“Frustration, disappointment and sadness”: Business owners reel as Victoria’s second wave rips through COVID-19 recovery
Espresso 155 is worried about its future amid a second round of trading restrictions in Victoria that's scuppered recovery efforts.
“If we can help, we should”: How this startup raised $200,000 to pay the power bills of struggling hospitality businesses
Powershop customers came together to pay the bills of Victorian hospitality businesses still reeling from COVID-19 and ongoing restrictions.
A matter of privacy: There’s a menu of options to help restaurants and cafes collect diners’ details securely
Restaurants, cafes and other hospitality venues must now collect diners' details for potential contact tracing later on. But what about privacy concerns?
“Crippling”: Victoria’s Lucky Penny Cafe forced to cancel events as Daniel Andrews scuppers coronavirus easing
Victorian businesses are reeling after Premier Daniel Andrews scuppered a planned easing of coronavirus trading restrictions over the weekend.
Livelihoods on the line: CBD businesses struggle with mass exodus of white-collar customers
The reluctance of city-based workers to return to their offices is having a flow-on effect for many small CBD businesses that rely on their custom.
Let’s drink to that: After surviving COVID-19, Mollydooker Wines owner Sarah Marquis says online sales and reinventing the cellar door will guarantee future success
As South Australian winemaker Sarah Marquis recovered from COVID-19, she and her team found new ways to ensure Mollydooker Wines would survive the pandemic.
“Money isn’t there”: Businesses say Federal Court ruling will deter them from hiring casuals
A recent Federal Court ruling is driving concern among SME owners about hiring casual workers, a Roy Morgan survey has found.
“A real bonus”: How Where The Truck is helping the food truck industry stay on its feet
Despite the widespread closure of events, Where The Truck has seen a 75% increase in downloads over the last three months.
COVID-19: A state-by-state guide to hospitality restrictions
It's been a long few months for restaurants and cafes, but coronavirus restrictions are finally starting to ease. Here's where we're at, state by state.
SMEs are ditching cash, as coronavirus fast-tracks a shift that will fundamentally change how they do business
Vietnamese food franchise Roll'd has ditched cash during the COVID-19 pandemic, and chief Bao Hoang says that's unlikely to be changing anytime soon.
Booze marketplace startup Kaddy doubles revenue and raises $3.5 million, even amid COVID-19 hospitality crisis
Even as COVID-19 has shaken the hospitality sector to its core, B2B booze marketplace startup Kaddy has raised $3.5 million as it accelerates growth.
Federal Court fines Melbourne restaurateur $200,000 for underpaying vulnerable workers
The owner of two Melbourne restaurants and his accountant have been fined $200,000 in the latest underpayment case to emerge from the hospitality sector.
