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

Industry News

Fine Food Australia is the nation’s leading trade event connecting foodservice and hospitality professionals with the latest products, trends, and innovations shaping the industry. Discover industry news, delivering expert insights on operational excellence, emerging trends,  and practical strategies to help your business thrive.

From globetrotting private chef to home-grown hero

Q: How was life as a private chef? A: I went to cook for a family for a six-week working holiday in Greece and stayed with them for five years. We moved between the UK, Switzerland, and Greece. We were close to the Aegean and had a farm and kitchen garden there. I was limited in what I could cook,

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Some of many exciting speakers to come at Fine Food Australia

The show, which takes place over two levels at Sydney’s ICC from 11-14 September, will feature more than 100 speakers presenting across four stages. There will also be four co-locating industry events, four industry competitions, and more than 850 Australian and international exhibitors showcasing the latest products, technology and services in areas of foodservice, hospitality, catering, bakery, retail, import, export, distribution,

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Fine Food Australia set to inspire with innovative activations

The event, held at Sydney’s ICC over two exhibition floors from 11-14 September, will be supported by platinum sponsor MILKLAB, major sponsors Mayers and Square Australia, as well as strategic partner and major sponsor Investment NSW on behalf of NSW Government. “We are proud to work with leading partners to ensure our event has the latest and greatest in food

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Meet Australia’s freshly minted Bartender of the Year

Eduardo Conde’s devotion to speed and big flavours is taking him to the global final of Diageo’s World Class Bartender of the Year in Brazil this September. The talented mixologist from Paddington’s colourful El Primo Sanchez has already beaten some of Australia’s top bartenders, including Alex Gondzioulis (Liquid & Larder, Sydney), Lachlan Gunner (Sourtrap, Adelaide), Andie Bulley (Savile Row, Brisbane) and

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Fine Food Australia returning to Sydney’s ICC for 2023

Supported by Platinum Sponsor MILKLAB, Fine Food Australia is the nation’s only established tradeshow dedicated to all things food will be held at Sydney’s International Convention Centre over four massive days from 11-14 September 2023. From retail to hospitality, bakery to import and more, the event is once again set to be a world of active discovery for businesses in

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Curry in a hurry: Lessons from Three Blue Ducks’ Darren Robertson on selling restaurant dishes in supermarkets

Darren Robertson, Mark LaBrooy and Andy Allen are already kicking goals as co-owners of four restaurants, with another opening in mid-July. But the Three Blue Ducks trio surprised everyone by expanding into retail, turning their famously fresh curries into a new line of heat-and-eat meals for Woolworths and QE supermarkets. How is the trio sticking to their commitment to ethical and organic

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FSAA Announces Inspiring Line-up for the Today & Tomorrow Conference

The conference, co-hosted with the Fine Food Australia Expo, will take place on September 11 at the International Convention Centre Sydney. Adam Moore, an esteemed professional in the foodservice industry, will facilitate the conference, which is conceived as a dynamic forum. This gathering will provide an opportunity for the foodservice industry’s distinguished thought leaders to engage in valuable discussions. At

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Aussie snags on the Jersey Shore: Meet the Canberra-bred pitmasters introducing America to the glammed-up Bunnings sausage.

What happens when two barbecue-loving chefs from Canberra introduce a glammed-up Bunnings snag to the Jersey Shore? It goes off like a frog in a sock, of course. Long queues snake out the door of Wildwoods BBQ every night in the busy summer months, with some customers crossing state lines for a taste of Australia in a quintessential American barbecue

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NORTHERN EXPOSURE: Bistro Livi

When Covid hit, Ewen Crawford headed north seeking a warmer life for his young family.  After more than a decade in the busy kitchens of Melbourne’s MoVida Aqui, he had no trouble finding work in Brunswick Heads at Roco Ramen and the famed Mexican cantina La Casita.  Fellow Melbourne chef Danni Wilson (Carlton Wine Room) had already made the move

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Curtis Stone: on opening a pie shop and almost becoming an accountant

Curtis Stone is arguably Australia’s hottest culinary export.  Between TV gigs and running two Michelin-star restaurants in LA (Maude and Gwen, named after his grandmas), Stone visited Australia in April to launch the latest arm of his catering and event business.  He took time out to share his career tips, life lessons and food vices with food journalist Wendy Hargreaves. 

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