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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

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

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

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

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

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

There are numerous forces at play in the ready-made and take-away food industry that are demanding change. With the pandemic, the growth of meal delivery services and significant changes and innovations in the ready-made meal market, not to mention an increased expectation around sustainability – food packaging looks set for

This year at Fine Food Australia, Studio 10 paid a visit to see Hany Ezzat, Barista from Milklab, transform his coffee into a work of art. Using plant-based milks, we got some new tips and techniques for all coffee lovers. Watch this short video to see Hany in action! Subscribe

We were so pleased to welcome again thousands of national and international visitors through the doors to do business, learn, network and see the latest innovations. We can’t wait for another successful Fine Food in Sydney 11-14 September 2023, ICC Sydney. Relive this year’s moments with us in this short

For the first time since 2019, chefs from across the country have met in the ACF Culinary Challenge Arena at Fine Food Australia, this years line up included, TSBE Most Outstanding Chef, Lakanto Most Outstanding Pastry Chef, Tabasco Team Challenge, Yum Cha Challenge, Tabasco Apprentice of the Year & Nestle