About Us

Building a smiley home on set each
day with our truly awesome food
Founder Nichola Smith chopping food

Message From
The Founder

I grew up in a ‘lively’ household, with an open door. Music playing day and night, amazing ‘Abigail’s Party’ food and surrounded by love and laughter. Healthy Yummies is a larger extension of this ❤️

“A film set is a magical wonderland AND a stress factory with thousands of moveable pieces”

At the heart of it all is an extended kitchen table, a place that feels like home, Healthy Yummies. Our productions need a healthy and happy set, our cast/crew need to be fed, watered, and to have their spirits raised, and our employees need to feel supported to go that extra mile. I’m blessed with a tenacious management team who have an insatiable appetite for success and work tirelessly with a smile to deliver these goals AND make it look like a walk in the park!

Our food is healthy by default, every morsel made from scratch, colourful and inspiring. All set in an environment that’s welcoming, happy, and served by our amazing teams that inspire us every day.

See you on set

Nichola x

 

Meet The Team

Founder Nichola linked arms with Mickey Mouse in middle and Dom on right

Founder

Nichola Smith

Nichola is not out on the kitchen trucks these days, but instead drives her very clear vision for Healthy Yummies from our headquarters, with this solid team of creatives and managers behind her. With a heavy focus on our environmental future, Nichola’s creative leadership continues to steer HY in the most innovative of directions.

Founder Nichola with green cap and Dom with blue and purple shirt laughing into the camera

Generalist

Dominic Kamara

Dom has worked closely with Nichola since 2015. With a strong focus on business strategy, Dom works together with Garry and Mark to implement the Healthy Yummies vision company wide.

Garry Young

Operations Director

Garry Young

Garry’s 35 year military career is evident in his vision and leadership qualities. Joining The Ivy Collection in 2015 as an Operations Director, Garry was involved with the roll out and opening of 32 Ivy Collection restaurants in 3 years. Fundamental to our growth and consistency, Garry is responsible for the overall day-to-day running of HY.

Mark Sweeney - Catering Director

Catering Director

Mark Sweeney

Mark is ex Royal Air Force, and was also with The Ivy Collection for a number of years before joining HY. As our Catering Director, Mark is responsible for day-to-day catering operations, including health and safety. He is responsible for the high quality of food and service across all of our sites.

Alex Collins Finance Director

Financial Director

Alex Collins

Since 2016, Alex has been instrumental to the financial runnings of Healthy Yummies. He engages with staff at all levels to ensure order and clarity on all financial aspects.

Jon Cooke

Art Director

Jonathon Cooke

Jon and Nichola have worked together since their music days of the early 2000s. Jon focuses on every aspect of our visual appearance, from logo and web design, to staff uniforms and the branding of our trucks. He works closely with Nadia on digital and with Ali on comms.

Ali Hughes

Head of People and Comms

Ali Hughes 

Ali joined us in our busy growth period and helped put systems and processes in place to manage the chaos of location catering. Her eyes are on administrative and general people-related activities, and she works closely with our HODs and team leaders on internal and external comms.

Stacy Harrell looking into the camera

People and Administration

Stacy Harrell

Stacy is the first friendly voice our team members hear when joining our fambam.

She’s the warm hug of our uniform landing on your back. She’s our induction instructor, our mistress of administration, and our chief dessert taster!

Head of Pastry Quebe with beanie, glasses and chef shirt looking into the camera smiling

Head of Pastry

Quebe Sanha

Quebe sustains LIFE at HYHQ – he heads up the development and creation of our sweets!! Quebe joined us at the start of 2022, from the pastry kitchens of Browns and Harrods – and the outward movement of our belt notches tells us he’s doing a GREAT JOB! 😉

Nancy Noise mixing on the decks

Music Curator

Nancy Noise

One of the originals. When not playing at sunset sets, festivals and rooftops, Nancy Noise is busy bringing the beat to the HY Universe! Our monthly music schedule is a who’s who of homegrown and international DJs – all hand selected exclusively for our social music platforms by the one and only Nancy Noise! Hit up our playlists on Spotify, Soundcloud and Mixcloud!!