Food & Drink

Wine buyers looking for a high-quality semillon sauvignon blanc can rest assured that Western Australian wineries are a good place to start.

Fremantle boutique brewer Little Creatures has celebrated International IPA Day in style, announcing it will add an India Pale Ale to its stable of permanent beers.

The team behind some of the city's most progressive venues has a new project that promises to be a little bit Spanish and a little bit Latin.

As if commodity price uncertainty and falling consumer confidence weren't bad enough, now the weather is conspiring to dent WA's economy.

The trickle-down effect of the decline in mining activity has reached the tasty biscuit market.

An unusual bid to produce milk powder using energy generated from coal could see Western Australia export 30,000 tonnes of milk to growing dairy markets in Asia.

The big names in the ice-cream business are planning to grow their presence in Western Australia, lured by the long, hot summers and higher disposable incomes.

The corner pub that pioneered craft brewing is no longer making its own, but it is still the place for a fancy frothy.

Liquor licence applications for central-Perth venues are being approved at a record rate despite continuing resistance from the police service and health department.

Perth take-away business Sweetlips is expanding into Scarborough as demand for iconic fish and chips lives on.

A UK-based business has swooped on Cool Clear Water Group, buying the Perth-based water purification and dispensing system distributor for $60 million.

Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi's personal war on poor customer service has culminated in a City of Perth awards program, with businesses offered the chance to meet with Ms Scaffidi as part of a monthly p

Packaged food manufacturers have about two years to voluntarily implement health star ratings on the front of their products, or risk legislative measures.

A Perth food identity is hoping to connect producers and chefs.

The new hospitality venues at Brookfield Place have become a CBD drawcard, but some have needed to refine their offering during their first year of trade.

Western Australian restaurant-goers will soon be able to enjoy an alcoholic beverage without buying a meal, under changes to liquor licensing legislation announced today.

The restructuring of WA's wine industry has led to the emergence of some surprising names.

The founder of Perth catering company Chica Catering, Lee Hall, has faced her fair share of obstacles in building her business – from a fire that ruined all the food prepared for three separate fun

Feral Brewing Company's Hop Hog India pale ale has been rated as Australia's best beer in a soon-to-be released guide to the nation's top brews, adding to a long list of accolades for head brewer B

New research has confirmed what Perth coffee drinkers have thought for a while; a hot mug of steaming java in the west is more expensive than any other capital in Australia.

Western Australia's first cleanskin wine company is approaching its 10th anniversary and has continued to achieve growth even through numerous court battles with bigger rivals and the global financ

Set back from the hustle and bustle of Hay Street, behind a gated entrance and laneway that would look at home in Melbourne, The Stables Bar is the latest addition to the CBD bar scene.

Melbourne-based Select Harvests has abandoned plans to develop a vast almond orchard in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region, blaming tough economic conditions and the high costs of power and water

Contract brewer Gage Roads says it is on track to bump its production capacity up to 3 million cartons per year by 2015, after securing $7.4 million through a share placement to supermarket giant W

New Zealand's Restaurant Brands, which operates KFC, Starbucks, Pizza Hut and Carl's Jr fast-food brands, has dismissed speculation it might be in the running to buy 40 KFC stores in Western Austra

Struggling farmers may be thrown a modest lifeline by the state government, with the premier saying it could help out with bank financing but it won't be assuming any debt on their behalf.

The public's enthusiasm for the intimate and sophisticated experience offered by the city's small bars shows no sign of slowing, nearly six years after liquor licence reform was legislated in Weste

Dairy producer Devondale has signed a decade-long deal with Coles to supply the supermarket giant's home brand milk.

Australian grape farmers are being left to wither on the vine by supermarkets that refuse to pay them a fair price, the industry says.

The Fig group of cafes has become an iconic part of Perth's coastal suburbs.

Fruit and vegie prices fell in March, but the savings were eaten up by increases in the cost of fuel, alcohol and tobacco.

Two top Perth chefs believe their new saloon venture is the perfect opportunity to offer something different. Shanna Crispin reports.