Thomas Pash News Today

One of Australia’s largest hospitality groups is in the spotlight after the departure of senior staff.

Restaurants are defying a traditional winter downturn as people missing out on the travel exodus to the northern hemisphere take solace in eating out.

Melbourne restaurateurs are heading overseas to hire staff as they struggle to find local workers with Commune group, operator of Tokyo Tina and Hanoi Hannah, flying to Dubai to hire 30 chefs. 

Its been a rollercoaster ride so far, but all signs point to an exciting next six months as our creative, resilient and food-loving city gets back on its feet.

The Guide is back, providing a grounding for an industry as it looks overseas to find staff to fill its booming restaurants.

Hospitality venues across the country have embarked on multimillion-dollar overseas hiring campaigns in an effort to attract talent to Australia.

Hospitality venues across the country have embarked on multimillion-dollar overseas hiring campaigns in an effort to attract talent to Australia.

Hospitality venues across the country have embarked on multimillion-dollar overseas hiring campaigns in an effort to attract talent to Australia.

A drink to higher profits Fine-dining restaurants have always been a huge financial gamble. With very high fixed costs -- labour and food -- it’s the fickle wind of public opinion that determines whether you make a 3% or even 5% profit margin. But can you achieve economies of scale at the high end by combining restaurants in a group, à la McDonalds? Back in the halcyon days before COVID-19, Quadrant Private Equity spent a chunk of cash to find out. In 2016 the Quadrant-backed Urban Purveyor...

The chain has more than 16 brands and more than 80 restaurants across the country. Rockpool Dining Group CEO Thomas Pash said Fratelli Fresh was closed in line with the Federal Governments mandate for restaurants to stop in-venue trading to combat COVID-19. "For a period of time all of our team members were stood down across the country, as was the case across the entire hospitality industry," he said. "From June 2020, team members were gradually brought back to work as our restaurants star...