BONNIE & Wild, the new Food Hall within Edinburgh’s St James Quarter, has begun recruiting front of house staff for its Scottish Marketplace.
Kate Russell, Bonnie & Wild’s general manager, said her priority was to now build a highly trained team who were passionate about promoting Scottish food and drink.
Bonnie & Wild is due to open on June 24th alongside much of the St James Quarter. The Edinburgh site is one of Scotland’s largest food and drink venues and will contain three bars, eight food stalls and four speciality retailers, with open-plan seating for about 400 people.
Ms Russell, who comes from the multi-award-winning Edinburgh restaurant group Loudons, said she was in the process of interviewing for assistant manager roles, with a sales and events Manager to follow, before recruiting front of house and service staff.
Ms Russell said: “One of my main objectives is to ensure staff share Bonnie & Wild’s passion for Scottish food and drink. We want our staff to be the welcoming face of Bonnie & Wild’s Scottish Marketplace, but also to champion Scotland’s wider food and drink industry.”
Along with about 50 new Bonnie & Wild staff, the Food Hall venue will also lead to jobs being created for each of the 12 concessions. Ms Russell said: “The number of jobs being created at Bonnie & Wild is expected to be close to 100.”
