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Editorial: Our cities’ souls are being eroded with every hospitality closure
OPINION: Hospitality has always been boom or bust, but it seems more bust than normal.
Service remains king as food delivery app interest declines
Just 40% of New Zealanders prefer the use of QR codes on menus over traditional methods.
Sleep, stress and butter prices: Tough times hit hospo bosses' health
One business owner said the ongoing pressures kept him up at night.
Hospitality in a quagmire but catering, takeaways, tourism hotspots defy gloom
It's still tough out there for many restaurants but the country is showing some promise.
Editorial: The familiar fall of SPQR is a lesson
OPINION: SPQR was felled by forces that seem all too familiar to the hospitality industry.
'Hasn’t been the easiest trading time': What's eating the hospitality industry?
Growth in fourth quarter sales for hospitality businesses tempered by inflationary costs.
Restaurant Association: Auckland CBD parking charges undermine community’s trust in AT
Opinion: Auckland Transport’s changes to parking have blindsided restaurants and cafes.
'It's just a joke': Noise limits 'impossible' for busy bar and eatery
Regulation requires noise levels at bars to be similar to moderate conversation level.
Restaurant operator Savor lifts lid on cutbacks, weather challenges
The Auckland restaurant group says progress has been made despite big challenges.
Union vs Restaurant Association: Clash over pay and employment trial plans
New National Government plans to scrap fair pay legislation and reinstate 90-day trials.
Use it or lose it: Restaurant legend issues drastic SOS to downtown Auckland diners
'I'm sure I'm not the only one pacing the house at 3am.'
Leo Molloy installs 240-volt electric fence at bar as vandals cause $60k damage
Auckland bar owner Leo Molloy spends thousands to hot-wire his bar roof.
Pizza store boss groped young colleague's breasts, tried to blame her for assault
"I thought she was flirting with me,"
Egg shortage: Bakeries, cafes scrambling for supply
Hospitality and wholesalers say they have no access to the staple ingredient.
Top Auckland restaurants hit by fake Google reviews
The scheme looks like similar scams overseas, Restaurant Association says.
How to negotiate a fair pay agreement
The new deals will affect thousands of businesses, even many small ones.
Liquor giant acquires North Island hospitality group
A multinational liquor brand has acquired dozens of Wellington and Bay of Plenty bars.
Hospitality shake up: 10 things restaurateurs want
The hospitality group’s new wish list is urging the Government to support the sector.
Cooking up a storm: Chef Al Brown organises Cyclone Gabrielle relief dinner
Celebrity chef aiming to create NZ’s “biggest-ever dinner party”.
Restaurant woes: Kiwi film star among creditors owed $750,000
Immigration 'shambles' blamed as IRD claims more than $200k.
'Expect to see higher menu prices': Minimum wage increases $1.50 per hour
The adult minimum wage will be rising to $22.70 per hour from April 1
Worker, sacked while on maternity leave, wins $23k for unfair dismissal
The young mother pleaded with her boss, saying she would put her baby in daycare.
Auckland floods: Hospo sector battling property damage, transport disruption
Restaurants facing multiple problems after devastating storms.
Worker shortage: Restaurants expect to struggle over busy season
Restaurants may be facing a "crisis" ahead of Christmas.
Busted: More than 200 bar managers suspended for drink-drive offences
One third of bar managers suspended for bad behaviour are drink drivers.
Delivery wars: DoorDash, Uber Eats, Menulog, Delivereasy and Yummi
The food delivery industry is in growth mode, so who comes out on top?
'We are safe': Hospo hits back at claims bars and restaurants are high risk
Restaurants and hospitality venues respond to red light switch.