership with Food Nation and looking forward to sampling some of Magnus’ food.’

Chef Magnus is also excited about the new partnership: ‘I am delighted that Food Nation is able to work with a School that shares our values and goals. I firmly believe that good nutrition is central to children's development: socially, emotionally, mentally and physically. Children deserve to eat nutritious foods high in antioxidants, vitamins and essential minerals for good overall health, growth and development. Numerous studies have shown that eating nutritious foods also improves performance, concentration, mood, focus and behaviour in children as well as reducing diabetes and weight gain’.

For further information contact:

Stephanie Jerron-Quarshie, Head of Communications, BSAK

[email protected]

Magnus Mumby, General Manager, Food Nation

[email protected]

www.foodnationme.com