# Edinburgh restaurant wins Small Business Big Heart Award

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/02/15/edinburgh-restaurant-wins-small-business-big-heart-award/
- Published: 2018-02-15T09:17:37+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Edinburgh restaurant Kilted Lobster has won the second annual national Small Business
Big Heart Award for its local community work.**

[Kilted Lobster](http://www.kiltedlobster.com/) received the 2018 [Small Business Big Heart Award](https://uk.businessesforsale.com/uk/search/businesses-for-sale/articles/small-business-big-heart)
in association with BusinessesForSale.com for the many ways it helps those in need
around Edinburgh including free meals for those facing financial hardship, vocational
training for those overcoming barriers to work and education, and cookery classes
for families on limited budgets or catering for special dietary needs.

The restaurant beat eight other regional finalists including The Picturedrome Electric
Theatre in Bognor Regis for its support for local community events, organisations
and sports clubs, and Sardaya Hair and Beauty in Swindon for its local fundraising
activities and practical support for the elderly, homeless, children and babies 
in the community.

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Rufus Bazley, Director of Marketing at [BusinessesForSale.com](https://uk.businessesforsale.com/)
said:

> “All our regional finalists were worthy contenders for the top prize, but the 
> judges decided Kilted Lobster and its ‘Cooking up a Storm’ social conscience had
> the edge. The impact the business makes to the wellbeing of locals on a sustained
> basis is amazing because as well as helping those communities directly it helps
> them to help themselves for the long term.”

Chef Patron, Colin Hinds said:

> “We are delighted with the recognition, and it will spur us even further on our
> mission to help those in need feeding those in need with food, knowledge and access
> to work.”

Kilted Lobster will receive £1,000 to put towards a good cause of its choice.

The opening date for the 2019 Small Business Big Heart Awards will be announced 
in September.

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