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Revenues up, however restaurant profits are down as cost of living and staff pressures bite hard

Hospitality is booming, despite staff shortages. Data shows that restaurants, bars and cafes reported a boom in revenue in December, recording the highest...

Noma 2.0 to shut its doors in 2024 and reopen with a fresh outlook

Rene Redzepi’s fine dining restaurant Noma will close its Copenhagen doors in 2024. The announced closure comes amid controversy over its business model,...

Hospitality sector most at risk of insolvency in 2023

Consecutive rate hikes and inflationary pressure is heavily impacting Australia’s food and beverage industry. Data released by CreditorWatch forecasts...

Deliveroo lost $120M in 2022 before fleeing Australia and leaving workers and restaurants out of pocket

It’s no surprise Deliveroo went into administration in Australia. The food delivery platform accumulated losses of more than $120 million this year...

Drunk glassing at the Links Hotel leads to three years jail

A drunken thug will spend at least two years in jail after a brutal pub attack left a man with permanent eye damage. Matthew Clark was sentenced in the...

Former Upper Hunter hotel licensee found guilty of drug and assault offences

Former Upper Hunter hotel licensee John Allen will serve a two-year intensive community correction after being found guilty of drug and assault offences. Allen...

Endeavour Group’s proposed acquisition of the Beachfront Hotel red flagged by ACCC

A red flag has been raised over Endeavour Group’s bid to buy a pub in Darwin’s northern suburbs. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...

Long-term Manly Wharf lease for sale: could fetch $80M

The owners of the long-term Manly Wharf lease have put the lease up for sale. The wharf has become a popular entertainment precinct with some of the suburb’s...

Safe zones in Sydney to keep party and pub goers safe

Four new safe zones have been implemented in Sydney to help patro9ns enjoying a night out feel like they are out of harm’s way. The NSW government is...

WA hospitality sends message in a bottle to more than 13,000 workers

The Western Australian hospitality industry has sent an SOS to 13,270 workers, while asking attending the state’s venues to have patience through the...