Before the day
begins.
A sharp daily read on Australian food and beverage, the technology reshaping business and the conversations worth hearing.
Overnight Brief
Trending now- Crude oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz hit prewar levels, but fuel shipments remain constrained— CNBC World, 1 Oct 2026 ↗
- Bond markets resume sell-off after strong US data— Financial Times, 1 Oct 2026 ↗
- Danone to invest in “benchmark” Volvic site— Just Drinks, 30 Sep 2026 ↗
- Cheerios maker General Mills names company veteran as CEO— Food Dive, 30 Sep 2026 ↗
- Australia faces 'biggest property downturn in 40 years' raising recession risk— ABC News, 1 Oct 2026 ↗
The economy at a glance
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Industry pulse
Top 5 Australian F&B
The most commercially relevant food, beverage, retail and hospitality stories.
- 01Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Artisan bakery Baker Bleu to open second Sydney shop (with more on the way)
- 02The Guardian Australian Food and Drink
Australia’s cheapest mayonnaise is also the best tasting, Choice test finds
- 03Spice News
Your ultimate festive celebration
- 04PayDay News
Flywire kills Aussie hotel surcharges but says guests will still pay
- 05Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
The laneway contender for Brisbane’s most underrated restaurant
Signals shaping business
Top 5 AI & Tech
The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.
Anthropic plugs regulation, AI leaders meet with Trump, and open models
02Anthropic claims popular Chinese AI model has Mythos-class hacking abilities
03AI voice startup ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22B
04Xbox Disc to Digital feature rolls out to all Xbox players to enable playing disc-free, but selling your media revokes...
05FTC launches sweeping probe into OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs over consumer protection concerns
Hiring now · Refreshed daily
Jobs in Foodservice
Current Australian openings at the major food and beverage employers we track.
Private sector roles
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Public sector portals
1 OctSearch food and hospitality roles directly on each government’s own jobs portal.
NationalAPS Jobs — “food”Every Australian Government agency.
National · DefenceAAFCANS CareersCafes and canteens on Defence bases.
New South WalesI Work for NSW — Food ServicesPre-filtered to food services.
VictoriaCareers.vic.gov.au — “food”Victorian public sector roles.
QueenslandSmart Jobs and CareersAll Queensland departments.
South AustraliaCareers.sa.gov.au — Food & HospitalityFood and hospitality hub.
Western AustraliaWA Government Jobs — “food”All Western Australian agencies.
Australian Capital TerritoryCanberra Health Services CareersCatering and food services in ACT Health.Links open each government’s official jobs portal. We don’t list or store these roles.
Recruitment agencies
FMCG & manufacturing desks
National coverage
Senior & leadership appointments
Retained search
Temp & project placements
Plant and site based
One line · One new world
Puzzle of the day
Draw one continuous path from the rocket to the planet, filling every tile once.
Open today’s puzzleSide hustles · Worth a look
Side hustles
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