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What hotel guests REALLY want, and really want to avoid

When it comes to the ideal hotel stay, the joy of scoring a free upgrade surely must be at the top of every traveller's wish list, right? Not so, according...

Sofitel signs a So in Auckland

Sofitel has finally revealed a So hotel is set to open in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2015. Sofitel So Auckland will become the fourth Sofitel branded hotel...

Food council rejects star ratings, as government threatens mandatory legislation

Australian food and grocery production manufacturers are being warned to implement the voluntary star rating system, or risk being forced by legalisation...

Russia reportedly renews ban on roo meat

Russia has reportedly renewed the ban on kangaroo imports, after discovering an illegal shipment. The trade was only reinstated in December last year,...

Record beef exports not helping cattle producers

Australia is headed for a record year for beef exports, with one million tonnes heading overseas in 2013. That's 4 per cent more than last year. Booming...

Sofitel embarks upon an international hospitality recruitment campaign

Sofitel Luxury Hotels has launched a new human resources campaign today (30th July) via a new online platform at Sofitel-jobs.com, for those wanting to...

Fledgling Sydney wholesaler joins NILWA

Sydney's newest liquor wholesaler has become the 12th member of National Independent Liquor Wholesalers Association (NILWA). NILWA this morning announced...

Durty Nelly's pub sold, set for overhaul

Historic pub Durty Nelly's in Sydney suburb Paddington has sold in an off-market transaction for an undisclosed sum. Established in 1854, the Irish pub...

Farmer buys into local food processor

Fed up with the state of food manufacturing in Australia, a farmer from New South Wales is setting up a vegetable processing facility of his own. Beetroot...

Everything but kitchen sink as Kwong joins war on waste

Monday's free lunch at Martin Place offered a stove-top debut for all the slightly disfigured, unusually speckled vegetables that never make it into shopping...