31 AUG - 3 SEP 2026 | Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

Industry News

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Meet the Aussie chef responsible for maintaining Gordon Ramsay’s three Michelin stars

Matt Abé is no stranger to pressure as the chef responsible for maintaining Gordon Ramsay’s three Michelin stars.  Now the Sydney born-and-bred Chef Patron at the world-famous Restaurant Gordon Ramsay faces a whole new challenge – an expectant home crowd.  Abé will cook a selection of Ramsay’s menu in the restaurant’s first residency outside London. For three nights only, Abé

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From Their Kitchen to Yours – The New Products Leading the Pack

This year consultancy Straight to the Source, who connect industry to artisan food and drink producers, secured three of Australia’s most innovative experts Michael Nunn, Mark Beattie and Kade Cohen for the Fine Food Australia 2022 presentation – From their kitchen to yours – new products created by chefs.  Straight to the Source’s Tawnya Bahr says there is currently a

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The Future is Made in Victoria

That includes our thriving agrifood sector, which produces more than a quarter of the nation’s food and fibre exports. 2021-22 was a strong year for the sector, as evidenced by the terrific turn out at Fine Food Australia in September, where more than 650 exhibitors showed off their latest products, technology and services.   In 2023, we’re backing our local

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Making and Marketing Healthier Food in Australia

Charles Fisher, Principal Solicitor from KHQ Lawyers sure is passionate about cooking. Throughout Charles’ experience, one thing has become very apparent. Innovations in food products – particularly innovations intended to provide nutritional or health benefit – are usually those that trip over regulatory obstacles. At the same time, they often fail to truly take advantage of the marketing opportunities presented

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Mitch Orr: Out of The Frying Pan

Mitch Orr’s name has been associated with some of Sydney’s most disruptive dining of the past decade. ACME. Bar Brose. CicciaBella. Businesses with strong personalities, iconoclastic food and formidable kitchens. So it was perhaps a surprise to the industry this year when Orr signed up to open the signature restaurant on the 11th floor of Australia’s first Ace Hotel in

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Breakfast Cafes Aren’t Just About Bacon and Eggs

According to IBIS World data, there are currently 24,929 cafes and coffee shops in Australia. The sector has consistently grown year on year since 2013, with 4.5 per cent annualised business growth for the 2017-2022 period, despite the challenges of COVID lockdowns. Chef Justin Zetter is the head chef at one of the Mornington Peninsula’s most popular cafes – Café

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EXCITING NEW 2023 FOOD INDUSTRY EVENT – thinkfood LIVE – POISED TO SHAKE UP THE NPD SPACE

thinkfood LIVE will connect food professionals with the best suppliers to kickstart their new product development (NPD) journey or breathe new life into existing products. The event will take place next year over two huge days on 25-26 October 2023 at Carriageworks – a modern urban cultural precinct located at the former Eveleigh Railway Workshops in Redfern, Sydney. “thinkfood LIVE

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On The Line: Colin Fassnidge

Is Colin Fassnidge Australia’s most famous chef? The Irish-born Sydneysider must come close, with a booming TV career, two busy restaurants and an army of rusted-on social media fans. In his latest show, Seven’s Kitchen Nightmares, Fassnidge delivers tough love to failing restaurants in an Australian take on the original US smash hit hosted by his ex-boss Gordon Ramsay. Fassnidge

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ABC visited Fine Food Australia to discover the future in foodservice

This year at Fine Food Australia, ABC came down to see Germii and Bear Robotics to find out more about their future in the foodservice. Rod Fowler, Food Industry Futurist, took us through the variety of tasks the robots can offer from concierge to delivery to wait services. Watch the full video to see what was on display at the event!

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Scott McComas-Williams

On The Line: Scott McComas-Williams

A business partner in the Love Tilley Group, Scott is a chef at Regazzi and La Salut. Fine Food Australia caught up with the busy chef just after he landed back in Australia. How was Europe?  Busy. Really busy. The Europeans make the most of summer, and the cities were full. Especially on weekends when people make the most of

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