Plans to open a Café Del Mar restaurant in Western Australia will not be derailed by a legal fight over who owns the trademark, according to the managing director of the Australian arm of the music-themed eatery.
The competition watchdog is taking egg producers and their lobby group to court, alleging they tried to induce members to cull hens and dispose of eggs to reduce the number available to consumers.
Beverages giant Lion has confirmed about a third of workers at its Bentley milk processing plant will lose their jobs after the company was dumped as Woolworths' milk supplier in Western Australia for rival Brownes.
Australian beer drinkers are shunning traditional brands like VB, Carlton Draught and Crown Lager due to high-end competition and less demand for tap beer.
WA-based food company FFI Holdings has agreed to lease part of its 50,000 square metre Jandakot investment property, which is expected to provide annual revenue of $740,000 to the company.
Hoteliers and bar owners are facing tougher trade conditions with new data showing alcohol consumption was at a 17-year low over the year ending June 2013.
Franchise groups face fines of up to $51,000 for serious breaches of the Franchising Code of Conduct under draft reforms released today by the federal government.
Western Australian executive Lloyd Moskalik is seeking to transform the international live seafood transportation industry using technology originally developed by a local crayfisherman.
It's no small decision to walk away from the security of an established career to head-up a new business venture – particularly when the business in question is one of the first of its kind in a new sector.
Qantas has struck a deal with a restaurant booking service enabling customers to earn frequent flyer points when making a booking at the likes of Rockpool, 1907, Sushia Izakaya and Bar, and Must Winebar.
Fast food franchise group Competitive Foods has reported a $21.4 million profit for the year to July 2013, including a $4.9 million profit from the KFC division that it sold last year.
An independent committee may have taken more than a year to review the Liquor Control Act and recommended 141 changes, but industry participants are skeptical over whether it will herald any business benefits.
The New York Times has ranked Perth number nine on a list of 52 places to visit in 2014, praising the city's new range of restaurants and small bars and the "up-and-coming neighborhoods" of Northbridge and Mount Lawley.
The hype around Victoria Carbone’s new Health Freak Cafe indicates one of two things, or maybe both – Perth is becoming more health-conscious, or a large number of punters partial to kale smoothies rather than caramel lattes are finally getting what they ordered.
Curtin University is in discussions with the founders of the Mundaring Truffle Festival about hosting the event at its Bentley campus in 2014, but the Shire of Mundaring hasn't given up hope over r
Karratha's first small bar owner, Bart Parsons, has realised his dream of opening among the traditional pubs and hotels in the northern town, but it has come with a costly sting in the tail.
The state's peak hospitality lobby has welcomed a commitment by the competition watchdog to enforce penalties against businesses that post fake online reviews.
Patrons of The Grocer will have to change their shopping habits next year if they want to enjoy the Claremont purveyor’s range of Australian chorizo, French and Belgian chocolate, and Spanish jamon, among other specialty items.
Undeterred by the high level of competition in the space, a Perth entrepreneur has launched an app which allows users to skip the queues and get onto guest lists at bars and clubs.
