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Muffin Break king of the coffee chains

Bakery-café franchise Muffin Break has won first place in this year’s DaVinci Gourmet Coffee Chain Championship for the third year in a row....

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Food Industry Fights Hunger

Foodbank, Australia’s largest hunger relief organisation, has donated seven million serves of food to Australians in need through its Food Fight campaign....

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Next stop New York as eastern sweet conquers down under

The bearded bakers who made Palestinian dessert food popular with Sydneysiders, have expanded to Melbourne and say they are ready to enter the competitive street-food scene in...

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Yarraville family bakery hangs up the aprons after 65 years

Keith Prentice fired up the oven in Melbourne’s Heather Dell bakery for the last time in September, after more than 40 years at its helm. The family-run...

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Brumby’s celebrates 40 years of history

From the first seeds of wheat, to the golden toast on a breakfast table, bakery franchise Brumby’s Bakery has established a national footprint and holds a proud...

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Wise choice just a click away

The growing trend in food provenance is moving beyond the weekly farmers’ markets and going mainstream. Research shows 85 per cent of Australians agree it’s important meat,...

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First Aussie Patisserie inducted into prestigious Relais Desserts

La Renaissance Patisserie and Café in Sydney has become the first patisserie in the southern hemisphere to be inducted into the Relais Desserts – the world’s most...

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Minimum Wage on the Rise

The Fair Work Ombudsman is reminding employers the minimum wage increase became effective July 1. The new national minimum wage for a full-time adult is $17.29 an...

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Remembering A Mackies Legend

Phil Martin, baking industry stalwart and former managing director of bakeware supplier Mackies has passed away after a stoic battle with illness. Originally a plumbing contractor, Phil...

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Consumers Want More Say

Research of almost 11,000 participants worldwide has provided global and local insight into emerging consumers trends in the baked good sector, showing consumers in bakery, patisserie and...