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 addedWA Greens senator to miss parliament amid allegations— ABC News, 24 Oct 2026 ↗
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- Melania Trump has helped broker ceasefire in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town, says White House – Europe live— The Guardian World, 24 Oct 2026 ↗
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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
Chip sandwiches, duck snags and bad waiters: field notes from the Good Food Guide editors
- 02Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
With a hopper station, curry trolley and open flames, this Sri Lankan spot’s one to watch
- 03Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Asian flavours, fresh pastries and pub hits: Why Baillie Hill is Vic Park’s new food hub
- 04BeanScene
MILKLAB launches Roaster Royale 2027 with almond focus
- 05Hospitality Magazine
Pony Dining to open second Sydney restaurant next month
Signals shaping business
Top 5 AI & Tech
The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.
Orchestrating SageMaker AI endpoint auto scaling with AWS CDK
02Just addedRapidly scaling online storage to serve over 1 billion ChatGPT users (Part II)
03Uber doubles down on ChatGPT for workers after last month's layoffs
04Siemens, Nvidia deploy industrial AI to reduce engineering effort
05Amazon bows to local backlash over AI data centers, scraps plans to build four new facilities in Northern Virginia
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
24 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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