NEW TECHNOLOGY EMPOWERS VENUES TO ‘VIRTUALLY’ CASH IN
A revolutionary new software tool could help pubs and other venues improve their booking revenue by allowing people to explore the site from anywhere. Last week HeadBox, a digital meetings and events platform released its latest product, ‘HeadBox 3D Studio’.
THE SALMONS’ SHIFTING TIDES AT CHATSWOOD
Rod Salmon has passed his newly rebranded Chatswood Hotel on Sydney’s north shore to a growing local operator. The two-level pub, previously known as the Chelsea, occupies a 765sqm strata site surrounded by residential and commercial buildings and opposite the
QUANTACO GROWS WITH CTB AND CO.
Australian hospitality services provider Quantaco has announced acquisition of cloud-based kitchen management software CTB and Co. A leading provider of financial technology and advisory services to the sector, Quantaco cites a mission is to help customers further digitise historically analogue
HOTEL WINS BACK LOCALS’ FAVOUR IN PIVOTAL MOVE
Popular St Kilda venue Post Office Club Hotel has pivoted once again, to the delight of its locals. Over the past 153 years the pub, once known as the Buck’s Head Hotel, has seen a lot of changes. From a
COLLINS CONFIDENT ON THE SHAKY
The beloved ‘Shaky’ Shakespeare Hotel of Surry Hills, operated by legend Margaret Hargreaves for nearly half a century, has sold to the proprietor of Balmain’s The London. The hotel was established in 1879, found on Devonshire Street just 300 meters
HOTEL STRUGGLES AMID POKER MACHINE BAN
Yackandandah Hotel publican Peter Cook has worked in hospitality for decades, but has never experienced such a difficult time for pubs as now. The pub, in the Indigo Shire in the northeast of Victoria, has served its community for over
ENDEAVOUR AND ALH FY24 RESULTS
Endeavour Group has posted its full year results for FY24, detailing cost-cutting and portfolio hygiene in challenging economic times, yet seeing falling investor sentiment. ASX-listed Endeavour (ASX:EDV) is the holder of 350 pubs, retail outlets Dan Murphy’s and BWS, and
THE MILL COMPLETES UNIVERSAL SWAP
The Kospetas family has bookended its portfolio swap-shuffle with Barham Hamarashid, completing the off-market sale of The Mill in Bondi Junction, following exchange on the Evening Star. What was the Mill Hill Hotel was a modest two-storey premise previously owned
ROYAL ON 99 MAKES 44 FOR THE RHINO
Waratah Hotel Group has successfully divested its acclaimed hotel Royal on 99 to Dave Tomsic’s rampaging Black Rhino group. Located in the major regional Queensland town of Roma, the purpose-built pub opened in 2016, replacing the former Royal Hotel, which
WHY EVERY PUB SHOULD HAVE A DEFIBRILLATOR
Having defibrillators in pubs can be the difference between life and death, providing crucial, life-saving intervention during sudden cardiac emergencies. PubTIC has spoken with the AED Authority to discuss the critical role of defibrillators in pubs, exploring the life-saving benefits
