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- Iran threatens South Korean shipping group over Hormuz transits— Financial Times, 28 Oct 2026 ↗
- High inflation explained, from cause to possible cure— ABC News, 28 Oct 2026 ↗
- Nvidia, AMD to invest $4 billion in Meta as tech giants deepen AI partnership— CNBC World, 28 Oct 2026 ↗
- Dutch regulator blocks Unilever’s Unox sale to Zwanenberg— Just Food, 28 Oct 2026 ↗
- Coca-Cola: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors— The Motley Fool, 27 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.
- 01The Guardian Australian Food and Drink
Fresh isn’t always best: six easy ways to make better pasta, according to Julia Busuttil Nishimura
- 02Nine Food
It’s official: These are the best pub burger, parmi and hot chips in NSW
- 03Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
‘Small actions by many lead to big change’ says Good Food Guide winner
- 04BeanScene
Young chefs call for better pay and work-life balance
- 05Foodservice Rep
Hostplus Awards for Excellence 2026: National Winners Announced
Signals shaping business
Top 5 AI & Tech
The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.
Opera introduces a new web standard to let users deploy AI locally in their browser
02Dell links supply chain security to the challenges of agentic AI
03Israeli ad tech firm tied to suspected Starlink tracking effort, report claims
04VisionQuest is what happens when AI really goes rogue
05Google Deepmind's Genie 4 puts a modern spin on agent designs that predate LLMs
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
28 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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