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  • 4 weeks ago | realcommercial.com.au | Jenifer Jagielski

    Whether it’s a counter meal at the bar or a weekend catch-up with mates, pubs have long played a key role in Australian culture. But in the past 20 years, there’s been a notable shift in who’s coming and why. A growing number of Australians are heading to the pub to eat, not drink. This change is being driven by a decline in alcohol consumption and a post-Covid uptick in social gatherings, especially among families and couples.

  • 1 month ago | realcommercial.com.au | Jenifer Jagielski

    The growing popularity of shared kitchens in Australian cities is helping new restaurants and food entrepreneurs sidestep the crippling hidden costs that continue to force one in every 11 hospitality businesses to close each year. Rising costs are crushing hospitality dreams, with data revealing just 2 per cent profit from a $30 bill once rent, wages, compliance fees, and kitchen fit-outs — averaging between $300,000 and $800,000 — are accounted for.

  • 2 months ago | realcommercial.com.au | Jenifer Jagielski

    Much like the kitsch gift shop at the exit of a theme park, Manly’s Ferry Terminal sees millions of passengers walk past multiple drinking and dining options before crossing the Sydney suburb’s famous Esplanade.

  • 2 months ago | realestate.com.au | Jenifer Jagielski |Matt Bell

    Grab a Happy Meal at McDonald’s in Casuarina, Darwin — the northernmost franchise in Australia — and then “drive-thru” the 4477 km to Kingston, Tasmania, the southernmost location. Order the same meal, and that kiddie combo will taste the same. Even if you stop by Central Australia, at Chloe and Mat Peters’ location in Alice Springs, you’ll get the same meal. Mat went from flipping burgers to owning the Alice Springs franchise — arguably Australia’s most remote Maccas — alongside his wife, Chloe.

  • Mar 21, 2025 | realcommercial.com.au | Jenifer Jagielski

    They were once the domain of the working class, serving basic meals at an affordable price, but the humble pub has now turned posh. Celebrity chefs are suddenly popping up in the suburbs, creating new food menus and gourmet versions of classic pub foods, as hotels look to maximise returns from their food and beverage offerings. Take the nearly 200-year-old Red Lion Hotel in the Sydney suburb of Rozelle.

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