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Mobility changes the face of function catering

Traditional buffet displays with starched white linen tablecloths and long lines of bains-marie are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Wedding guests,...

Simple ways of improving the F&B bottom line

One hears so often that the food and beverage area of an accommodation business is not as profitable as it should be. In many cases just one dining experience...

5 ways negative reviews are good for business

We talk a lot about online reviews. We talk about how important they are in influencing buying decisions, how SMBs need to respond to them, and how Google...

Golden Circle ordered to pay up

Fruit company Golden Circle has been ordered to pay $50,000 over a 40-litre concentrate spill in Melbourne's north. Apricot and beetroot concentrate were...

Council reprieve for rotunda

A Lake Macquarie hotel will be given the option of buying a parcel of community-owned land, on which a previous owner illegally built a rotunda to host...

What not to do! Week 48

What was busted this week and what were they caught doing? The things you should look out for. The NSW Food Authority publishes lists of businesses that...

No soft serve for Mr Whippy's rivals

A settlement may yet sweeten the sour relationship between Mr Whippy and the Master Chef. Mr Whippy owner Stan Gordon has been locked in a dispute with...

No sheep moves this grocer's cheese

Ask Melbourne businessman John Manos about his advice for budding entrepreneurs, and he shoots straight back: ''Never follow what everyone else is doing''. ''Sometimes...

Superstar chefs spice up new food festival

"There have been many food and wine festivals here but this is the first with soul. It has been truly inspirational." WA chef Don Hancey said many of...

Scientists create melt-free chocolate

Chocolate lovers behold. British scientists have developed a new melt-proof recipe for the desirable cocoa treat, ideal to withstand an Aussie summer. The...