WOHO’s Mentoring Program: helping more women achieve in a traditionally male-dominated industry
Women In Hospitality (WOHO) now boasts more than 500 members across all facets of the industry. The cornerstone of WOHO is its mentoring program and to find out how it works we spoke to one of the founding mentors, Claire Van Vuuren, and recent mentee Alice Newport.
The post-Covid outlook for pub dining
Since our last look at the pub dining market some 12 months ago, hotels across the nation have weathered the storms of Covid lockdowns, and with some states faring better than others in this regard, the outlook for the market as a whole has been mixed.
Pasta passport to success for food business born out of Covid lockdown
In one of those rare Covid-inspired success stories, what started out as a home kitchen top enterprise turned into the Al Dente online order business and is now a storefront provedore and Italian-Australian fine dining restaurant Al Dente Enoteca.
Inaugural IHHC Culinary Competition to be held at this year’s National Conference
Open to anyone regularly employed within health and aged care, the competition features teams consisting of any two of the following members: chef/cook, director/manager, accredited practising dietitian (APD) and senior leader and/or staff of foodservice team.
Club Perfect — Ignite
Leverage text messaging to drive customer engagement – The rise of contactless ordering – Trends to watch in 2022 – Pros and cons of ‘dark kitchens’ and how they might impact your business.
Cater to the broadest customer base by offering an inclusive menu
A growing number of consumers are choosing to modify their diets – for example by avoiding gluten or reducing their meat intake by choosing plant-based in place of animal proteins.
Chefs at all levels stand to benefit by seizing professional development opportunities
With the new year hopefully heralding a ‘new normal’, we take a look at the opportunities for chefs at all levels to further their professional development in the months ahead.
ACF focusing on education, networking and helping to rebuild for the year ahead
The ACF has an event-packed calendar planned for 2022, kicking off at the end of February with ACF Restaurant Challenge hosted at the Foodservice Australia show.
What’s new in foodservice
Check out our section devoted to everything new happening in the world of foodservice, including new products and equipment as well as interesting news and events.
Designing desserts to drive profit
Desserts can be a highly profitable menu item, especially given the availability of readymade products from major suppliers which you can use as a base on which to build your own signature dish.
Bygone Recipe | The origins of musk sticks
Musk sticks are a famous confection that is highly fragrant. They consist of a semi-soft stick of fondant, usually pink and often extruded with a ridged cross-section in the shape of a star.
FSAA launches inaugural benchmarking survey
This industry-first initiative will provide information that the industry has been wanting for many years.
