All-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant Okami puts 16 venues into voluntary administration
Sixteen restaurants managed by all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant business Okami have entered voluntary administration, as its founder contends with delayed COVID-era costs and rising inflation.
Would you let a robot make your salad? Cult favourite US chain goes all-in on automation
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.
QR-code rivals Mr Yum and me&u to merge in major shakeup to Australian restaurant-tech sector
Australian table-ordering powerhouses Mr Yum and me&u have agreed to merge, joining forces as a downturn in consumer spending rattles the venture's restaurant and cafe clientele.
Square outage: Australian businesses unable to accept card payments
Payment tech and point of sale platform Square appeared to suffer a major and widespread outage on Friday morning, leaving many small businesses unable to process transactions through the peak hour rush.
US burger giant Wendy’s announces 200 Australian restaurants in “hypergrowth” plan
American burger giant Wendy's has revealed plans for "hypergrowth" in Australia, plotting to open more than 200 restaurants from 2025.
Melbourne restaurant Calia collapses, owing $2 million to hospitality platform Liven
Upmarket Melbourne CBD eatery Calia has collapsed into administration, owing an estimated $2 million to Australian diner loyalty platform Liven and raising questions for diners with unredeemed restaurant credits.
“Balancing act”: Small businesses shielding customers from full force of $1,300 annual power bill increases
Electricity prices will rise as much as 29% for tens of thousands of small businesses across Australia from July 1, as market regulators confirm major hikes to the base rates offered to energy consumers.
Restaurants could be forced to reprint menus and change signage over “onerous” fish labelling rules, ombudsman says
Enforcing country of origin labels for all seafood served in Australian restaurants and cafes will tip the scales against small businesses, according to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman.
Brisbane returns to Hell Pizza as cheeky New Zealand brand relaunches Australian operations
New Zealand restaurant chain Hell Pizza opened its new Australian venue in Brisbane this week, as the edgy brand attempts to cut a slice out of an estimated $21 billion-a-year industry.
Perth sushi cafe operators slugged $193,000 for falsifying wage documents and presenting them to Fair Work inspectors
Federal Circuit and Family Court found the former operators of a Perth cafe falsified pay slips, provided Fair Work with doctored wage documents and warned staff against speaking up.
Melbourne restaurants were urged not to use Deliveroo Australia over high commissions
Representatives for one of Melbourne's most prominent dining districts actively discouraged restaurants and cafes from using Deliveroo Australia before its collapse.
Budget 2022: Hospitality owners call for urgent action as staff shortages replace lockdowns as number one challenge
Restaurant owners want next week's federal budget to address staff availability and the punishing cost of doing business, six months after pledges in the last budget left one small trader feeling like a "tool" in an election campaign.
