For Cass Spies, the chief executive of Aussie ice-cream and frozen yoghurt manufacturer Twisted Healthy Treats, keeping workers happy comes down to two core tenets: effective communication and bringing everyone along on “the journey” of business. Ms Spies oversees some 60 employees at her factory in Ingleburn in southwestern SydneyContinue Reading
A $16m payment to former Qantas’ chief executive officer Alan Joyce is up in the air after the national carrier called in an independent consultant to review whether the payment should be made. The Australian reported Qantas hired former Boston Consulting Group adviser Colin Carter to interview senior leaders atContinue Reading
A farming business with operations across Australia has entered voluntary administration, putting some 500 jobs at risk. HS Fresh Food, which specialises in fresh salads, ready-made meals, snacks, food-to-go and pre-prepared vegetables products, collapsed on June 14, with FTI Consulting administrators Vaughan Strawbridge, Joanne Dunn and Ben Campbell brought inContinue Reading
It’s the $30 all-you-can-eat prawn meal deal that has sent an iconic chain, which had more than 700 branches, 58,000 staff and 64 million customers annually, to the wall. The owners of US restaurant chain Red Lobster have admitted that its “Ultimate Endless Shrimp” menu item led to hole ofContinue Reading
The Queensland government has deferred suspending Star Entertainment Group’s licence until the end of 2024, seven months after announcing the initial 90-day operations ban. The Star’s operations in Brisbane and the Gold Coast were originally handed a 90-day suspension from December 1 last year. The government then extended an oliveContinue Reading
A man has been arrested after allegedly threatening staff before allegedly shooting up a pub in remote Western Australia. Police were called to the licensed premises in Mogumbar, about 120km north of Perth, after reports of an altercation. Officers allege the 41-year-old entered the pub about 8.30pm on Friday armedContinue Reading
Australians must face the “hard truth” of having to pay more for energy in the future as the country struggles through the renewables transition, the chief executive of a major energy company says. As the government teases further power bill relief in the May budget, Alinta Energy chief executive JeffContinue Reading
The new owners of embattled Aussie confectionary brand Sara Lee say they are confident the public will help the iconic company survive. Last month, Sara Lee’s administrators at FTI Consulting Monday that the brand, which employs more than 200 people in Australia, had been sold to a private company ownedContinue Reading
Sometimes there is no better feeling than flopping on the couch and ripping open a bag of lollies while watching a film – but sometimes there is a nagging feeling stopping you from fully enjoying that moment of bliss. If the joy of those blissful moments is marred by concernsContinue Reading
Iconic Australian dessert brand Sara Lee has been sold after entering voluntary administration last year. Sara Lee’s administrators at FTI Consulting announced on Monday that the brand, which employs more than 200 people in Australia, has been sold to a private company owned by Klark and Brooke Quinn. “We areContinue Reading