After 18 years, John Hart has stepped down as CEO of Restaurant & Catering Australia. He tells Alex Gilly how the industry has changed during his time in charge, and how he shaped the Association to respond. John Hart, who […]
John Hart
Meet the new CEO
Restaurant & Catering Australia has appointed Juliana Payne as the organisation’s new chief executive officer. Payne has had extensive experience in strategic and corporate operations for industry associations and not-for-profit organisations, having most recently served as head of Partnerships for […]
News from the future
The National Restaurant Show in the US opens a window onto trends that are soon to hit our shores. After a seven-year gap, I was very pleased to be able to attend the U.S. National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show and […]
Welcoming China
There are ways you can make it easy for Chinese visitors to enjoy all we have to offer. I was very honored recently to attend Australia Week in China as part of the Tourism Australia delegation. The delegation itself was well […]
Fine food finer than ever
Fine Food Queensland is on the way to your table top with a fresh and healthy spin for the local market. From April 10-12 exhibitors will be dishing up displays of the industry’s latest flavours at the Brisbane Convention & […]
Life’s a trade-off
The mood in Canberra changed overnight, when the PM put an ultimatum to the senate on the ABCC. The construction watchdog legislation is not the only battleground between unions and employers. More targeted at our industry is the assault by […]
New beginnings
The new year has begun with another shake-up in Canberra, with a ministerial reshuffle. We have seen an exceptional minister, the Hon. Andrew Robb AO MP, make way for a younger minister in the Hon. Steve Ciobo MP. Minister Ciobo […]
Happy new year!
The start of 2016 has been incredibly satisfying, given the work that the Association has been doing with Noma. The project is a collaboration between the Association and Noma to manage an internship program at the Noma pop-up, and it […]
The year in review
As the year draws to a dark close, lets hope the world continues to see the benefit of all we have to offer. This year seemed like a blink of the eye. No sooner were we celebrating the strong trading […]
Mentor as anything
Apprenticeships are vital for our industry, so the success of our Skills Pathway program is great news for all of us. I have to record a big thank you to all of the Association members that have provided support to the […]
