The NPD Group, a leading market research company, and Datassential, a foodservice research firm, found that 7 per cent more restaurants, from quick service to fine dining, offer burgers on their menus...

Australian chefs are in demand and, with suitable chefs becoming harder to find, their wages could keep on rising. Over 200 advertisements for chefs have been added to job website Seek in the past three...

Pioneering new laws that empower local councils as food safety enforcers and allow the government to publish food law violations are to come into effect next month. Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald...

Higher fuel and food costs and other economic pressures are having a pervasive impact on how consumers shop, cook and dine, according to the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2008...

Over 50 of Australia’s most respected chefs have signed their names to a charter opposing GM food. The ‘GM Free Chefs Charter’ has garnered great support, with more than 50 well-renowned...

The US restaurant industry is taking a hit as economic struggles plague the country. New consumer research from Mintel reveals that 54% of people who dine out regularly are restricting their restaurant...

The impact of higher inflation, interest rates and fuel costs is beginning to become apparent on restaurants and cafes, but pubs appear to be galvanised by the economic concern. A relatively low priced...

Despite the traditional post-budget bounce, Australian consumer sentiment is still at worrying levels. The Westpac-Melbourne institute index of consumer sentiment, released today, rose to 89.8 index points...

The world’s best restaurant for the last three years, El Bulli, has been accused of “unethical” cooking practices. Santi Santamaria, a famous chef from Barcelona who has been awarded...

Melbourne’s already exciting and diverse food retail sector is about to be boosted with the development of a number of new retail centres. The three new developments in and around the CBD are set...