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Restaurant fined $85,000 for food safety breaches

A Crows Nest restaurant serving Indian and Pakistani cuisine has been fined $85,000 – one of the biggest penalties against food outlets in recent years...

Changes afoot in hot cafe postcode Redfern

Redfern's claim as a hot postcode for small bars and food ventures has had its first test. Small bar Dry Land has closed, and now experienced operator...

$97,000 back-paid to workers in Victoria’s Goldfields region

Workers in Victoria’s Goldfields region have been back-paid a total of $97,300 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman. The biggest...

Pizza restaurant fined $60,000 for tough topping

An award-winning Italian restaurant with "pizzas to die for" has been fined $60,000 after a diner ingested a wire bristle cooked in one of its pizzas. The...

Wanted: one sous chef for the Queen

The conditions stated in the job ad might not be that hot with a salary of 23,000 pounds ($35,000) a year for 45 hours a week in the kitchen but there...

NT alcohol rehab plan hits snag

A plan by the Northern Territory Government to force alcoholics into rehabilitation appears to have hit a snag. The Territory wants to use accommodation...

Pub faces closure without buyer

A Wimmera pub could be set to close if a buyer is not found in the next two weeks. The Brim Pub needs to be sold before next month or locals will be left...

What not to do! Week 18

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...

Cut food waste to boost profit: Unilever

Leading food product supplier, Unilever has called on chefs to reduce waste and increase sustainability and profit.  Yezdi Daruwalla, managing director...

Historic Balmain pub gets overhaul

The team behind the Riverview Hotel in Sydney's Birchgrove has opened a newly refurbished pub in nearby Balmain. Formerly known as the West End Hotel,...