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Hospitality training is failing 39% of the time, according to People 1st

Hospitality training programmes are failing to improve employee performance 39% of the time, despite costing the industry £2.7bn, according to research...

Gold Coast nightclub workers underpaid

Dozens of workers on Queensland’s Gold Coast have shared more than $111,000 back-pay after recent inquiries by the Fair Work Ombudsman revealed they...

French backpackers ride out Cyclone Marcia at Maccas

THREE French backpackers have taken refuge from Tropical Cyclone Marcia inside a fast food restaurant, after parking their car undercover in the drive-thru...

Pub Li buys Vic Prince of Wales hotel for $45m

A 27-YEAR-OLD Chinese dev­el­oper, Jiyuan “Louis” Li, has swooped on one of Melbourne’s most famous watering holes, the Prince of Wales hotel...

Former celebrity chef PA spills beans on industry in new novel

A new novel by a restaurant industry insider spills the beans on the world of rock-star celebrity chefs and fine dining. Melbourne author Lisa Joy, a...

British Chef Jamie Oliver's Website Hacked, Visitors Exposed To Virus

Jamie Oliver’s website got hacked and all his visitors are becoming exposed to the virus as well. Hackers put a malicious code on the site, which is...

Frozen berries hepatitis A scare: Pollution poses challenges to Chinese food safety practices

Hepatitis A cases in Australia linked to frozen berries will prompt a local review of Chinese safety practices, but endemic environmental problems will...

Check it out: Mayfair Hotel, Adelaide

FOLLOWING a $55 million redevelopment, Adelaide’s landmark Colonial Mutual Life building has reopened as a five-star hotel complete with a rooftop champagne...

Zambrero to double restaurant franchises in 2015 – to 150

Franchisee demand will see Mexican quick service restaurant franchise Zambrero opening its 71st Australian restaurant next week - with plans for 150 by...

Valko IDROCHEF 216 Sous Vide Cooker

IDROCHEF 216 allows, coupled with any container up to 50 litres capacity, to cook at controlled and perfectly uniform temperature in the whole container,...