The dishes that were served to guests featured the meals created by the finalists in this year’s competition, who comprised Maria Millar from East Lothian and Michelle Muir from Stirling Council alongside winner Christopher.
Between them they provided a starter of Arbroath Smokie and leek tartlet, a main course of chicken roulade, and a dessert of summer fruit pavlova.
This year’s Special Recognition Award was presented to Christina Boyle of Argyll & Bute Council, who is the ASSIST-FM treasurer, while Rebecca Barber of Stirling Council was named winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Catering Services Award.
And Stirling Council also provided the winners of the Innovation Award, which went to Norma Cochrane and Barbara Fotheringham.
This year’s awards night host was former ASSIST-FM chair Christopher Ross and the charity raffle at the event raised money for Samaritans Scotland following a presentation from ASSIST-FM committee member Neil Beattie from Shetland, who cycled over 1,000 miles in 14 days to visit every Samaritans office in Scotland last summer.
The full list of ASSIST-FM 2026 Award winners is:
- Innovation Award (sponsored by McCain Foods): Norma Cochrane and Barbara Fotheringham, Stirling Council
- Outstanding Contribution to Catering Services Award (sponsored by Muller Milk & Ingredients): Rebecca Barber, Stirling Council
- Outstanding Contribution to Cleaning Services Award (sponsored by Nilfisk): Jane Beattie, Patricia Scullion, Mary Smith, North Lanarkshire Council - Facility Support Services
- Outstanding Contribution to FM Services Award (sponsored by Muller Milk & Ingredients): Les Borzyszkowskii & Ted Clelland, East Lothian Council
- Sustainability Award (sponsored by Muller Milk & Ingredients): Cullivoe Primary School, Shetland Islands Council
- Community Focus Award (sponsored by Muller Milk & Ingredients): Mohamed Hadja, Glasgow City Council
- Supplier of the Year Award: Green Gourmet
- Special Recognition Award: Christine Boyle
- ASSIST FM Scottish Local Authority Cook of the Year 2026 (sponsored by Brakes Scotland): Christopher Herd, Tayside Contracts