The company, which provides corporate dining and hospitality at some of the country’s top venues and events including the Tour de France and Formula 1, says the surge was down to a return in large party bookings.
Staff at Glasgow’s Hampden Park saw footfall rise by 19% from 47,544 in 2012 to 56,503 in 2013 and have already secured 115% of their 12-month target going forward, despite the venue being unavailable for events for three months in the summer.
Austin Tilsley, regional director of Sodexo Prestige in Scotland, said: "These latest figures represent extremely positive growth for the team north of the border, especially with the stadia beating their tough financial targets. We’ve spent a lot of time listening and understanding our clients' needs and expectations, which you can see reflected clearly in our figures."
The news comes as the firm launches its Prestige Venues & Events (PV&E) service to streamline the process of booking a venue.
The service covers more than 50 venues across the UK from the Churchill War Rooms to Ascot Racecourse and is based at South Queensferry near Edinburgh. A trial in 2013 saw it generate an additional £1m revenue for Scottish venues.
Amanda Brown, Sodexo Prestige’s national account director in Scotland, said: "The launch of Prestige Venues & Events is a real chance for us to show what makes our service stand out from other catering and hospitality companies and why our innovative menus and chefs makes us different."
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