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Customer relationship management (CRM) systems: A beginner’s guide

To build a successful business, one of the most important elements is exemplary customer service. Effective customer relationship management (CRM) means having a system and strategy to...

Nectarine crumble tray bake

Pie, crumble, or tart? This recipe is a combination of all three: a crostata-type slice covered with lattice pastry and topped with crumble....

Forkful receives grant to help businesses to reduce food waste

Amid the rising cost of living and produce price increases, it is becoming harder and harder for businesses to continue to turn a profit. This, coupled with...

Mango tart

Using fresh seasonal fruit and wonderful African ingredients, this delicious mango tart is the perfect dessert for summer....

Vegan Amandine Brownies

Chef Richard Hawke is lifting the vegan pastry game with his decadent milk chocolate brownie, made with the new VAO Milk Couverture 42%. ...

Third time’s the charm for All Are Welcome

Fan-favourite Melbourne bakery All Are Welcome recently announced the opening of a third location to add to its current locations in Northcote and Thornbury. The new store...

Step aside single-use packaging, bioplastics are here

Researchers at Victoria University have recently been examining ways to use agricultural waste from vegetable to create affordable and easily compostable packaging out of bioplastics. The Australian...

Openings

O Bagel comes to Brisbane

After a very successful year on the Gold Coast, O Bagel is setting up a new shop in Brisbane. When Nick Jang first decided that he wanted...

Industry

“Grab a mate, grab a pie”

Shaun Pyne is no ordinary Aussie larrikin. In 2021, Shaun started Pyney’s Pie Day, where $1 from the sale of every pie at participating bakeries across the...

People

Five minutes with Reece Hignell

Reece Hignell went from a regular life working in recruitment to MasterChef Australia finalist in 2018—returning to the show’s Back to Win series in 2020 where he...