According to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) there has been a sales increase in the hospitality industry. Although the retail industry has shown only a 0.7 percent increase in sales on average, it is the restaurants, takeaways and cafes of Australia that have shown the biggest jump with a …
Continue reading ...Findings from University College Cork (UCC) are demonstrating that food poisoning bacteria have an ability to use the foods they are in to reduce the impact from acid in the stomach to continue on into the intestine and cause food poisoning. The findings are of particular importance with Listeria and were presented at the Society …
Continue reading ...A hugely popular cooking show in the US and Japan is Iron Chef. It is still raking in huge ratings after six years. Based on the huge popularity of MasterChef in Australia, the same company is about to bring the international hit, that is, Iron Chef to our shores later this year. Casting is nearing …
Continue reading ...During August the New South Wales Food Authority added 140 more business names to their Name and Shame List. These businesses have been added to the List due to food hygiene breaches. Depending upon the breach and it’s seriousness, fines were also handed out. The fines are not particularly high but the taint of a …
Continue reading ...In 2009 there was a major food poisoning outbreak in the US, caused by a type of Salmonella in peanut products that were made and sold by the Peanut Corporation of America. There were more than 700 people involved in the outbreak and it led to the recall of thousands of products that had used …
Continue reading ...The Australian Culinary Challenge Victoria is set for the 13 September. This is a massive series of culinary events that happens every two years and is one of Australia’s premier chef competitions. The competition is run live at Find Food Australia and will be judged by an international panel of four chefs from all over …
Continue reading ...A recent study has been done on being able to validate the source of barramundi. It shows that Barramundi from Australia has distinct differences chemically and this can be used to identify what Barramundi is local or imported. Barramundi is considered by many to be one of our premium fish and there is a significant …
Continue reading ...A large pizza business has released a limited time only Kids Menu that meets the criteria for amber classification using the same “traffic light” type system used in school canteens. Being rated amber means that all the items on this specific menu are able to be eaten in moderation as just one part of a …
Continue reading ...The Grand Final of the HTN and MARS Food Australia 2010 Apprentice Chefs Culinary Competition is to be held on Tuesday 7 September in Sydney. It is a annual national competition for apprentice chefs and is co-ordinated by the Hospitality Training Network (HTN) and MARS Food Australia More than 280 cook / chef apprentices have …
Continue reading ...The 2010 Electrolux Appetite for Excellence winners have just been announced. The awards were started by Luke Mangan and Lucy Allon in 2005 and are for new Chefs, Waiters and Restaurateurs. It is a national competition designed to encourage and educate new industry professionals. The judging is a long process including; mystery box cook offs, …
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