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- Just addedBNY's LaRusse Sees Scope for Bond Market Relief Rally— Bloomberg, 13 Oct 2026 ↗
- Just addedOil company wins tenders in Channel Country with supply to stay in Australia— ABC News, 13 Oct 2026 ↗
- Oil prices rise as Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ frays— Financial Times, 13 Oct 2026 ↗
- Fears of Wider Middle East War Loom Over Busy Week of Bank Earnings, Inflation Data— Bloomberg, 13 Oct 2026 ↗
- Intel, Broadcom CEOs warn capital crunch could become AI's biggest bottleneck— CNBC World, 13 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.
- 01Just addedQSR Media Australia
The best QSR chains in Australia have been revealed.
- 02Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
The Age Good Food Guide: Full list of hats
- 03QSR Media Australia
Wendy’s is tailoring its approach to Australian consumers as it plans to expand its restaurant network to 20 by the...
- 04BeanScene
Get your hands on this special, limited edition Philos
- 05Food & Beverage Industry News
Victoria backs $21.6 million food manufacturing expansion
Signals shaping business
Top 5 AI & Tech
The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.
Accessing OpenAI GPT models on Amazon Bedrock with global cross-Region inference in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Taiwan
02Just addedDell’s AI partner ecosystem adapts to Silicon Valley’s build-it-yourself buyers
03Microsoft president says UK is best placed to drive AI regulation
04OCP Global Summit: Amid Ecosystem Adoption, NVIDIA Opens Vera Rubin Architecture to Help Scale AI Factories Worldwide
05Tesla's robotaxis catch the eye of a US safety regulator — again
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
13 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
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One line · One new world
Puzzle of the day
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