#Restaurant
How these family-owned restaurants are fighting back against industry decline
The hospitality industry’s battle: What these family-owned businesses want you to know
Remaining sane when you’re considered nuts: Dimmi’s departing CEO on the hurdles he faced
At the end of this month, Stevan Premutico will step away from Dimmi, the online restaurant booking platform he founded in early 2009. Under his leadership, Dimmi has withstood “well-funded” international competitors and wooed TripAdvisor, which acquired it for a reported $25m two years ago. In conversation with Dynamic Business, the departing CEO reflected on […]
Sunday penalty rate cuts for hospitality, retail staff being phased in over three to four years
Sunday penalty rate reductions for employees covered by the Hospitality, Fast Food, Retail, Pharmacy and Restaurant Awards will be phased in over three to four years from 1 July. The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission issued a decision on 23 February 2017 to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates in the Hospitality, […]
‘Too few innovate in the hospitality industry,’ says The Grounds co-founder Ramzey Choker
A personal tragedy led prominent hospitality figure, Ramzey Choker, to reimagine what was possible in his industry. The result? The Grounds of Alexandria – an immersive, acre-sized venue in Sydney’s Inner West that continues to defy categorisation and attract crowds nearly five years on. From a very young age, Choker worked in his father’s Alexandria-based […]
Break into the bar business – and stay there
How time flies. It has now been 12 years since my baby and all-consuming obsession, Firefly in Neutral Bay, took shape. More than a decade on, Firefly has not only endured but thrived and, in my humble opinion, it’s one of the best bars and restaurants on Sydney’s North Shore. The bar scene can be a cruel mistress. It […]
Is that a torn note in your till? Melbourne restaurant in hot water for unlawful deductions
A Melbourne fast food restaurant has been officially cautioned by the Fair Work Ombudsman after a random audit discovered a range of unlawful deductions were being taken from staff wages.
Reaping the fruits of their labour: success in the Hunter Valley
Sipping chardonnay and looking out across rows of perfectly manicured grape vines doesn’t quite compute with the day-to-day reality of running a vineyard. Not to mention an on-site winery, cellar door, and restaurant.
Success in Sydney: Sacrifice, hard work, and tenacity
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.
Dining industry clawing its way back
It’s been a tough slog for the Australian restaurant industry, but the latest survey data shows that the industry grew by 3.17% nationally over the last financial year.
Changes to surcharge displays for restaurant and cafés
Restaurants and cafés will no longer have to produce separate menus for weekends and public holidays when they might apply a surcharge.
Oporto forges new frontiers by building third store in China
Oporto, the Bondi chicken burger institution and franchise continues to spread its wings, rapidly adding a second store and confirming construction is underway on their third restaurant in the world’s most populous nation, China.
Former cafe owner fined $20,000 for illegal holiday surcharges on menu
The ACCC continues to crack down on ‘illegal holiday surcharges’ on menus, with a cafe owner ordered to pay a penalty of $20,000 by the Federal Court for failing to provide ‘all inclusive pricing’ on their menus.
Restaurant operators fined $11,550 over employee records
The former operators of a Mildura restaurant have been fined $11,550 after they failed to provide employment records for an employee who claimed he had been underpaid.
Restaurant owners fined $13,200 for illegal holiday surcharges
Restaurants charging illegal holiday surcharges have been ordered to pay a penalty of $13,200 each for breaching the all-inclusive pricing lay on their menus by the Federal Court.
itakeaway iPhone app makes ordering easy
Hungry Australians can now order takeaway at the touch of a button, with the release of the itakeaway iPhone app
Restaurants with Illegal holiday surcharges under attack
Restaurants that force customers to pay illegal holiday surcharges are under fire for not complying with a year old change in the Trade Practices Act by the ACCC.
Free Blackberry app for Valentines Day
Until Valentines Day, Blackberry users can download Urbanspoon’s restaurant application for their devices for free. Urbanspoon’s free BlackBerry app uses your current location to find restaurants near you. Just hit the space bar (or shake the phone if you have a BlackBerry Storm) and the wheels on the app will spin, until they settle on […]