Global foodservice giant Unilever has released its Future Menus trend report for 2024, outlining the trends set to shape the foodservice industry locally and globally over the coming year. This report furthers the inaugural Future Menus trends report, published in 2023. It identifies the top menu trends in foodservice – pubs, clubs, restaurants, cafes and […]
Australia first became aware of a potential hot chip shortage back in November 2022, when a combination of mounting production costs, international events and weather events led to the predicted shortage in January 2023. Potato farming is spread across the country, which usually mitigates losses due to weather. However, Stephanie Jacobs, senior climatologist at the
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Booking data for the past 15 months shows pubs the big winners in the cost of living squeeze, increasing bookings while fine dining restaurants feel the pinch. The data finds diners now choosing mid-range venues such as pubs and cafes during these tough economic times. The mid-range venues, defined as having a price point of
Specialist kitchen consultant Paul Rifkin discusses foodservice profitability in the current environment, and beyond. * Over the past six months I have consulted with many pubs and clubs – both regional and in the city The one common theme is that they are all being challenged with foodservice profitability. Profitability is such a flexible word,
Chef Paul Rifkin is a consultant, kitchen mentoring and fine-tuning specialist, and suggests foodservice operations need to think about customer expectations in the new normal. * Is the quality of the food you serve important to your venue, or r is it something you just don’t want to bother with? A question with an obvious
New research is finding Aussies are keen to dine out again, but they have new needs and wants that hospitality operators must address. The SevenRooms Restaurant Reckoning: Australia report is in-depth research into the changing expectations of Australian diners in the new era of hospitality. Australians report that dining out allows them to help their
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Major investors including Justin Hemmes have jumped in to turbocharge rollout of a new table ordering and payment system by the founder of restaurant app Dimmi. Stevan Premutico launched a second capital raise in Melbourne this week, for his new business me&u. The technology aims to improve the patron dining experience, by streamlining the time
The search to find the best pub meals from around the country has ended, and they will all come together under one roof as Melbourne institution Riverland transforms into The Hungry Yak. The pop-up venue is the culmination of Yak Brewing’s hunt for Australia’s best pub meals, which comes after an extensive public voting phase,
Craft beer stalwart Yak Brewing has launched a national competition to find the best pub meals, with a public vote and panel of experts to crown winners in five categories. Matilda Bay Brewing Company was formed in 1984 in Fremantle, embracing the styles emerging from the American north-west, using Cascade hops to first brew Alpha
By Emma Castle The rise of the gastro-pub has seen a succession of trends sweep the pub plate, with the rocket to stardom of quinoa and can’t-get-enough uptake of the poké bowls, leaving the question – what will it be in 2019? According to a panel of nutritionist and wellness experts from Flannerys Organics and
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