Business & Trade

AVC ROLLS OUT ‘BUY NOW PAY LATER’

Posted on November 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has announced another on-trend initiative, partnering directly with Afterpay to offer customers access to the ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ phenomenon.   Afterpay is a leading provider in the BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) space. It’s popularity with

BUNDY SAYS ‘DON’T FORGET YOUR LOCAL’

Posted on October 25th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Helping Aussies and pubs into summer, Diageo and Bundy are both innovating and suggesting “Don’t Forget Your Local”.   The latest instalment of Bundaberg Rum’s $11.5 million Raising the Bar program to help licensed venues recover from COVID-19 is a

VICTORIA RE-EMERGES AS VAX RULES CLARIFIED

Posted on October 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne returns to life today after 77 days of its sixth lockdown, encountering some confusion over the COVID rules on vaccination. This week Victoria surpassed 70 per cent of people over 16 having received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

CALEDONIAN FALLS ON THE COVID SWORD

Posted on October 18th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The licensee and employees of the self-proclaimed “freedom” Caledonian Hotel have been repeatedly fined and the pub now closed for breaching public health orders. In a post on social media more than a week ago, the Singleton pub vowed to

ARE YOU READY TO REOPEN?

Posted on October 6th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Locked down pubs are preparing to burst open again and details are coming into focus on what operators need to know to prepare their business. The NSW Government has issued a guide to getting back to business, outlining the coming 3

COPING WITH COVID: DO WE NEED A RETHINK

Posted on July 26th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australia is facing a crossroads in the path out of COVID, with an increasing voice calling for a review of the policies in light of an evolving virus and global outlook. Last week, following the end of a fifth lockdown

SURFERS PARADISE BANS PUB CRAWLS

Posted on July 7th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A battle is being waged over the right to party, seeing venue operators and council wanting to end the infamous ‘pub crawls’ of Surfers, while crawl operators refuse to go quietly into the night. Licensees of the Surfers Paradise Licenced

ALH ROLLS OUT ADVANCED CONTACTLESS ORDERING AT ALL VENUES

Posted on April 30th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s biggest publican, Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH), has announced roll-out of pioneering ordering and payment platform me&u across the group’s 330+ venues. ALH reports seeking a best-in-class contactless ordering experience, and following a trial at The Cheeky Squire in

PATRONS RETURNING TO ‘SOUL OF THE CBD’

Posted on February 3rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
New consumer research finds people eager to get back into the cities, and over half of Aussies reporting they see hospitality as the soul of their city. The survey found 55 per cent of Australians touting venues as vital to

NZ TRAVEL BUBBLE: SHOT IN THE ARM FOR HOSPO

Posted on February 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australia is welcoming back visitors from across the Tasman, offering some hope for hospitality businesses around the country crippled by the downturn in tourism. The so-called ‘Green Zone’ flights between Australia and New Zealand took off yesterday, finally allowing our