A recent survey on the Word of Mouth Online (WOMO) website, showed that the 1800 Australians involved, were not as impressed by offers as they are by good service. The survey included three service industries; food service, personal care and tradespeople, and asked the respondents to rate the factors that would encourage them to use

It is now considered a reason for going to a café or restaurant – good coffee. Good coffee starts with good roasting. So who is best coffee roaster in Australia, according to the experts? The first Australian International Coffee Awards (AICA) in May, recognised that Victoria’s Cartel Coffee Roasters is the Champion Australian Roaster and

The Australian International Beer Awards for 2013 were held recently and the Champion Australian Beer was the Alpha Pale Ale from the Matilda bay Brewing Company in Victoria. The awards have been going for 21 years now and there were record entries this year – more than 1480 beers from 35 countries and at least

It is well known and researched that Australians would prefer to buy product, especially food and drink, which is made in Australia. The Australian Made Logo has been very popular and is well recognized across the country because of this preference. Many people would not realize that according to the Food Standard Code, food that