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A sad farewell to Bella & Tortie

One of Brisbane’s most popular bakeries closed its doors over the weekend. Bella & Tortie has been a favourite not just among the residents of Grange, where...

Butter Crumbs finds a forever home

What started out as a stall at a farmers’ market has now blossomed into a full-blown bricks-and-mortar store. Butter Crumbs, the brain child of Zie Zillah (Chu...

Good news for the grain industry

The introduction of several species of exotic snails into the Australian ecosystem has had a big effect on the grain growing industry since the 1920s. These snails...

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...

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...

Industry

Pampas workers strike for better conditions

On Monday 21 November, workers at the Pampas pastry factory in Footscray, Victoria began an indefinite strike. Roughly 50 workers joined in the strike, which comes as...

Industry

LoDe Pies and Pastries’ $20 pie

Despite having been open for more than a year, talk has recently been buzzing about LoDe Pies and Pastries, but not for reasons you might imagine. The...