Food & Wine

More than 200 jobs could be lost under plans by food giant Goodman Fielder to close production sites in Western Australia and Queensland.

Woolworths has appointed long-standing Tesco executive Claire Peters as managing director of its supermarkets chain, which is battling Coles and Aldi to lure customers.

Fans won’t have to walk far for refreshments before and after events at the new Perth Stadium, with a 2,500-person capacity tavern and microbrewery to be built adjacent to the Swan River pedestrian bridge on the Burswood Peninsula.

Gage Roads Brewing Company will take to the Fringe World Festival stage in 2017 as the Perth event’s new major brewery partner. 

A federal court judge has cleared Woolworths of unlawfully seeking payments from suppliers to boost its bottom line, dismissing a case brought by the competition watchdog.

Mount Lawley liquor retailer Grand Cru Wine Shop has undergone an evolution since being established more than 42 years ago.

The owners of a new Northbridge eatery have placed a big emphasis on connecting with the community, and used crowdfunding to provide one element of that relationship.

More than a dozen WA winemakers have joined forces to tackle the growing Chinese market.

Dairy producer Brownes has become the first local company to manufacture yoghurt pouches as part of an ambitious plan to usurp Yoplait as Western Australia’s highest selling yoghurt maker.

Pizza Hut has bought the troubled Eagle Boys pizza chain and begun converting stores with its own branding.

Beerland Brewing is responding to a perceived shortage of craft beer in Perth’s northern suburbs, building a new venue to anchor a hospitality precinct at the redeveloped Westfield Whitford City.

A couple of Perth micro businesses offer up some entertainment options for summer.

One of Australia’s best known winemaking families, the Oatley Wine Group, will open a cellar door in the Margaret River region, part of what’s believed to be the largest value sale ever for a winery in Western Australia.

The State Buildings was named Perth’s best hospitality venue at the 2016 Western Australia Hospitality Awards for Excellence last night. 

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver says he's excited to take on the Australian chain of restaurants that bear his name after the collapse of their previous owner.

Wesfarmers-owned supermarket giant Coles' sales growth has eased for a third consecutive quarter amid stiff competition from Woolworths and Aldi.

Perth’s COMO the Treasury Hotel has been named the second best hotel in the world by travel publisher Conde Nast.

The state government has announced a new $8.1 million branding campaign to promote local agrifood producers to overseas buyers.

Gage Roads Brewing Company has executed a key plank of its five-year 'returning to craft' strategy, signing a pair of new agreements to get its beer into 17,000 pubs, bottleshops, restaurants and h

Perth-based Trident Capital has been brought in to advise an Israeli technology company on its $6 million inital public offering and listing on the ASX.

Ben Maher and his partners are taking their successful Nedlands bar concept to the university precinct near Curtin.

Perth has taken the biggest slice of global franchise California Pizza Kitchen, with the opening of the group’s Australian flagship restaurant at Hillarys Boat Harbour.

Swan Valley-based boutique beermaker Feral Brewing Company has created a new beer for sale exclusively in Western Australia.

SPECIAL REPORT: Western Australian breweries’ continued success is building on a rich brewing pedigree.

SPECIAL REPORT: There’s a definite case of old school meets new school going on in the boutique brewing set, with aluminium cans increasingly the container of choice among the craft beer crowd.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA brewers are finding that it’s better for the industry if they work together.

The competition regulator has initiated Federal Court proceedings against Perth-based franchise chain Pastacup and its co-founder Stuart Bernstein for alleged breaches of the Franchising Code of Conduct.

Two Western Australian businesses and a WA venue manager have won major titles at the Australian Hotels Association national awards for excellence, announced at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast last night. 

Tourists have been given more incentive to hang up the car keys and stay in town when visiting Margaret River. 

Three former McDonald's executives and a Sydney-based private equity firm have taken control of Pizza Hut in Australia.

The heritage-listed Florence Hummerston Kiosk will reopen its doors to the public tomorrow as the Isle of Voyage, Elizabeth Quay’s latest addition to the restaurant scene.

Gage Roads Brewing Company will tap the market for $10.1 million to buy back Woolworths’ stake in the Palmyra-based brewer, capping off a busy 12 months where it created Australia’s best beer while also returning to profitability.