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Federal budget 'delivers results' for small hospitality businesses 5/18/2015

Tax cuts and asset write-off provisions for small business announced in the Federal Budget will reduce costs and allow small businesses to grow, according to peak industry association, ...

How to create a signature dish 5/7/2015

Iconic chef Heston Blumenthal is renowned for his old English cuisine and the unlikeliest signature dish, snail porridge. Michelin Star recipient Raymond Blanc became famous for ...

Hospitality industry welcomes new training development arrangements 4/22/2015

New training product development arrangements announced for the vocational education sector by the Australian Government this morning is a welcome step in addressing the skill needs ...

Top 6 Tips for Managing Your Kitchen Hand 4/17/2015

Not long ago the restaurant kitchen was just some mystical, unknown domain 'out the back.' Now it's been stripped bare and laid before us in all its reality TV guts and glory.

How to source sustainable produce for your restaurant 4/14/2015

As a restaurateur, you kind of know sustainable food sourcing is here to stay when McDonald's gets involved.

Australian restaurants, wine producers among thriving SMEs 3/31/2015

Size matters – and in business, scale matters. Scale often brings lower overheads and reduces the cost of production, which allows firms to improve their profit margins and expand ...

Next gen needed to fill Syd's chronic apprentice chefs shortage 3/23/2015

Sydney faces a chronic shortage of apprentice chefs, according to HTN, a leading group employer of culinary and food service apprentices.

Industry welcomes extension of 'unfair' contract term protections 3/20/2015

The extension of unfair contract term protections to small business will provide hospitality operators with greater confidence when dealing with suppliers and distributors, according ...

How to deal with restaurant complaints 3/20/2015

Running a restaurant is a bit like running a race team. Orders are flying into the pits at speed and meals are flying out the other end even faster. Cool heads are called for to ...

How to let music play its part in restaurant profit 2/26/2015

You've agonised over your menu and spent a fortune on decor. You've hired great chefs and waiting staff and done some snazzy promotions that are getting patrons pouring through the ...

Australia Cooks competition – what dish defines your region? 2/23/2015

Australia Cooks is a nationwide search to find the dishes that best define our regions by highlighting the amazing produce Australia has to offer.

Budding culinary hopefuls vie for 3 top hospitality awards 2/4/2015

Applications are now open for the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence 2015 awards, kicking off another exciting year of unearthing the next generation of culinary stars.

Café operators fined over $110k for paying students $8/hr 2/2/2015

The operators of a Melbourne café have been fined a total of $110,500 after paying young, foreign students as little as $8 an hour.

5 Reasons to be Excited About Hospitality in 2015 2/2/2015

Tourism is now the biggest industry in the world, accounting for a whopping 9 per cent of global GDP (per Forbes).

Restaurant stung for repeatedly ignoring back-pay request 1/28/2015

A restaurant on Queensland's Gold Coast has been fined heavily for repeatedly refusing to reimburse an apprentice who had been underpaid.

Sydney Festival slammed for not catering to those with disability 1/13/2015

Sydney Festival organisers have been criticised for not providing adequate features for people with disabilities, with some labelling the current set-up "appalling".

Café owners use crowdfunding to bring refugee dream to reality 1/13/2015

A Melbourne-based café has turned to an unlikely source to build a business that provides employment opportunities for refugees.

Japan eatery 'bans' couples from entering on Christmas Eve 12/16/2014

Call it a case of 'only in Japan' if you want. A Tokyo restaurant has taken an unusual step ahead of Christmas Eve on behalf of all single patrons in the city.

Restaurant underpaid workers 'more than $10,000' 12/10/2014

A Victorian restaurant will face court for allegedly underpaying nine casual and part-time employees more than $10,000 – the second time within a year it has faced such charges.

Partnerships with top schools help train future hospitality leaders 12/5/2014