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Brisbane hospitality workers back-paid more than $400,000

Hospitality Magazine

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $404,721 in wages for 623 workers in Brisbane after conducting investigations in the city’s food precincts. Investigators visited 77 businesses across multiple suburbs including the CBD, South Brisbane, Fortitude Valley and Sunnybank, finding 75 per cent of businesses had breached workplace laws. The inspections were part of a national program targeting food precincts in Brisbane’s West End, Sydney, the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Dar

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Trends in hospitality – Focus on the future of the food industry

eHotelier

What's changing in the food industry? What do we have to worry about? What innovations have caught most attention? What does the future of the food industry hold for us? Find out what's on the radar.

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Pendry Washington DC opens on Potomac River

Boutique Hotel News

US: Pendry Hotels & Resorts has opened its seventh hotel and the first in Washington DC, located along The Wharf. Designed by ODA with interiors by DesignAgency, Pendry Washington DC forms part of The Wharf, a waterfront dining, shopping, hospitality, and residential mile-long development. . The hotel features 131 guestrooms and suites, three F&B venues, Spa Pendry, a fitness centre, and 7,500 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space.

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Hotel Technology Trends To Look Out For

InnQuest

In this blog, we have outlined the latest hotel technology trends that are going to take the hospitality industry by storm in 2023. Irrespective of whether your hotel chooses to implement these technologies or not, you can be sure that many (if not most) of your competitors are already planning to implement them. Don’t believe us? The 2022 Hotelier Technology Sentiment Report from the NYU Tisch Center of Hospitality found that by the end of this year, the adoption of on-property tech innov

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Old Fashioned Week kicks off with $15,000 cocktail

Hospitality Magazine

Woodford Reserve Old Fashioned Week will kick off in the most luxe way possible with Australia’s most expensive cocktail. The Woodford Reserve Gold Fashioned is a collaborative effort between the brand and two venues: Dean & Nancy on 22 in Sydney and Sky Bar in Melbourne. But big spenders won’t have long to sample the high-end sipper, which will only be available from 5-14 November.

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Six Ways to Get More Google Reviews for Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

From higher rankings to increasing your online reputation and brand visibility, Google reviews can boost your business for completely free. However, the term ‘get more Google reviews’ receives approximately 14,000 annual global searches, suggesting business owners and marketeers are struggling to find the secret to success. To help you out, here's what this SEO expert has to say.

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How to Write a Restaurant Business Plan [with Sample]

7 Shifts

You can't start a restaurant without a plan. A restaurant business plan is one of the most (if not the most) essential elements in getting a new restaurant off the ground. There are a few reasons for this: A business plan is typically the first thing any lender or investor will want to look at. Taking the time and energy to create one proves to others (and yourself) that you're serious about the venture.

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Coral Moon bar opens in The Langham Gold Coast

Hospitality Magazine

Luxury hotel The Langham Gold Coast has launched a new bar to its hospitality offering. Coral Moon overlooks the Pacific Ocean and sees an alfresco dining space with fireside lounge seating complete with a luxe cocktail bar. The cocktail list features five signature drinks including Matcha Muchness (gin, lychee, lemon, matcha, aquafaba), Best-Teas (lemongrass-infused Don Julio, ginger liqueur, yuzu, green tea) and Cherry Blossoms (amaretto, cherry herring, lime, dark soda).

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Should your brand even bother with TikTok?

eHotelier

As a marketer, YES you should be on TikTok. As a travel brand, IT DEPENDS.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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Being Short Staffed Is No Excuse for Poor Customer Service

Modern Restaurant Management

It has been a rough two-plus years for the restaurant industry. Devastated by COVID, indoor dinning coming to an abrupt ending, employees being laid-off, others put on reduced schedules, and way too many restaurants closing. Even now, as pandemic numbers are reduced and diners are returning, inflation, the cost of food and worries of a recession are ominous warning signs.

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How Black Gloves Took Over Cooking Videos

EATER

RusAKphoto/Shutterstock. Black nitrile gloves have emerged as a calling card of the food content creator class — and a polarizing one, at that On Instagram, black-gloved hands pull apart a stuffed chocolate cookie until it’s held together by only sticky tendrils of marshmallow. On TikTok, they heap cheese, meat, and eggs into a loaf of bread as the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Big Poppa” plays in the background, resulting in a video that’s been watched nearly 9 million times.

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Josh Niland pairs whisky and fish at an exclusive pop-up

Hospitality Magazine

The realms of food and drink are intrinsically linked, constantly merging with each other throughout almost every meal. Think beer and wings, Champagne and oysters or Shiraz and steak. Whisky and seafood may not be a match on paper, but the idea presented a welcome challenge for Sydney chef Josh Niland. Throw in the creation of a bespoke pop-up restaurant overlooking the clifftops in North Head and you have Talisker’s Boathouse.

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3 ways to appeal to women who travel internationally

eHotelier

Women have significant economic influence in the travel sector. Here's a look at the benefits of better catering to female customers, the distinctions between marketing to men and women in the travel sector, and some tips on how businesses in the travel sector can better appeal to women.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Winter Is Coming: Make Sure You’re Ready by Planning Ahead to Boost Your Bottom Line

Modern Restaurant Management

As the winter months quickly approach, restaurants must prepare to continue serving their customers while navigating weather and health and safety challenges. Ongoing inflation, higher interest rates, escalating food prices, and a tight labor market across industries add to the uncertainty. Fortunately, the restaurant industry has proven for decades that innovation, resiliency, and, most of all, basic preparedness can save the day.

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Anna Delvey Is Launching a Dinner Series Out of Her East Village Apartment While Under House Arrest

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Good Ways Deli announces second Sydney store

Hospitality Magazine

The team behind Good Ways Deli in Redfern, Sydney, are gearing up to launch a new location in Alexandria this month after a long search for the perfect venue. Owners Tom Pye and Jordan McKenzie announced the news on Instagram, confirming Good Ways’ second store will open in a former corner shop at 81 Buckland Street. Good Ways has become a staple in the casual dining sector since its 2021 debut, garnering a reputation for its core sandwich menu and seasonal specials as well as its sweet tr

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Wow Bao enters the metaverse with a new NFT membership program

Nation's Restaurant News

The virtual restaurant concept announced an NFT-based extension of Wow Bao’s current rewards program with an access pass to an exclusive NFT club

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Guests Experiencing Restaurant Inflation

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant guests in cost-saving mode are eating out less and more conscious of menu prices, according to Restaurants: Consumer Trends Fall 2022/Winter 2023 a report produced by Provoke Insights in collaboration with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Half of respondents say they are eating out less at full-service restaurants than they did six months ago and they fear their financial future with the economy and inflation listed as major concerns.

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Julie Powell, Writer Behind Beloved Early Food Blog the Julie/Julia Project, Has Died

EATER

WireImage. She was 49 Julie Powell, the creator of the popular early 2000s-era food blog the Julie/Julia Project that ran on Salon.com , died on October 26 from cardiac arrest, her family told the New York Times. She was 49 years old. Powell rose to fame in 2002 when she launched the Julie/Julia Project, a chronicle of her attempt to cook all 524 recipes from Julia Child’s 1961 cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1 — a book she had inherited from her mother — in one year.

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Sweet Belem team opens Portuguese diner in Petersham

Hospitality Magazine

The Sydney group behind Sweet Belem, Bibo and Fich has opened the doors to all-day Portuguese diner Lunas in Petersham. Silva Group Owners Jose and Basia Silva have appointed fellow Bennelong alum Jacqueline Ektoros as head chef, who joins after time at Three Williams cafe in Redfern. “We love Petersham and this is a suburb that is central to the identity of Portuguese people and food in Sydney,” says Jose.

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Event round-up

Boutique Hotel News

The editorial team at IHM have recently spoken to operators and service providers within the wider travel industry to understand the supply and demand levels in Qatar and neighbouring cities ahead of the FIFA World Cup. We learnt a lot during the process, and as we edge ever closer to the kick-off date it’s expected that Qatar could reach sell out levels.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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Keeping Up with the Holiday Hiring Rush

Modern Restaurant Management

The holiday rush is here, and as the world goes from pandemic to endemic, customers are dining out more. However, the harsh reality is that the current labor shortage is making it a challenge for many restaurants to handle the workload. A recent survey by the National Restaurant Association found that 65 percent of operators do not have enough employees to support customer demand.

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When Robots Replace Restaurant Workers, We All Lose

EATER

Shutterstock. As QR codes, app-based service, and robotic servers become more and more common, that makes the job tougher for the humans working alongside them This story was originally published on Civil Eats. In 2021, I worked in a restaurant that promoted itself as the future of dining. Diners would sit down and immediately download an app to browse the menu, place their order, and pay with a credit card, all on their phones.

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How POS reporting can boost the growth of your hotel

MEWS

POS reporting can boost your hotel’s growth by giving important insights as to your top performing departments, employees and times of day for making sales. This way you can make data-driven decisions about how to drive sales, where to invest your marketing budget, and how to better manage your staff shifts. If your hotel has a restaurant, you can boost sales by understanding your top-selling dishes.

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The Hoxton and Smallable launch Tiny Hox

Boutique Hotel News

Worldwide: The Hoxton has partnered with Smallable, a children’s eCommerce brand, to launch Tiny Hox child-friendly amenities. Available at any Hoxton hotel globally, guests travelling with babies and toddlers can now take advantage of Tiny Hox. The standard offering includes an in-room welcome pack with a colouring book and pencils, as well as a crib and Naturalmat organic mattress.

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Business Automation in Hospitality: A New World

Dive into the transformative potential of business automation within the hospitality sector. This comprehensive overview showcases how innovative technologies can streamline operations, reduce costs, and elevate guest satisfaction. Discover the advantages of integrating systems like automated check-ins, CRM, and energy management to not only save on expenses but also to provide a seamless and personalized guest experience.