31 Aug - 3 Sep 2026 | MCEC Melbourne

Innovation

Be Future-Ready: Use AI to Drive Your Marketing Strategy Whether you’re a new start-up, or you’ve been in business for several years, most of us are in a similar position when it comes to exploring the power of AI. There’s no denying that this is a revolution that’s only just

“There’s wild food everywhere,” says Elijah, who at 30 has already built an impressive cooking career on foraging at NOMA Australia, Aria, Quay and Lume, along with four years managing a major restaurant group in China where he won multiple awards and accolades. “We go out as a team at

Written by Wendy Hargreaves Australia’s most celebrated chef has partnered with Melbourne chocolate house Koko Black to create 10 chocolatey renditions of his most celebrated dishes. And the restaurant’s iconic “Simple Dish of Potato Cooked in the Earth in Which it Was Grown” was the most challenging of the lot

It’s fair to say the global pandemic turned the restaurant and bar industry on its head, forcing venues to quickly adapt their business models to stay afloat. Bound by seesawing limits on the number of people allowed in a space and even whether people were permitted to eat indoors, the

Compost Connect is a not-for-profit composting initiative here to help connect foodservice businesses to composting services and divert waste from landfill. Composting is easy, saves on general waste costs, and helps fight climate change. We can make a global impact, all by making changes at the local level. BioPak’s first

While these strange days have seen businesses close their doors, others have weathered lockdown through creative redirection of their businesses, and thrived in these unsettling times. Here’s an optimistic look at our food scene of the future.
Recent innovations have made hospitality appliances more effective, greener and less expensive to operate. Here are the features to look for.