Prestige Scotland wins new catering contract

The firm will manage services at the new 120-seat day visitor restaurant and 40-seat VIP room which cost £15.7 million to develop. Prestige Scotland will be implementing a variety of environmentally friendly and healthy eating initiatives at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. These include sourcing food locally where possible; ensuring the use of only biodegradable packaging; and organising educational programmes for children to teach them about the importance and benefits of a healthy, balanced diet. Bespoke chairs and tables have been designed for the restaurant with the timber for the tabletops coming from timber previously felled and seasoned from the four Gardens of RBGE – Edinburgh; Benmore, in Argyll; Logan, in Dumfries & Galloway and Dawyck, in the Scottish Borders. Alyson Cawley, Managing Director of Prestige Scotland, said: "We are delighted to be working with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh at such an exciting time. This unique new venue gives us the opportunity to demonstrate the breadth of our catering and hospitality expertise from afternoon teas to fine dining events." Prestige Scotland, which took over the catering contract at RBGE in March 2008, also manages The Caledonian Hall and The Terrace Café, which has views over the city's skyline and castle, with a marquee site available for private hire.