The catering operation at the museum will include a welcoming café in the main hall, a restaurant with outdoor terrace overlooking the River Tay and a number of event spaces.
Philip Long, director of V&A Dundee, said: “It’s very important to V&A Dundee that our catering partner can look after all of our visitors, from healthy children’s meals to after-work drinks, from business events to celebrations, and run this business sustainably to support the museum and the new jobs this partnership will create.
“Heritage Portfolio has a strong record of creating new jobs, and is committed to developing apprenticeships and graduates, and training its staff throughout their careers. It’s a great partnership for us and for Dundee.”
The contract will create around 30 new permanent jobs in the city, plus additional roles during large-scale events.
Mark Miller, executive director of Heritage Portfolio, added: “V&A Dundee is one of the most important and exciting developments happening in Scotland at this time and we are delighted to be a part of it.
“We’re delighted to be joining Dundee’s emerging restaurant scene. There is some fantastic local produce and we are looking forward to creating great dishes so that the residents of Dundee and further afield can enjoy delicious home-grown food in spectacular surroundings.”
The Edinburgh-based Heritage Portfolio already has contracts with the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, the Scottish Portrait Gallery, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Signet Library and Scone Palace.