Posts tagged "hospitality"

Failure to improve working conditions for chefs will have lasting consequences for the hospitality industry.

Bars, restaurants, and catering businesses are adapting their drinks menus for the palates of Taylor Swift fans, as her Eras tour dates promise a much-needed boost to local hospitality providers.

Wineries, tour operators, and surf instructors across the Gold Coast region stand to benefit from $2.5 million in state government support funding, as part of a new entertainment voucher system designed to help businesses bounce back from recent extreme weather events.

You can split a main, but you can't split a name. Just ask restaurant ordering startup Mr Yum, which has officially dropped its branding after a blockbuster merger with former rival me&u.

Short-term holiday rentals are not the only reason businesses in regional Australia are struggling to find staff, Heartful founder Jen Clark says, as locals fear platforms like Airbnb are pricing workers out of rental accommodation.

Kangaroo Island has been crowned one of the world's must-visit regions by travel publication Lonely Planet, bringing new international acclaim to its eco-tourism and wellness retreat businesses.

Fresh data showing inflation growth over the September quarter comes as no surprise to small businesses across Australia, which are torn between raising prices and laying off staff, or offering special deals to customers also struggling to keep up with the cost of living.

The Wall Street Journal reports a Sweetgreen location in Naperville, Illinois, has been outfitted with what the brand calls an "Infinite Kitchen": an elaborate system which reads a customer's order and assembles ingredients like shredded carrot, kale, and dressing.

Australian hospitality tech platform Liven is aggressively recruiting restaurants and cafes affected the recent Square outage, promising free migration and zero-fee options to businesses which swap to its new Android point-of-sale (POS) system.

A deli and pasta bar based on Victoria's surf coast and a premium blow-wave salon that has partnered with retail giant Sephora are among the Australian businesses to feature in Square's inaugural Seller Awards.

Sydney restaurant chain Burger Head has delivered an unvarnished view of life in the hospitality business, using a series of public posts to explain the "devastating" decision to close its remaining brick and mortar stores.

Eight years since Victoria introduced the AFL Grand Final eve public holiday, small businesses across the state are still unsure of its merits, claiming interrupted trade and an extra day of penalty rates will harm enterprises doing it tough.