The growing trend in Australia for higher-priced, higher-quality, yet still casual and quick dining suggests that new offerings emerging for fast food are old-fashion slow food forms with a quick twist. Portuguese...

Suppliers, manufacturers and distributors in Australasia’s foodservice sector are collaborating to improve supply chain processes and standards. Key players in the foodservice sector have formed the...

Australian-based international food, beverage and confectionary marketing and importing company, Stuart Alexander, has appointed James Burt as the new Chief Operating Officer for Australia and New Zealand. Stuart...

A London-based market research company has outlined four trends that it believes will shape the way foodservice operators develop menu options during 2012. The four trends are identified by Mintel Group...

Consumer-oriented restaurant websites often grab the bulk of media attention, leaving business-to-business interaction as often the forgotten link. As a result, US-based foodservice consultants Technomic...

Convenience store operator 7-Eleven has launched two food concept stores in Melbourne and Sydney as part of plans to roll out the new food focussed outlet across all 7-Eleven stores in the country, according...

Entries for the Fine Food Best New Product Awards have exceeded expectations for this year‘s event in Sydney, according to Exhibition Manager, Minnie Constan. The number of new products entered into...

Feeling the sting of a bleak global economy, consumers around the world cut back on visiting foodservice outlets in the first part of the year, according to market research firm The NPD Group. NPD’s...

The finest young chefs and waiters in the Australian restaurant industry were rewarded last night at the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence national awards ceremony in Sydney. Matthew Dempsey, from the...

Metcash is planning on speeding up their foodservice expansion with a number of acquisitions planned in the eastern states. The grocery wholesaler first entered the food service sector with the purchase...