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Roving cafe pioneer gives a new meaning to one for the road

Michael Ibrahim runs the mobile coffee van Soul Kitchen, which has become an institution on St Kilda Road, opposite the Arts Centre. Photo: Michael Clayton-Jones   While...

Accor to offer free wifi

Accor is to scrap wifi charges at 500 of its properties. The French company that owns the Ibis, Mercure, Sofitel and Novotel chains, made the announcement...

AHA (NSW) senior executives to meet with western suburbs hoteliers today

As the first batch of power bills flow into the industry post carbon-tax, AHA (NSW) President Scott Leach and AHA (NSW) CEO Paul Nicolaou will meet with...

Economist debunks anti-alcohol 'nonsense'

The Australian Government has been relying on wildly inaccurate research to justify its alcohol policy decisions, according to a leading economist, who...

Bob Hawke to open new Balmain bar

The Riversdale Group is set to open the doors in late September to its new cocktail bar, The Workers, which is located in Sydney’s former blue collar...

Rekorderlig schools cider market

Enjoying exceptional growth in Australia, leading cider brand Rekorderlig has announced ‘Swedish School’ as the next stage in a string of marketing...

NPD to drive growth: Nielsen

Delegates at the 19th annual Australian Liquor Stores Association (ALSA) conference have been told that focusing on new product development (NPD) will...

Charge more for beer: Foster's

Australian consumers are prepared to pay more for beer than they currently do, according to Foster's CEO Ari Mervis. At the Australian Liquor Stores Association...

Fears over tough new star ratings

There is concern in Tasmania's tourism industry about tough new standards for accommodation ratings. Some hotels, motels and B&Bs are struggling to...

Who's up, who's down, who's in, who's out ...

Scott Pickett and Ryan Flaherty of The Estelle restaurant in Northcote. Photo: Eddie Jim   Seventry-five restaurants have picked up one or more hats...