Before the day
begins.
A sharp daily read on Australian food and beverage, the technology reshaping business and the conversations worth hearing.
Overnight Brief
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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
Food truck fave opens new restaurant, with secret spice mix to end Sydney’s ‘Jollof Wars’
- 02Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Hanoi’s trendiest dishes can be found upstairs in an old CBD warehouse
- 03Nine Food
Kewpie mayo to chicken powder: ‘Underrated’ pantry staples chefs say you need
- 04Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Climb this spiral staircase for the long lunch of your dreams
- 05RetailBiz
French supermarket fridge hack could happen in Australia, cybersecurity expert warns
Signals shaping business
Top 5 AI & Tech
The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.
An OpenAI model hacked a government site, grabbed 24 years of hospital data and kept it quiet
02ServiceNow AI Control Tower: Selling a penthouse while building the frame
03Anthropics' Claude cracks a 25-year-old NSA cryptography mystery in under 30 minutes
04AI lab offers free plumbing and HVAC repairs across three cities to train AI robots
05When AI and robots work together, Anthropic says these jobs are at risk. Should gardeners worry?
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
18 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
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Open today’s puzzleSide hustles · Worth a look
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