An organisation that celebrates time-honoured traditions and customs associated with food is at the vanguard of opposition to the ‘fast-food lifestyle’, as Julie-anne Sprague reports.
WHETHER you are a believer or a sceptic there is no denying that aromatherapy is big business.And it is not just multinationals making a pretty penny researching and producing a range of beauty and therapy products.
THE twenty-four hour food service market is a hard one to cater to. Apart from fast food chains and small outlets servicing meals with a touch of grease, ordering a meal after 10.30pm is a tough task.
WHILE the word ‘redundancy’ doesn’t have the most positive of implications, in some cases it can prove to be a catalyst to achieving the dream job.David Midolo accepted a redundancy package from Telstra in 1999 and tried his luck in the job market.
The Australian Institute of Office Professionals breakfast celebrated National Secretaries’ Day last week with an awards ceremony that included a breathtaking dance extravaganza and continental breakfast.
It seems King Street is where the action is, and will be for some time to come. Colour, culture and cuisine. The three words Julie-anne Sprague loves to hear.KING Street newcomers Bien Fine Food and Hudson will add a splash of colour and culture.
MARKETING and financial management are the key areas of development identified by small business operators, according to a recent survey undertaken by the Small Business Development Corporation.
A NEW Indonesian air carrier will service air routes left abandoned since the collapse of Ansett.From September, Air Paradise International Pty Ltd will begin servicing routes from Perth and Melbourne flying to and from Denpasar.
To enjoy great food we need great chefs. But are Perth restaurants and hotels paying enough to lure the world’s best culinary artists to our fair city?Julie-anne Sprague gets the word on wages.
Australian Leisure and Hospitality group’s looking to bring a little bit of culture to Perth, be it European or associated with a Victoria Park landmark.
MANAGING your career in today’s employment market is the focus of a breakfast seminar series, Hold a Mirror to your Career, which begins at the WA Club next month.
VENUES that contract the services of entertainers will not face the administrative headache that could have been caused by a proposed section of the Government’s Labor Relations Reform Bill.
THE failure of King Street Restaurant Mezzonine is proving a legal headache for all involved, with conjecture over the rights to use a laneway for alfresco dining clouding the future of the site.
IT seems chief executive officers and senior management are not seeing eye to eye on employment satisfaction.That’s the result of the first annual Workplace Reality Survey held nationally by Hamilton James and Bruce.
COMMONWEALTH Bank Australia WA state general manager of sales and service Andrew Thorburn is headed for NSW, but not to the specific destination he originally intended.
AMID the media hoopla accompanying the membership drives of WA’s two football sides there is another group of clubs looking to turn around declining participant numbers.
TRANSPORT will be the next industry targeted by the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection in its sweep to find employers failing to meet Award conditions.
A SUCCESS rate of 78.3 per cent isn’t a bad record in anyone’s language, no matter what the endeavour, and it’s this winning formula that has Dr Ric Charlesworth in demand across the nation.
THE Silver Dollar Restaurant has a new owner this week and will reopen later this month with an eye on moving into a more upmarket position in the sector.
THE increasing prominence of women in all areas of business is a result of equal amounts of determination and resolve, skills and talent, not to mention the sweeping social change of recent decades.
