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Registrations open for Fine Food Australia 2024

Visitor registration is now open for Australia’s largest food B2B event for the foodservice and hospitality industry, Fine Food Australia. Fine Food Australia will return to Melbourne’s...

Mary Street Bakery flips on payment options after customer abuse

Perth-based bakery chain Mary Street Bakery have announced their stores across the city will once again be accepting cash payments following fierce consumer backlash. Mary Street Bakery...

Last chance to enter ABINSA Scholarship Awards

Time is running out for keen bakers to enter the Australian Baking Industry National Scholarship Awards (ABINSA). The competition consists of two categories: The Sydney J Packham ...

Three Mills Bakery opens new store inside Majura Park Harris Farms Market

Canberra-based favourite, Three Mills Bakery, quietly opened a new bakery outlet in late May. The new outlet is located inside the Harris Farm supermarket at Majura Park....

Priestley’s Gourmet Delights opens AI robot-powered factory in Queensland

One of Queensland’s largest cake factories opened its door in May 2024, but there was one major point of difference: it will be powered by a team...

Brisbane’s Brewbakers announces closure

Brisbane mainstay Brewbakers has announced it will be closing its doors next month. The family-run business has bee operating for more than 30 years, however owners Richard...

Brisbane-based hospitality empire collapses

A Brisbane-based hospitality group, that includes seven bakeries, has gone into liquidation with 90 staff affected. BCN Events Group operated seven venues that specialised in bakery goods,...

Melbourne’s Monarch Cakes celebrates 90 years

Much-loved Melbourne cake shop, Monarch Cakes, is celebrating its 90th anniversary throughout 2024 by reproducing throwback recipes from different decades. Nikki Laski, the daughter of Monarch Cakes‘...

Events

2024 Queensland Baking Show results

May saw the Baking Association of Australia’s Queensland Baking Show take place. Held at TAFEQld, the competition saw competitors battle it out across 24 categories including plain...

Events

BIEWA baking industry awards success

The Baking Industry Employers’ Association of WA (BIEWA) had a very successful competition day on the May 15. More than 400 entries made an appearance on the...