Nutrition and Hydration Week returns for its fifteenth year, running from Monday 15 to Sunday 21 March 2027, with organisations across the UK and around the world – from Australia to Canada to Spain to Qatar – taking part. Wednesday, March 17 will once again put Afternoon Tea in the spotlight, giving colleagues everywhere a chance to indulge in cake and, of course, scones.
The global scone competition invites health and social care teams to showcase creativity with their recipes for sweet and savoury scones. The competition invites teams to enter either of the two classes, showcasing their culinary skill, creativity and innovation, with the aim of leaving a long-term legacy and inspiring good practice across health and social care.
The competition classes
Class One – Scones
Recipes for either or both sweet and savoury scones, which may include regional or international variants
Class Two – Allergen-Free Scones
Recipes for either or both sweet and savoury scones that meet all 14 known allergens as defined by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Recipes in this class must be vegan.
Judging criteria:
• Compliance with each class requirements
• Costed recipes
• Innovative ideas and presentation
• To have fun
Andy Jones, founder of Nutrition and Hydration Week, says: “Wednesday is a global focus through that most British of institutions, an Afternoon Tea. It appears to grab our colleagues overseas to join us in sharing and promoting good nutrition and hydration in health and social care around the globe, whilst having a bit of fun and providing a novel experience for the people they care for.”
Anyone wishing to enter should submit their recipes and photographs by the closing date of Wednesday, November 18, 2026, by email to: [email protected].
Nutrition and Hydration Week exists to highlight, promote and celebrate improvements in the provision of nutrition and hydration locally, nationally and globally. Further details of the legacy that the Week is building across health and social care can be found at: nutritionandhydrationweek.co.uk.
