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

Hospitality

There’s nothing like a pandemic to deliver an opportunity to assess some of hospitality’s pain points and to treasure the aspects that give the food world heart and soul.

Throughout the last few months, we have worked hard consulting the market and shaping an event that would be tailored to every food business’ needs post-shutdowns in a COVID-19 safe environment. Every industry has had its own struggles, with our own food industry being hit HARD. Due to the escalating

Finding creative ways to make essential sanitising part of the hospitality experience.
An acclaimed Italian restaurant with 13 locations across the globe, 400 Gradi – which won “worlds best pizza” in 2014 – wasn’t able to fit patrons in their restaurants amid COVID-19 restrictions.
We spoke to industry professionals about their experiences during the covid shutdown, how they have adapted to the new restrictions and their thoughts on the future of the hospitality industry.
Hospitality businesses are finding creative ways to survive – and even thrive – during the coronavirus pandemic.
Zackary Furst has had difficult times along the way, but he knows character-building experiences have set him up for a fruitful career.
Chef-turned-caterer Sophie Storen on finding 'her' people and understanding what success means.

With over 1000 exhibitors and hundreds of activations, Fine Food Australia 2019 has come to a close with Sydney-siders once again turning out in droves at the ICC. Fine Food Australia Event Director, Minnie Constan, said the team once again staged an incredible show with the support of the Australia’s