31 Aug - 3 Sep 2026 | MCEC Melbourne

Takeaway

A nimble go-anywhere caterer and a multi-venue large operator consider a period that’s extremely eventful but less full of events than they’d like.
Owner of The Left Handed Chef in South Melbourne, Ehud Malka’s Shabbat Boxes are helping to unite families and friends who are unable to congregate in person on culturally significant days of the week.
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.
Hospitality businesses are finding creative ways to survive – and even thrive – during the coronavirus pandemic.

The news is all about commercial recycling, compostability and biodegradability – but how do consumers reliably know whether their takeaway cup is recyclable, compostable, biodegradable or landfill only? We talk about getting consumers to change their habits by buying glass or bamboo reusable coffee cups. Then we expect them to

Not many people have heard of banh xeo, so creating a dedicated market stall to the Vietnamese pancake dish was a risk. But after Tania Ho and Ben Sinfield, co-owners of Sydney's Banh Xeo Bar, sold out on their first day at Paddington Market, they haven't looked back.