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7 Tools That Cut Food and Beverage Cost Leakage – Quantaco Where does margin actually go in a busy venue? Food and beverage cost leakage is rarely one big problem. It is a dozen small ones happening simultaneously: a supplier price increase nobody caught, a cocktail spec that has not been recosted, a pour that […]

How to Choose Hospitality Automation Systems in 2026 – Quantaco Quantaco Thought Leadership 12 min read June 2026 Integrated Kitchen & Bar Management 2,000+ Venues Across Australia on the Quantaco Platform 20% Labour Cost Reduction Achieved by Calligeros Group Using Salesline $1.35B Revenue Managed Annually Across the Quantaco Network $1B+ In Invoices Managed Annually via […]

Behind the Bar: Going Into FY27 With the Beverage GP That’s Already on the Table | Quantaco Quantaco Thought Leadership The draught excise is frozen until August 2027. Customers are buying differently. Mid-strength and non-alc are the only beer categories still growing in volume. As you head into FY27, there is more beverage GP available […]

The 2026 Menu Reset: What the Q3 Numbers Tell Us About Smaller Menus | Quantaco Quantaco Thought Leadership Chefs across Australia are deliberately pulling menus back: fewer dishes, shorter prep lists, tighter cores. The trade press has named it the 2026 menu reset. The fair question for any operator is whether it’s a creative trend […]

Quantaco Thought Leadership Australian pubs are having a moment. The harder question is whether you know why — and whether you’ll see the problem before it costs you. Australian pubs are having a moment. Beverage sales up 22% year-on-year. Food departments finally turning a profit. Gaming rooms delivering returns that outpace every other revenue stream. […]

AHG Expo 2026 — Brisbane Convention Centre Two days on the floor at AHG. Here’s what the industry told us about where hospitality is really heading. March 2026Industry Wrap-Up BrisbaneConvention Centre 4,000+Visitors on the Floor Brisbane showed up for AHG this year. Over two days at the Convention Centre, more than 4,000 venue operators, suppliers, […]

On 24 March 2026, Liquor & Gaming NSW confirmed the revocation of 649 gaming machine shutdown exemptions — with a further 10 revoked by the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority. More than 659 NSW venues have lost the flexibility they’ve relied on for years. The hard deadline: 4am on Wednesday 1 April 2026. From that […]

Quantaco Thought Leadership Every hospitality venue in Australia is sitting on more data than ever. The question is whether it is actually helping you run a better business, or just waiting to become a report nobody reads until Thursday. Most operators know the feeling. You close out a busy weekend and the real picture of […]

Liquor & Gaming NSW is visiting venues across the state right now — and they’re not just checking paperwork. They’re talking to your staff. What’s happening L&GNSW has launched its GHM Awareness Campaign throughout March and early April 2026. Inspectors are spending five to ten minutes with frontline gaming staff, assessing their understanding of key […]

Hospitality venues today are running more technology than ever before. From POS systems and rostering platforms to payroll, accounting and reporting tools, most venues already operate with a fairly full technology stack. Yet despite having these systems in place, many operators still feel like they lack clarity or control across their venues. That was the […]

Families walk in, the kids get restless, and before you know it, they’re out the door. What if you could turn that experience around? What if you could have families staying longer, spending more, and leaving rave reviews? Late last year we announced that Quantaco had acquired a controlling interest in Grub Lab and we’ve […]

When a new system goes live in a venue, it often feels like the finish line. Access is granted, training is done, and teams get back to service. But in reality, go-live is where the most important work actually begins. Most hospitality venues already have the right tools in place, POS, time and attendance, payroll, […]