Business & Trade

HOSPITALITY DOCTOR’S GUIDE TO POST-PANDEMIC SUCCESS

Posted on August 24th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Australian hospitality stalwart and honorary doctor Max Hitchins has published a guide for publicans in post-pandemic times, boasting wisdom from strategists around the globe.  Max Hitchins has been a face of Australian pubs for many decades, commonly called both the

OPPORTUNITY RISING IN REGIONAL POST-PANDEMIC

Posted on August 17th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Signs continue that well-positioned ‘non-metro’ hospitality stands to benefit from the increased need for interstate and intrastate travel, as Australia looks to years of forced isolation in the wake of the pandemic. Both domestic and international travel have steadily trended

ROY MORGAN DATA ON RISING PUB PATRONAGE

Posted on July 15th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
New research from Roy Morgan data reports that pre-COVID-19 the number of Australians visiting pubs was up 10 per cent on figures from 2016. Contrary to their liquid image, it was found the greatest reason for Aussies (over 14 years)

STUDY WARNS OF ‘ZOMBIE’ BUSINESSES ON THE HORIZON

Posted on July 3rd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
A study of Australian businesses commissioned by Money.com.au has found an alarming number of SMEs have come close to going under, fuelling speculation on the number of so-called ‘zombie’ businesses expected to fold in September. An independent survey of 261

PUBS PREPARE TO BOUNCE BACK

Posted on June 5th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
This week has and will continue to see pubs around the country re-emerge or stretch to renewed diminished capacity in the light of eased restrictions, and operators are wasting no time executing enticements. Never in the field of public houses

PUBS VIABLE AGAIN AS MORE RESTRICTIONS EASE

Posted on June 1st, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The quest to resume profitable trading marches on with further states joining NSW in allowing hoteliers to welcome more customers back to their modified post-pandemic pubs. The Berejiklian Government in NSW has released its industry guidelines for hospitality, providing a

THE NEW NORMAL SET TO BEGIN

Posted on May 29th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Authorities have begun circulating checklists to industry to help licensed venues meet their COVID-19 safety plans required for reopening Monday, 1 June. In NSW larger venues will be able to take up to 50 people in separate existing dining areas,

REDCAPE TO REOPEN VENUES

Posted on May 27th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
ASX-listed hotel operator Redcape has released announcement it will be reopening most of its 32 venues next week, with CEO Dan Brady discussing the need for special measures and plans to ensure the customer experience. In the three-minute video release

NSW PUBS TO INCREASE TO 50 CAPACITY

Posted on May 22nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Hospitality in NSW is toasting the announcement today of a major easing of restrictions on pubs, restaurants and cafes, starting next month. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the revised plans at a press conference this afternoon, revealing that from 1

5,000 FREE BEERS FOR PUB-GOERS

Posted on May 22nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne’s own Stomping Ground Brewing Co is celebrating the return of the Garden State’s hospitality on 1 June by shouting 5,000 patrons their first beer back at the pub. Dubbed the Stomping Ground 5K, the initiative will see 50 venues