The Night Time Industries Association has held an impassioned public forum aimed at revitalising Sydney’s night-time economy.

Grey Goose and the Melbourne International Film Festival Celebrate the 67th MIFF Opening Night Gala

Woolworths has revealed BWS will join Dan Murphy’s and Cellarmasters in phasing out single-use plastic bags across Australia. The move came as part of the supermarket giant’s announcement it will phase out single-use plastic bags at its checkouts, with a total ban in place by June 30, 2018. Coles has quickly followed up with a statement that it will also phase out plastic bags, but has yet to …

Therese has been a part of the Yalumba family for more than 25 years. Barossa-born, she started as a Marketing Assistant at Yalumba when Robert Hill-Smith was Marketing Manager in 1985. She caught the travel bug, but couldn’t stay away for long, returning to the company’s Melbourne sales office in the early 90s as secretary to the State Manager.  A real go-getter, Therese then moved…

Registrations are now open for the Leukaemia Foundation’s quirky U.G.L.Y Bartender of the Year competition, challenging bartenders to demonstrate their Understanding, Generous, Likeable You and raise funds to beat blood cancer at the bar. There’s a great range of incentive prizes up for grabs for those who put their heart into this fun competition. Every $80 raised will fund one night of ac…

Negroni Week is back in 2017 from 5-11 June. The  week long  celebration of the classic cocktail is a great opportunity to get consumers into venues and share the Negroni love. Why not run a special deal or feature the Negroni as the cocktail of the week in your venue during Negroni Week? Venues can also hold master classes and tastings to help consumers learn how to make the perfect Negroni …

Soon, hospitality businesses will no longer need to worry about expensive recruiter fees or posting lengthy job ads online as a new online platform is launching that makes finding ready-trained and flexible staff easy. Founder and CEO Jeffrey Williams has worked in the alcohol industry for a number of years, including global and local roles with Diageo, and noticed a gap in the market for a digital ser…

World Class Cocktail Week kicks off in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane next week (7-13 May), with Australia’s top bars and bartenders helping to bring to life over 100 experiences, including masterclasses, tastings, venue take-overs and degustations. Here’s our selection of the best events for you to learn the latest techniques and trends in mixology to replicate in your own venue or pass on…

It can be confusing trying to find the right specialist for your business needs. That’s why we decided to do the research for you and bring you a list of the on-premise specialists that provide a wide range of services including connecting venues to suppliers, designing menus, purchasing and ranging decisions, staff training, and more. A couple also  extend  these services to retailers and…

Fifty of the world’s best sommeliers completed their tour of Australia as part of Wine Australia’s Somms of the World program last week, heading back to their home countries with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the local wine landscape. Travelling from the best restaurants and bars in the UK, US, Thailand, Japan, Spain, China, Korea, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia…