St James Quarter Edinburgh: 50 new jobs for hospitality staff in Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s first food and drink marketplace has begun recruitment for its new site at the St James Quarter, due to open in spring 2021.

St James Quarter advertises 50 new hospitality jobs

Bonnie and Wild Marketplace has already been granted premises and will feature four retail outlets, three bars and eight restaurants.

Over the coming weeks managerial job opportunities will be advertised including multiple duty and bar manager positions.

Once the senior management team is in place, Bonnie & Wild said it will begin recruiting for more than 50 posts, including bar and front of house staff.

Bonnie and Wild Marketplace has appointed the well known bar operator and on-trade consultant Ryan Barrie as a member of staff.

This welcomed announcement follows news from industry figureheads that Scotland’s food and drink sector could be facing up to 100,000 jobs cuts to do Covid-19 restrictions.

The company has already appointed the well known bar operator and on-trade consultant Ryan Barrie as a member of staff.

Mr Barrie said: “This is the first wave of jobs for this fantastic and unique space that will show off the best of Scotland’s larder.

“We’re now putting together our senior management team and hoping to have all those positions filled by January with the recruitment for the wider teams following soon after that.”

Mr Barrie voiced his excitement about the opportunities the marketplace will bring, particularly in light of the difficulties facing the food and drink sector caused by Covid-19 restrictions.

He said: “I’m personally all too aware of the very difficult circumstances that people and businesses within the on-trade are facing right now. I’m therefore feeling deeply excited to be part of the Bonnie & Wild Marketplace project.”

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