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Led by Culinary Team Director, Kevin MacGillivray, the team from Scotland covered a range of sectors in the hospitality industry. The team included Team Manager Robbie Penman of Peebles Hydro Hotel, Team Captain Orry Shand, Head Chef at the Chester Hotel, Darren Seggie, City Of Glasgow College, Craig Palmer of Chester Hotel, alongside Pastry Chefs Andrew Mackay from the Turnberry Hotel Resort and Melissa Wood from Gleneagles, with Conor Mclean from the Macdonald Russacks Hotel in hot kitchen reserve, with back up support from Gary Combie,