Tag: Hospitality

There’s change afoot. No longer is farming and farm culture seen by city dwellers as the work of yokels; in fact, it has become the height of fashion.

Successful health food chain Sumo Salad will refurbish its stores across Australia over the next three years on the heels of the Tulla Group’s purchase of a 60 per cent stake in the business.

There is at least one sector of the small business economy which is booming.

Hospitality product retailers believe that locally made products still reign supreme in the sector.

The Sydney restaurant scene is a blood sport. A restaurant opening and closing its doors within a couple of months barely raises an eyebrow. It’s remarkable then, to stumble across an entrepreneur who has not only survived, but seriously thrived.

South Australian restaurants are rejecting plans to place food safety notices on the doors of eateries in the state, following a successful ‘scores on doors’ scheme in New South Wales.

Female, baby boomer with a supply of working capital and a coffee machine – that’s the profile of a hospitality success story, according to a new industry index.

The Toga Group was established in 1963 by current Executive Chairman Ervin Vidor, and has enjoyed 46 years of history and growth. The Australian, privately owned hotel group has more than 1,800 staff across Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

The post high-school overseas jaunt doesn’t often prove the basis of a future career, but for Dave Milne, a stint travelling with a record company gave him a simple idea which has grown into a successful business.