A new partnership has formed between Brakes Group, Nestlé Professional and the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) to offer an online training course in health and nutrition.

The University of Edinburgh has become the first university in Scotland to achieve the Bronze Food for Life Catering Mark from the Soil Association.

Young chefs who are a dab hand at baking scones and cakes and preparing refined sandwiches are being called upon to enter the Winnie Myers Traditional Afternoon Tea Challenge.

Caterers from across the industry are being called upon to trade in their old but clean chefs jackets in exchange for a discount on a new uniform, while the old jacket will be donated to charity.