Food & Wine

Matso’s will have a second home on the Sunshine Coast, after Good Drinks Australia announced it had acquired a Queensland venue for $5.3 million.

Craft brewer Little Creatures is developing a site next door to its Fremantle hospitality venue, which will become its new home.

Feral Brewing Company is closing its Swan Valley venue after it chose not to renew its lease, and says it has no immediate plans to open a new brewpub.

Cheeky Brothers is scaling up production capacity after signing a deal with Coles.

Good Drinks Australia’s underlying earnings reached $10.7 million in 2021, up substantially from last year when sales were hit by COVID-19 restrictions.

A new owner is reshaping the long-running coffee roastery, with multiple acquisitions and an environmentally focused packaging company.

Pippa Candido wasn’t planning a global business when she started serving drinks from a bar in the shape of a vintage car.

China's anti-dumping duties will end imports of Australian bottled wine, rendering the Chinese market unviable in the near term, new research has found.

Consumers are paying more for drinks after the introduction of WA's container deposit scheme but the economic regulator says the price increases are reasonable.

Perth’s hospitality scene is embracing plant-based eating.

Meal kit delivery provider HelloFresh wants to buy rival Youfoodz for $125 million as merger and acquisition activity continues on the share market.

Former Must Winebar partner Russell Blaikie has joined Prendiville Group, while Natalie Jenkins has been appointed Seesaw chair and Natasha Collier will lead West Australian Music.

Cultural knowledge was key when a well-known Manjimup truffle supplier rebranded in readiness for Asian markets.

The owner of Pizza Hut and KFC has proposed to acquire ASX-listed hospitality software company Dragontail Systems.

WA’s wine sector provides quality produce and a rich business tapestry for business reporters.

WA wine producers are managing the fallout from COVID-19 restrictions and China tariffs.

The Blue Room Theatre has reopened its newly renovated bar which was paid for by a $137,000 fundraising campaign.

Western Australian craft beer and spirits producers have welcomed the federal government’s decision to increase tax relief for the industry, but some say more change is needed.

China’s tariffs on Australian wine have taken a toll on exports from Western Australia, with a 24 per cent decrease in total wine exports in the year to March.

Food supply business New West Foods has acquired Elite Food Co for an undisclosed sum, to increase its product range and ensure it is competitive.

Australia’s second oldest family business, Lionel Samson Sadleirs, has sold its Plantagenet Wine business to Tom Wisdom, a sixth-generation descendant of founder Lionel Samson.

Frankland River-based winery Swinney has been named Vineyard of the Year by website Young Gun of Wine for maintaining a large-scale vineyard with a small-scale approach.

Investigators from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services believe a mechanical fault to be responsible for a blaze at Elizabeth Quay's Oyster Bar overnight.

ICS Australia will start construction on a bar made from locally grown timber later this week, the latest project by hospitality entrepreneur Miles Hull.

The release of limited-edition beers to mark International Women’s Day will highlight opportunities for women in the male-dominated industry.

Perth distilleries, including Whipper Snapper Distillery and Sin Gin Distillery, are lobbying the government to change taxes on spirits, which they claim are stunting industry growth.

Business News spoke to three new WA breweries to learn about the message behind the brand.

Republic of Fremantle is betting a commitment to its location and the finer points of distilling will set it apart in a crowded market.

The state’s craft beer industry is going from strength to strength, but some of the oldest brewers still dominate the scene.

The company behind Dome cafes is planning another ambitious heritage restoration project after being selected as preferred proponent to lease the Collie Roundhouse.

Lawyer Dan Mossenson, broadcaster Karl Langdon and Elevate Group managing director Shane Crommelin contributed to Spinifex Brewing Co’s recent $750,000 capital raising.

Good Drinks’ half-year results show revenue increased by 42 per cent to $27.4 million, due to the expansion of the group’s sales and marketing teams.