Food & Drink

Learning how to operate and work with food delivery robots, new cleaning technology and interactive patient entertainment systems will be just part of the process for 1,000 new Fiona Stanley Hospital workers.

Shares in supermarket giant Woolworths have fallen in the wake of disappointing first quarter sales.

Hospitality proprietors are funnelling money into makeovers for some of Perth’s best-known establishments.

A takeaway and cafe giant is buying Gloria Jean's Coffees for $163.5 million from the man who brought the franchise to Australia.

Hospitality entrepreneur has high hopes for the industry in Perth, after receiving 70 per cent of its new restaurant crowdfunding target in the first month.

Supermarket giant Coles set aside one day a year called ‘‘profit day’’ to extract improper payments from its suppliers, the competition regulator alleges.

A new multi-million dollar complex looks set to boost the Swan Valley’s profile.

ALDI Australia has awarded Georgiou Group a construction contract for its Western Australian distribution centre at Jandakot Airport.

The company behind Jamie’s Italian restaurant is looking to build on the venture’s success by opening a second venue in Perth.

Another Perth small bar has been named the best in a national competition.Varnish on King has been named the Small Bar of the Year in the Australian Bartender magazine’s Bar Awards.

Western Australian distillers are making names for themselves internationally with a Margaret River company taking a top award at this week’s world wine and spirits competition held in New York.

The launch of Western Australia’s first dedicated bourbon distillery has revealed keen interest from investors and consumers in new and fresh concepts.

Australia's largest food maker isn't too bothered about the arrival of 85-cents-a-loaf bread on supermarket shelves.

After 10 years of limited development, Perth’s major shopping centres are expanding and evolving.

The competition watchdog has cleared the way for an Asian consortium to buy Australia's biggest foodmaker, Goodman Fielder.

Woolworths boss Grant O'Brien's annual pay has grown 10 per cent to $5.3 million.

Private equity players are at the heart of a second major Perth-based food franchise deal within 12 months, with Malaysian private equity firm Navis Capital Partners reacquiring a majority stake in Dome Coffees at a price estimated to be at least $50 million.

Wesfarmers-owned Coles has received approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for its proposed acquisition of three Metcash-owned Progressive Supa IGA supermarkets, but is yet to make a decision on the fourth.

One of Perth’s small bars has been named the best metropolitan bar in Australia, while Crown Metropol Perth has taken the title of best overall accommodation hotel.

The team behind successful North Perth small bar The Classroom has launched a crowd-funding campaign to develop a second venue in Northbridge.

Obtaining a small bar liquor licence has become increasingly complicated and prompted some players to abandon plans to open new venues.

The Publican Group has announced it’s putting Nedlands restaurant and bar The Byrneleigh Hotel up for sale as it launches a diversification strategy.

Charter Hall Group and hospitality industry super fund Hostplus have acquired 54 pubs and liquor stores from ALH Group, including the Hyde Park Hotel and the Dunsborough Tavern among several from Western Australia, in a sale and lease-back deal worth more than $600 million.

A couple of well-connected hospitality players are convinced they can win over Perth foodies with their contemporary spin on an international classic.

New small bar openings, strong demand for alternative corporate events, and a partnership with the state’s peak wine organisation has provided a fledgling Perth business with the springboard it needed to grow.

Opportunities in the huge markets to Australia’s north are driving greater corporatisation of the agriculture sector.

FEATURE: Established wineries are setting their sights on longer-term goals as the sector recovers from the issues of the past decade, and faces new challenges.

Whiskey might not yet feature prominently on Perth’s list of key attractions, but the Japanese penchant for distilled beverages led to a new venture in this field being put on the itinerary for visiting Kagoshima Mayor Hiroyuki Mori.

It’s been a long time coming, but the newest of the 37 brewpubs and breweries on our fledgling microbreweries list, Northbridge Brewing Company, is finally pouring pints and proprietor Michael Keiller says the timing could not be better to establish an inner-city venture like his.

The Salitage winery in Pemberton has been put on the market for $7.9 million nearly two years after owners John and Jenny Horgan failed to sell off luxury accommodation at the estate.

A takeover battle is under way for Treasury Wine Estates, with another private equity firm lodging a bid to buy the Penfolds owner.

The state’s restaurant sector appears to be enjoying a boost in activity as new statistics show significant growth in online reservations.