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Food sector 'resilient'

Latest statistics depict a "resilient" food, beverage and grocery industry - not one that’s in “steep, terminal decline” - according to Australian...

Gen Y rewrite Perth's menu

If you're wondering why the music in your favourite restaurant is louder, the dishes are for sharing, you're drinking a cocktail with a pulled pork taco...

Sun sinks on Footscray's Little Ethiopia

Abeselom Nega stands outside his shop Queen of Sheba, one of a clutch of small African restaurants on Nicholson Street in Footscray, a stretch dubbed ''Little...

Fair Work Ombudsman to audit Kangaroo Island businesses

The Fair Work Ombudsman is visiting businesses at Kangaroo Island, South Australia in the week of 11-15 November to ensure workers are being paid correctly. Fair...

Luv-A-Duck head says company hurt by ACCC fine

The duck processing company Luv-A-Duck says it has been hurt by a recent Federal Court decision. The ACCC took the company, based at Nhill in western...

Shadows on parliament stall W Hotel approval

In unprecedented move, the Victorian parliament has lodged a planning objection against the building of the $180 million W Hotel being proposed by Jinshan...

Mantra takes over Soul

Mantra Group has added the Soul tower in Surfers Paradise to its portfolio. The 77-level tower, that was managed by Accor as Sea Temple Surfers Paradise,...

Hotel tycoon looking to recycle convention centre

A hotel tycoon is hoping to recycle parts of the Sydney Convention Centre and use it in a development in the Hunter Valley. Jerry Schwartz plans to build...

ACCC issues Luv-a-Duck $360,000 fine for misleading claims

A Melbourne-based duck meat business has been fined $360,000 for a range of misleading claims including that its ducks were “range reared and grain fed”. The...

Hotel Realm hailed for back-to-back AHA Awards

Hotel Realm won Australia’s Best Meeting and Events Venue for the second time running at the Australian Hotels Association (AHA) 2013 National Awards...