CiS Excellence Awards 2007 
Thursday 10 May 2007, Hilton Glasgow
The 4th annual CIS Excellence Awards began with a champagne reception hosted by Glasgow City Council before the 450 guests began to fill the Grand Ballroom for the dinner and presentations.
Hosted once more by XFM Scotland DJ, Heather Suttie, and attended by the leading figures in the Scottish catering, hospitality and tourism industry, the ceremony was the culmination of three months of entries and nominations from private business and the public sector, in 12 award categories.
As well as rewarding the best talent that Scotland has to offer in the hospitality, catering and tourism industries, the Awards' charity raffle raised almost £5,000 for the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, HIT Scotland and the Scottish Culinary Team.
Catering in Scotland magazine and the Federation of Chefs Scotland would like to congratulate the winners on their achievements this year, and we'd also like to extend sincere thanks and gratitude to everyone who supported the CIS Excellence Awards, from the Advisory Board and nominees, to guests, winners and all our generous sponsors.
To see further details of the night and to view more pictures of the winners, see the July/August 2007 edition of Catering in Scotland magazine, or visit
www.cis-excellenceawards.com.
The 2007 CIS Excellence Award-winners
The Healthyliving Award
Sponsored by Almond Catering in association with the healthyliving award
Winner: Café Derran, Fife Council
Food Tourism Award
Sponsored by Berkeley Scott Group & Hilton Glasgow
Winner: Scottish Food Fortnight
Restaurant Newcomer of the Year
Sponsored by La Porcellana & Schonwald
Winner: The Kitchin
Innovation in Training Award
Sponsored by Xpress Recruitment
Winner: Cardinal Newman High School and Motherwell College
Independent Event Caterer of the Year
Sponsored by Host Contract Management
Winner: en croute catering
Chef of the Year
Sponsored by BaxterStorey
Winner: Tom Kitchin, The Kitchin
Culinary Excellence Restaurant of the Year
Sponsored by Unilever Foodsolutions
Winner: The Seafood Restautant, St Andrews
Restaurant Manager of the Year
Sponsored by Brakes
Winner: Ahmed Yurdakol, Gleneagles Hotel
The Development Chef Award
Sponsored by ASA International & Charlton House Catering Services
Winner: Malcolm Warham, Simon Howie Foods
Hotel of the Year
Sponsored by ARAMARK
Winner: Gleneagles Hotel
The CIS Lifetime Excellence Award
Winner: Peter Lederer CBE
