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Mantra board approves Accor takeover bid

The board of Australia’s second biggest hotel operator Mantra Group has backed the $1.18 billion takeover bid by French hotel giant Accor. The takeover...

Bridge Seafoods is on the market

Out on the Sunshine Coast, the Bridge Seafoods restaurant has always stood out from the pack, it’s always had its own niche. Owner Des Stewart saw to...

Kenji restaurant fined $25,000 for food breaches

The popular Japanese Gourmet Kenji Restaurant at 10/1407 Toorak Rd in Camberwell has been fined for a series of food breaches. It’s the second time...

Penalty rate cuts remain: unions lose court appeal

Unions have lost their appeal against the penalty rate cuts brought down by the Fair Work Commission. Two unions, United Voice and the Shop, Distributive...

Restaurants in Brisbane open the way for a cashless future

A restaurant chain in Brisbane is pioneering cashless business. The Corbett and Claude restaurants have been successfully operating a cashless system...

Unions lose penalty rates challenge

The Federal Court has ruled that the penalty rate cuts brought down by the Fair Work Commission in February will remain in place. The court has rejected...

Hotel squeeze creates more rooms

A development surge is expected to add almost 14,000 new rooms during the next three years because of the tight occupancy in Australian hotels. Commonwealth...

Justin Hemmes acquires Vic on the Park

Merivale is pushing out to the west, acquiring Enmore's Vic on the Park hotel in Marrickville. A spokesman for the Justin Hemmes-led Merivale would not...

Accor makes $1.2 billion bid for Mantra

Australia’s second biggest hotel operator Mantra Group has confirmed receiving a $1.195 billion takeover offer from the Paris-based hotel giant Accor. Accor...

Marco Pierre White’s Eat Club app

Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White needs no introduction. Starting out a trainee chef in North Yorkshire after leaving school with no qualifications, he...