The Australian café industry is made up of mostly women as the main employee group, with over 50% ownership of cafes nationally. We are now also finding many women in the front line of coffee businesses in Australia and the face of the industry is experiencing a few changes for the better. Café Culture ran […]

I was 25 when I got my first tattoo. I remember everything about it. Where I was, what the parlour smelt like, and most importantly, how cool I felt … Even cooler when I settled on a Celtic butterfly in the small of my back – classy, I know. The thing is, that first tattoo […]

When you think you have seen it all in café world in Melbourne, you stumble unexpectedly on this gem. Barry Coffee and Food is an amazing creation that would appease the hardest hospitality critic. The coffee service is stylish and quick from the six group Synesso that we personally experienced being assembled a while back, […]

Benchmark Business Sales Specialist Broker & entrepreneur Emil Parthenides has sold his business, 131 PIZZA, for $11.5 million.  In 2009, Emil Parthenides started a small independent pizza branding business 131 Pizza on a shoestring budget. He invested $5,000 to see his idea grow legs, with tentative expectations. Emil Parthenides has sold his 131 Pizza business […]

  It’s hard to ignore the rise of the beverage market and the constant demand for first class beverages. The Art of Blends exquisite white chocolate base is the perfect choice to build creative and gourmet beverages from. With its distinct and unique flavour combined with the mouth feel of a top-rate beverage, it makes […]