Food & Wine

Lower tariffs have helped boost the value of Australian wine exports to China in the year to March 2018 to more than $1 billion - the first time that exports to a single country have hit that level.

WA’s beer offering today is a world away from the limited choices of just a few decades ago.

City workers seem to have developed an appetite for salad bar City Greens Co on St Georges Terrace, prompting the launch of two more venues in the CBD and with a potential national rollout on the cards.

Pop-up dining business Fervor is promoting the unique tastes and spaces of Western Australia with the launch of a documentary and book later this year.

A major eastern states hospitality group with deep pockets has just purchased its fourth venue in WA as part of a broader strategy to rapidly grow its presence in the west.

Ronnie Nights is set to bring something different to Fremantle’s main strip showcasing independent brews and wines in a setting with a distinctly local vibe.

SPECIAL REPORT: Family owned smallgoods producer D’Orsogna is aiming to nearly double its annual sales after beginning development of a $66 million factory in Victoria.

Little things are important in government; they can be done easily, broadened if successful and quietly shelved if they fail.

Woolworths’ liquor arm has resigned from the Liquor Stores Association of Western Australia, following the association's support for state government plans to restrict the growth of large liquor stores, such as Dan Murphy's and First Choice.

State government agency Tourism WA will have greater input into decisions on liquor licence applications, after Premier Mark McGowan today announced a series of regulatory reforms and red tape cuts.

If WA’s wine industry isn’t exactly booming today, it could be a different story soon.

The state’s organic wine market may be small but its product is in strong demand, according to local wine producers, with Blind Corner among a handful of growers planning to expand local operations and export activity.

Bert Giancristofaro will play to the strengths of the Jus Burgers brand after taking ownership of the business last year, with his immediate priority being store refits and fine-tuning the customer experience.

SPECIAL REPORT: Whether it’s burritos, car repairs or mortgage advice, a number of big franchises are targeting growth in 2018.

Gage Roads Brewing Company has bested eastern states competitors and secured a two-year partnership with Rugby Australia, supplying the HSBC Sydney 7s event with its first craft beer.

Fraser’s Kings Park is among the early takers for a new program aiming to bring loyalty back to Perth’s food scene.

SPECIAL REPORT: Perth's fresh food box market is becoming big business, with global player Hello Fresh launching in WA late last year as more local suppliers plan their launch.

SPECIAL REPORT: With more than 500 food trucks in Perth, competition in the sector is heating up, despite a number of unique challenges and bureaucratic hurdles.

The operators behind UnWined Subiaco and Ice Cream Factory have tailored their approach to curate experiences different to traditional large-scale events.

The state government has announced six more local businesses that will operate at the new $75 million Yagan Square development, set to be opened next month.

The state government has approved an application from local business Old Salt to install a $2 million event barge on the Swan River near Elizabeth Quay.

About 30 small Western Australian food and beverage businesses have made the big leagues, winning contracts that contribute to $150 million committed to suppliers across five years at Optus Stadium.

Business partners Charlotte Haygarth and Jayde Taylor are hoping to ride the anti-sugar wave and change the way people perceive healthy, sweet treats.

A vintage cash register, sepia-stained photos and assorted drapes of corn and chilli line the walls of the city’s newest venue, Market Grounds, a pub that seeks to reflect its roots as occupant of the site where Perth’s early marketplace was established in the 1850s.

Medicinal cannabis company Creso Pharma will raise $17.5 million through a strongly supported share placement, while also announcing a partnership with Swiss chocolate firm Aeschbach Chocolatier to develop marijuana flavoured chocolates.

SPECIAL REPORT: The Catalano family has delivered continuity of ownership of its seafood business across three generations, but has implemented several strategic shifts along the way.

Western Australia's premier food and wine event, Margaret River Gourmet Escape, will be held in its current form for just one more year, with the state government planning a reconfigured event that includes the Swan Valley in 2019.

Two former Bunbury cafe operators have been fined more than $150,000 after deliberately underpaying a number of their employees over a 15-month period, starting in 2013.

Western Australia’s three largest dairy producers are now under foreign ownership, after Brownes was sold to a consortium of investors that includes Chinese dairy operator Shanghai Ground Food.

The Marina, Mindarie was named Perth’s best hospitality venue at last night’s Western Australian Hospitality Awards for Excellence, joining the State Buildings and Print Hall as the most recent winners of the prestigious award.

St Georges Terrace venue The Trustee Bar & Bistro has fallen under the control of administrators, but an ownership change to keep the venue alive is a real possibility.

Shares in Domino's Pizza have dropped sharply after the Fair Work Commission terminated deals with workers under which they were paid less than minimum award rates.