8-11 Sept 2025 | ICC SYDNEY, DARLING HARBOUR
We all contribute to behaviours and actions which impact the planet, and these days simply passing the buck onto industry giants with the heaviest carbon footprints isn’t a strategy we can continue to follow. The truth of the matter is that everyone needs to take responsibility and do their bit
With ‘sustainability’ becoming a vital part of the future of the food, business owners are now being held more accountable for the imprint they are making on the environment. It can feel like a tricky task, not everyone’s a natural storyteller, but it’s mostly about being open, showing customers genuine
Campaigns promoting temporary abstinence from alcohol have made their mark on the calendar, from FebFast and Dry July to Go Sober for October. However, a more permanent change to drinking patterns is emerging, driving enormous growth in the low/no-alcohol drinks market. From red wine to beer and every type of
Written by Wendy Hargreaves. A passionate hunter-gatherer, Ross rose to fame raising pigs on Tasmania’s Bruny Island, where he turned fishing and hunting into a career move with ex-restaurant critic Matthew Evans on the SBS TV series Gourmet Farmer. Now Ross lives in Victoria’s High Country tackling one of Australia’s
Rubén López Mesa has found chef nirvana in a country town 200km west of Sydney. But the Spanish chef’s current good fortune in the Central Highlands town of Orange was born from a series of disasters, starting with the 2009 the Global Financial Crisis forcing him to migrate from Spain
Launched in May, ARCA is an instrumental voice for positive change in the restaurant and cafe segment of the Accommodation and Foodservice industry – a $64 billion sector that employs 450,000 people across 55,000 venues around the country. (or alternatively a $110 billion industry employing 1 million people across 110,000
Annita Potter was virtually unknown in her homeland before 2022. Annita who? Chef of what? Exactly. Then Good Food (Sydney Morning Herald) named the Perth-raised modern Thai specialist its 2023 Chef of the Year, topping off rapturous reviews of Viand – her first and only restaurant, ever – by Terry
This striking contrast is what inspired DineSmart, the flagship campaign by StreetSmart Australia that has been raising awareness and funds for people facing homelessness for over 20 years. From 1st – 31st December, DineSmart invites restaurants to join in by adding an optional $2 donation to every bill. It’s a
Coffee specialists at Lavazza have been crafting this inventive collection of blends for the past two years, drawing on distinguishing local influences to deliver a result that reflects Australia’s world-renowned coffee reputation. “Lavazza has been in Australia for 50 years, and our coffee is roasted right here in Melbourne, so
