Sodexo Prestige in Scotland is celebrating sales in its conferencing and banqueting business, running £1m ahead of last year’s figure north of the border.
Sodexo Prestige services 17 venues across Scotland, including Hampden Stadium, National Museums of Scotland, Perth and Hamilton Park Racecourses, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (staff pictured), Blair and Glamis castles, and Aberdeen Football Club.
Sales for the year to the end of August 2012 are reported 45 per cent up in the event catering business. Hampden recorded an increase of 15 per cent on the previous year, while Aberdeen’s year-on-year figures were up by 10 per cent.
Austin Tilsley, Sodexo Prestige National Account Director in Scotland, says it has been an exceptional year.
“Two years ago, we appointed Amanda Brown as National Sales Director and implemented a robust national sales strategy to work with corporate clients and destination management companies across Scotland and south of the border to position ourselves as one of the leading events catering and venue management companies in Scotland.
“When a lot of people were reducing their overheads and sales teams as a result of the recession, we did the opposite and invested heavily in our sales team, our infrastructure and our marketing, and now we are reaping the benefits.”
The company did not disclose the total value of its sales for conferencing and events.
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