Metcash Limited’s FY16 results in June represented a significant turn around for the business, with post tax profits of $216.5m – a major improvement on from its $384.2m loss in FY15. The results were driven by the company’s liquor business, which increased its total sales by 3.7 per cent to $3.2bn. Metcash’s liquor business has two divisions, including Australian Liquor Marketers (ALM) and Independent Brands Australia … Continued

U.G.L.Y. Bartender is becoming a family affair in Tasmania with a set of sisters and a set of cousins all at different venues registering to take part this year. The Goodluck Sisters, Natasha and Shauntell, are set to compete against each other to see who can raise the most money for the Leukaemia Foundation. Both … Continued

McWilliams has launched three flavoured fortified products: Strawberry Delight, Spice Royale and Espresso Press.

Winners of the 2016 Hunter Valley Wine Show were announced at the Crowne Plaza, Hunter Valley today. Chairman of the Judges, PJ Charteris, said the standout from the entries tasted this year was the region’s semillon. “The 2016 semillons were nothing short of exceptional!” Charteris said. Despite a challenging vintage, Charteris said that winemakers in … Continued

Nearly 1,000 bartenders have already nominated themselves to be the ‘face’ of U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year in their venue so far this year. Recognised across the industry as Australia’s premier hospitality fundraiser, U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year encourages bartenders to demonstrate the ‘Understanding Generous Likeable You’ and encourage patrons to get involved in their … Continued

Treasury Wine Estates has revealed the value of its luxury wine inventory has skyrocketed to $798million.

Déjà vu Sake Co. is currently taking orders for Japan’s popular seasonal product, Namazake, in Australia. Only available for a limited time each year, Déjà vu Sake Co. is using refrigerated air freight to import fresh Namazake from five of Japan’s top sake breweries to Sydney restaurants, with stock arriving at the end of August. Namazake is a … Continued

Logistics and supply chain solution business, BevChain, welcomed Taylors Wines as a new customer this week. From September 9, Taylors Wines will begin using BevChain’s extensive delivery network through New South Wales and Queensland. “It is an exciting time for us here at BevChain. We are just about to celebrate our 10th birthday, and with Taylors joining … Continued

Project Botanicals is back, running from Thursday 8 September to Sunday 18 September at the Taxi Riverside restaurant in Federation Square, Melbourne. Tickets can be purchased online at projectbotanicals.com.au In 2016, the acclaimed dining experience will capture guests’ senses through music, fragrance, culinary delights from Head Chef of Taxi Kitchen, Tony Twitchett, and cocktails created by Bombay Sapphire … Continued

Om Nom is the bar and restaurant at Adelphi Hotel, located in the heart of Melbourne, that’s got everybody talking. Unlike anything else in the city, Om Nom has proven that guests don’t need to leave their hotel to find a top level bar and/or restaurant, by over-delivering on style and service and elevating their clientele’s sensory … Continued