“The Amazon of food”: Restaurant ready-meal and gourmet pantry startups merge for new CoLab venture
Australian gourmet ready-meal delivery startup ChefPrep has acquired artisan food vendor Co-Lab Pantry, with the retooled venture promising next-day delivery across the country.
McDonald’s Australia facing $250 million Federal Court claim over unpaid rest breaks
Workers' union SDA is seeking backpay and compensation for more than 250,000 current and former staff of McDonald’s it claims have been systematically denied 10-minute rest breaks.
Australians living with a disability could be the answer to the hospitality labour crisis
The recent disability Royal Commission exposed that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done before people with disability have equal and fair access to employment opportunities.
Melbourne pub sacks two staff for allegedly spitting in far-right figure’s drink
The Irish Times Pub in Melbourne posted the apology to its Facebook page, apparently naming far-right figures Jimeone Roberts, Neil Erikson and Thomas Sewell in addition to two other names.
Frankly Speaking: The art of small business hospitality
In this instalment of Frankly Speaking, Chryssie Swarbrick describes what she wants customers to experience when they visit her new cafe.
“Costs have soared”: With cooking oil prices up nearly 70%, inflation is grilling Australia’s burger joints
With inflation soaring, fast food vendors aren't safe from economic pressures — and the humble burger may be one of the clearest indications of how sharply costs are rising.
A single scoop of Gelato Messina is now $6.20, and the brand hopes its social media strategy will sweeten the sour news
Cult gelato chain Gelato Messina has once again informed customers of a price hike, hoping an up-front explanation of mounting inflationary pressures won't leave a bad taste in consumers' mouths.
Hospitality businesses facing a torrid few months ahead amid rising costs and an Australian egg shortage
Australian food producers are struggling with a combination of wild weather, labour shortages and the Russia-Ukraine conflict causing fresh produce to surge in price.
A schooner for $10? The latest beer tax hike is likely to make this a reality
It's claimed that Australians are already taxed on beer more than almost any other nation in the world, and the price of a schooner is about to take another big leap.
Delivr, an Australian challenger to Uber Eats and Deliveroo in regional Victoria, has collapsed into liquidation
Delivr, a Ballarat-based competitor to platforms like Uber Eats and Deliveroo, has collapsed into liquidation.
‘You’re not the same as GYG’: CEO slams “comical” rumours that Guzman y Gomez is merging with Zambrero
Australian fast food brand Guzman y Gomez will absolutely not be merging with its competitor Mexican chain Zambrero, according to its founder.
“Many small retailers are not opening every day”: Business groups urge government to rethink axed COVID-19 isolation payment amid staff shortage
The Morrison government's Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment scheme, which provided $750-a-week lump sum payments to workers required to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19, expired on June 30.
