Food quality and safety should be the primary focus in commercial kitchens. A food-borne illness can cause serious harm to a guest and destroy a restaurant's reputation.
Labour costs are the largest expense for most kitchens and for seasonal venues this can blow the budget very quickly during peak periods if staff are not managed efficiently.
It seems the nation's restaurants are firing on all cylinders as far as satisfying diners, having been named Australia's best industry sector among others – including hairdressers ...
With the Christmas period fast approaching, many Australian retailers are lining up stock and staff for their peak earning period. However it could present some potential challenges ...
The key to managing the workflow in the kitchen smoothly is to have well developed processes in place for dealing with the jobs that come up on a regular basis.
For many diners a meal simply isn't complete unless they have the right wine paired with their favourite entrée. This can be a challenge when dining with an unfamiliar wine list.
The signing of the China-Australia FTA during the G20 Summit in Brisbane earlier this month has been hailed as "an important step in the growth of the Chinese visitor economy" by ...
On Friday evening (14 November) a selection of the world's most influential and respected food and wine VIPs came together at Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) for Tourism ...
World famous gastronomic talent Heston Blumenthal is to attend the Restaurant Australia gala dinner in Tasmania, joining a culinary who's who of more than 80 of the world's most ...
Chefs rely on a wide range of kitchen equipment from simple tools like spatulas and tongs to industrial-sized food processors and programmable steamer-ovens, and so it is important ...
The world's rapidly-growing appetite for seafood is good news for Australia, with the local industry set to ride the surging wave of global demand, a new industry report has revealed. ...
The menu is the most important marketing tool for any restaurant or café, and at the same time it is the vehicle for the chef to express his creativity and culinary skill.
Hundreds of products are used in a busy kitchen during the course of a busy week and while they may all be vital to the smooth running of the establishment, sometimes little thought ...
Hospitality is a competitive industry and commercial kitchens run on very slim margins that make careful management an essential part of running a profitable business.
Restaurant managers have a significant impact on the success and profitability of a restaurant. Despite being one of the most important hires in the industry, many owners conduct a ...
Increasing consumer awareness and concern with product provenance are driving a shift towards free-range eggs, which currently account for over 20 per cent of the 4 billion eggs ...
Large and small businesses alike strive for maximum exposure from their marketing efforts, and hospitality marketing in particular requires creativity to attract notoriously fickle ...