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- Fed holds interest rates steady in last decision before midterms— The Guardian World, 29 Oct 2026 ↗
- Healey avoids bond market wobble with ‘uneventful’ first Budget— Financial Times, 29 Oct 2026 ↗
- Alphabet set to report Q3 earnings after the bell as shaky AI trade looks for signs of strength— CNBC World, 29 Oct 2026 ↗
- Heineken CFO holding “conservative” outlook for Americas— Just Drinks, 29 Oct 2026 ↗
- PepsiCo hasn't been this cheap relative to earnings in 6 years. Here's why that's the signal to buy.— The Motley Fool on MSN, 28 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
The 100 Essential Restaurants in NSW and ACT right now
- 02Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Vito’s brings Madmen-era New York Italian to the old Bridge Street Rockpool site
- 03Sydney Morning Herald Good Food
Frenchie, Chin Chin and celeb chefs: Who’s cooking at Flemington for spring carnival?
- 04Food & Beverage Industry News
Food inflation puts pressure on Australian manufacturers
- 05Spice News
Opera Bar to reopen after major refurbishment
Signals shaping business
Top 5 AI & Tech
The developments most likely to change how teams operate, compete and make decisions.
AI coding startup Cognition is weighing a new funding round at a $70 billion to $80 billion valuation
02Altera unveils Agilex 2X, betting on AI developers to expand programmable computing
03Voice AI in vogue: Nvidia releases new open transcription model
04Monte Carlo Data launches Bayes, an AI agent for autonomously monitoring and fixing autonomous agents
05Jedify formally launches Data Agents for building AI analysts in plain language
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
29 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
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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