hospitality industry

UK-based youth publisher LADbible is restructuring its Australian business at the end of 2023, with 52 Australian staff at risk of redundancy across its Sydney and Melbourne offices.A source, who declined to be named, told news.com.au that…

A once-popular restaurant chain has ceased to exist as of Monday after its last remaining store was ordered to go into liquidation. Last month, news.com.au reported that national company Sushi Bay was quietly collapsing, with four out of…

Thousands of customers of collapsed gourmet meal delivery business Providoor have been left with worthless gift cards totalling nearly $4.4 million, according to a report.The business, founded by celebrity chef Shane Delia during Covid…

A Sydneysider has slammed a Barangaroo restaurant for applying a “mandatory” 10 per cent gratuity fee to their bills. The diner posted their exchange with staff at the ritzy NOLA Smokehouse and Bar online after noticing the charge.“Was…

An iconic Sydney venue has closed its doors after more than a decade of operation amid the worsening cost of living crisis. Mr Crackles first opened its doors on Oxford Street back in 2013 and fast became a cult destination for late-night…

They were an ubiquitous presence at cafes, restaurants and bars during the pandemic, but love them or loathe them, industry insiders say QR ordering is here to stay.While some expected it to fade away as the pandemic dissolved and check-ins…

Rumours are swirling that some of Australia’s best-loved restaurant chains could be on the chopping block as part of major cost-cutting measures.It is understood that Quadrant Private Equity’s Pacific Hunter hospitality group is currently…

More Aussie businesses are collapsing now than before the pandemic as “zombie companies” are flushed out of the system — and experts warn it will “get worse before it gets better” as consumers tighten their belts.The latest insolvency…

A Queensland franchisee has opened up about the “devastating nightmare” that left his family more than $200,000 out of pocket after an agonising, years-long dispute with a popular ice cream chain.In March 2017, a Queensland couple, who…

Three Australian companies have collapsed in the past 24 hours with one involved in mining transport and the others responsible for property development.It comes amid a chilling warning that a wave of insolvencies are about to hit…