Food & Drink

SPECIAL REPORT: Perth's small bar scene is evolving into one of the nation's most vibrant, but red tape is returning as an issue despite a proliferation of venues.

Western Australian brewers continue to impress on the national stage, with Feral Brewing Company and The Monk Brewery and Kitchen winning major prizes at the 2015 Craft Beer Awards.

Nestled in the heart of Nedlands, the Taylor Road IGA is not your usual supermarket.

Irish fast food company Supermac's is confident the legal obstacles put up by McDonald's Australia will not stop it expanding into Perth and Sydney.

Coles' food and liquor sales growth has eased further as the supermarket price war ramps up with German discounter Aldi's aggressive expansion.

Italian dairy giant Parmalat is making good on its $128 million purchase of major Western Australian milk and juice producer Harvey Fresh.

Argentinian beef ribs, an eclectic wine list and a Negroni that's hard to beat are just part of Bunbury's expanding repertoire.

Quick-service noodle restaurant franchiser Noodle Box looks set to gain a much greater presence in Western Australia after reaching an agreement to acquire competitor Wok in a Box.

Cult Mt Lawley sushi restaurant Mr Munchies is expanding to Victoria Park, with a big new venue to open by the end of next month.

Struggling grocery supplier Metcash is beginning to see signs of improvements thanks to its renewed focus on fresh food and private label brands.

Christian Simone's small business often has people queuing for service, but despite the month-old cafe's popularity, he hasn't let a single patron inside.

Perth's small bar scene is developing a distinct Johnny-come-lately feel, with a host of new American-style venues opening across the city in quick succession.

Award-winning Pemberton winery Salitage has returned to market, but this time the vendors are receivers at Ferrier Hodgson.

Woolworths chairman Ralph Waters will step down after the supermarket giant suffered a 12.5 per cent slide in its full-year profit.

Truffle production in Western Australia's South West is on the verge of significant growth as a number of new producers enter the market and a series of previously planted trees reach maturity.

It may be a recognisable national brand, but Normandie Foods is not particularly prominent as a business.

The founders of a popular Korean restaurant in Karawara have curtailed their original expansion plans, despite being flooded with offers to open a number of new outlets.

Brownes Dairy believes it has benevolently quelled a social media revolt sparked by its move late last year to alter its flavoured milk recipes.

Small businesses are using the instant tax write-off to get some new ideas and overdue investments under way.

Mt Barker winery West Cape Howe Wines was named best value winery of the year at last night's Halliday Wine Companion Awards.

Margaret River has cemented its position among the least profitable of the nation's popular wine regions, with the latest figures showing half of its wine sold at a loss for the second year in a row.

Having established a strong following with the CBD professional set since opening in 2012, wholefood cafe @panache has launched a new home-delivery business.

Coles has avoided a public review by the consumer watchdog by offering to divest its freehold interest in a development in Perth's southern suburbs so it can operate a new supermarket nearby in Lakelands.

Despite its Scandinavian inspiration, there's no Swedish chef behind the Rising Stars startup category winner, Dinner Twist.

Coles will refund more than $12 million to small suppliers, on top of paying a $10 million court-ordered penalty for illegally squeezing them for funds.

For the past nine years, City of Swan Mayor Charlie Zannino has made an annual trip to Canberra, usually with his deputy and a couple of staff in tow.

EXCLUSIVE: Aldi is continuing to stake its territory in Perth, with Wattle Grove the next frontier for the supermarket giant.

A popular Claremont cafe is taking its home-cooked meals to a captive market on the outskirts of the CBD.

Narembeen is typical of many small Wheatbelt towns confronting challenges with an array of business and community development initiatives.

Woolworths's $3 billion bid to take Bunnings down a peg with its Masters hardware chain could come to an early end following the sudden resignation of the retailer's chief executive, Grant O'Brien.

Grocery wholesaler Metcash will sell its automotive business to Burson Group for $275 million and cut food and grocery prices, as it struggles to compete with the major supermarkets.

The $70 million redevelopment of Cloisters Square is complete, with the opening of heralded American-style steak restaurant Chophouse the culmination of a three-year transformation that has repositioned the property from an ageing building to a go-to destination.