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Wagamama shuts Southbank restaurant as administrators take over

Japanese restaurant chain Wagamama has gone into voluntary administration, and its Southbank venue in Melbourne has been shut down. Administrator KPMG...

Australian Hotels Association names Sydney's top 10 pubs for 2013

They are the best of the best in a city that prides itself on hospitality, service and a beer with a view. But is your favourite watering hole in the top...

PayPal helps restaurant customers avoid waiters

Pay-at-your-table feature under trial in select Sydney and Melbourne restaurants     PayPal plans to push a new pay-at-your-table feature in its...

Wine producers reduce the alcohol to meet more sophisticated palates

The increasing popularity of good quality lower-alcohol whites and reds has led to calls for wine to be taxed accordingly. In Australia we live not only...

Sydney pub market may have bottomed out

One of Australia's largest sports managers, Paul Nash, has sold the Olympic Hotel in Sydney's inner east for $5.15 million - less than half the 2007 purchase...

Little Hunter affair with lawyers: Evans

Celebrity chef Pete Evans has broken cover over the Little Hunter affair that has seen his name associated with a failed business, a $769,000 creditors...

Food sector tipped for strong growth: AFGC

Australia's food industry is tipping strong growth despite the economic difficulties afflicting some sectors. Releasing the Australian Food and Grocery...

Case for office to hotel conversion never been stronger

With many of Australia's CBD office markets beset with high vacancies, particularly at the secondary level, new research has shown that the case for hotel...

Crown's casino push affordable: Packer

Billionaire James Packer says an ambitious program to expand the number of Crown's integrated hotel and casino resorts in Asia and Australia is affordable. The...

Fire destroys part of Royal Mail in Dunkeld

Fire has destroyed part of the award-winning Royal Mail Hotel complex in Victoria's west. A Country Fire Authority spokeswoman said a large convention...