Food & Wine

An iconic Australian wine producer is modernising its product to better appeal to today’s modern drinker.

Western Australian pie company Mrs Mac’s has been acquired by Aus Pie Co, a business linked to United Petroleum and Pie Face.

The family behind Frankland River-based winery Swinney has inked a deal to acquire Accolade Wines’ Brookland Valley Estate in the South West.

Spring in the Swan Valley wouldn’t be the same without a glass of chenin blanc.

Competition is driving growth and a lift in quality in the non-alcoholic drinks space.

The family behind the long-running Bocelli's Espresso have lodged plans for a major new hospitality venue on Hay Street Mall.

An application to open a gastro pub at the Greens & Co site has been lodged with the City of Vincent, 18 months after the popular cafe's closure.

MOSS Wood cabernet sauvignon is among the most anticipated wine releases each year.

Australian Venue Co is progressing on the $12 million refurbishment of the Claremont Hotel, preparing to reopen the tavern after more than two years of closure.

Bookended between two of WA’s best recent vintages, the 2019 is starting to show its quality.

Taylors Wines has built a reputation for quality at a reasonable price, but its offering extends well beyond that perception.

Experienced northern suburbs hospitality operators have banded together to offer a new seaside venue which has been a project 10 years in the making.

The team at Mount Barker’s Forest Hill have tweaked their reds to an even higher level of refinement.

A Melbourne-based hospitality outfit has acquired Varsity Group and its eight sports and burger bars, while committing to invest a further $20 million in WA over the next three years.

Spinifex Brewing Co received unanimous approval to build a 400-capacity hospitality venue at Cable Beach at a council meeting last night.

Western Australia’s largest brewer has expanded its presence in Victoria and doubled the number of venues it owns with the purchase of Stomping Ground in a deal valued at around $10 million.

A historic, iconic Clare Valley winery is working to produce some more modern wines with added finesse and complexity.

Western Australia’s largest winemaker has acquired Accolade Wines’ Nannup facility where it will produce the company’s Houghton and Brookland Valley labels.

Good Drinks Australia says its 22 per cent fall in earnings was a “good result” given industry-wide disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Penfolds’ collaboration with a Bordeaux winemaker is the latest step in its luxury branding push.

Xanadu chief winemaker and La Kooki founder Glenn Goodall has been crowned Halliday Wine Companion’s 2023 Winemaker of the Year.

The family behind food producer Mrs Mac’s is lying low amid rumours about the future of the business, after the pandemic took its toll on the company’s bottom line.

Whole Green Foods is commercialising technology to reduce food waste.

Frankland Estate’s Isolation Ridge Vineyard is key to its latest releases.

Advances in automation could assist Perth restaurants and bars tackle staffing issues and improve customer experience.

A business owner has lost an eleventh-hour bid to avoid eviction from Hyde Park, after a court decided the process that delivered a new vendor monopoly rights to the precinct was above board.

A hospitality duo with experience at The Flour Factory, Bar Lafayette and The Ritz Carlton are gearing up to open a bar just off St Georges Terrace.

Melbourne’s oldest independent brewery 3 Ravens has set its eyes on expanding the eco-conscious business model to Perth as part of a crowdfunded expansion.

The fine dining institution’s head chef has agreed to purchase the business for less than $400,000, but the show will go on for Clyde Bevan.

A fortified muscat from Gralyn Estate has turned heads with its win at a prestigious international wine competition.

Retailers will be fined for using plastic plates, bowls and drinking straws from today after the state government enforced a ban on single-use plastics.

Sneakers & Jeans Hospitality Group owner Andy Freeman has said businesses like his can’t be sole trailblazers in cultivating a night-time economy in Perth’s CBD.