The Perth-based Guylian Belgian Chocolate Cafe franchise has been placed into liquidation, just over a year after the business opened on St Georges Terrace.
David Hohnen has been at the top of his game for two decades, and is one of many quality local businesspeople named in the Queen's Birthday honours this month.
Victoria Park bar the Dutch Trading Co has been named the best beer venue in the country, as judged by a panel of 23 industry leaders coordinated by Beer and Brewer Magazine.
Gage Roads Brewing Company has struck a deal to purchase Matso's Broome Brewery for $16.1 million, along with a $12 million capital raising to fund the acquisition.
SPECIAL REPORT: One of WA's oldest craft breweries, John Stallwood's Nail Brewing recently tasted success on the international stage, winning a prestigious award in the US.
SPECIAL REPORT: Brewers are releasing increasingly innovative products as they aim to stay ahead of the game in a marketplace where competition is intensifying.
The local beer label behind Northbridge Brewing Company and Whitfords Brewing Company has won the top prize at Australia's most renowned beer competition, hosted in Melbourne last night.
With the outlook for the small bar sector becoming more positive, hospitality entrepreneur Andy Freeman has embarked on a $2 million Moroccan-themed venue in Perth's east end.
SPECIAL REPORT: Sandalford Wines has established itself as one of Australia's most popular wineries, with dining and events key to its appeal in the wine tourism market.
Perth's up-and-coming healthy food market was one of the factors that drew Singaporean restaurant chain Aloha Poké to the Western Australian capital, with its first international outlet opening at St Martin's Centre in the CBD two weeks ago.
Indoor plant solutions startup Urbotanica is hoping to springboard off the growth in healthy food preparation appliances with the launch of its UrbiPod.
Perth venues The London Court Cafe and Black Tie Co have closed their doors in recent weeks, as the holding company controlling the two brands enters liquidation following a dispute with the Australian Taxation Office.
Lower tariffs have helped boost the value of Australian wine exports to China in the year to March 2018 to more than $1 billion - the first time that exports to a single country have hit that level.
City workers seem to have developed an appetite for salad bar City Greens Co on St Georges Terrace, prompting the launch of two more venues in the CBD and with a potential national rollout on the cards.
Pop-up dining business Fervor is promoting the unique tastes and spaces of Western Australia with the launch of a documentary and book later this year.
A major eastern states hospitality group with deep pockets has just purchased its fourth venue in WA as part of a broader strategy to rapidly grow its presence in the west.
Ronnie Nights is set to bring something different to Fremantle's main strip showcasing independent brews and wines in a setting with a distinctly local vibe.
SPECIAL REPORT: Family owned smallgoods producer D'Orsogna is aiming to nearly double its annual sales after beginning development of a $66 million factory in Victoria.
Woolworths' liquor arm has resigned from the Liquor Stores Association of Western Australia, following the association's support for state government plans to restrict the growth of large liquor stores, such as Dan Murphy's and First Choice.
State government agency Tourism WA will have greater input into decisions on liquor licence applications, after Premier Mark McGowan today announced a series of regulatory reforms and red tape cuts.
The state's organic wine market may be small but its product is in strong demand, according to local wine producers, with Blind Corner among a handful of growers planning to expand local operations and export activity.
