Economic Profile of the Cafés, Bars, Catering Services and Restaurants sector
SGS Economics & Planning has produced an Economic Profile of the Cafés, Bars, Catering Services and Restaurants sector, commissioned by a consortium of Tourism Victoria, City of Melbourne and Restaurant & Catering Victoria. The economic profile has, for the first time, gathered together the many disparate sources of information about the café, bar, catering services and restaurant industry from a Victorian perspective and distilled them into a format that provides a clear view of the sector's economic prospects over time. The results of this economic profile have been used as a major input into the Melbourne Hospitality Strategy Report.
The Melbourne Hospitality Strategy Report can be located here the Melbourne Hospitality Strategy Report 2009 (PDF, 2.3Mb)
The Melbourne Hospitality Strategy Report is vital reading for the hospitality industry as it presents relevant economic growth rates, business survival rates, skills shortages and employment, income sources and expenditure, household retail spend, tourism survey results and consumer expectations. A series of case studies of well known Melbourne establishments such as Grossi Florentino and new initiatives such as Keep Cup, a recipient of a City of Melbourne small business start-up grant, are highlights.