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Shop small: How Bottle & Hoop is bringing specialty cheese and charcuterie to a small town

Here’s how Louisa Mudge, owner of Bottle & Hoop, is encouraging people to shop small and support local produce - where every product has a story.

Here are the baked goods that people have been enjoying most in COVID-19 isolation

In celebration of World Baking Day, we take a look at our biggest baked good trends in April 2020, and interview three baking gurus from the Square Seller community.

How Restaurants are Adapting to the New Normal with Takeaway and Delivery

Restaurants are leveraging their supply chains by selling groceries to customers during the COVID-19 shutdown.

American Doughnut Kitchen: Innovation in a 70-year strong family business and adapting to COVID-19

Here’s how this 70-year-strong family business is innovating and adapting to the changing times.

The Bearded Jaffle: Making Sentimental Comfort Food to Help Us Through Challenging Times

The Bearded Jaffle, owned by brothers Todd Gawn and AFL-star Max Gawn, has been serving up nostalgic comfort food to their customers.

7 Tips for Businesses Shifting to Delivery Options

Here’s how to seamlessly make the shift to delivery.

How to Manage Your Food and Beverage Business Through COVID-19

We’ve compiled tips — whether you’re still serving or you’re closed and need to maintain cash flow — as well as industry resources to help you manage your business right now.

How to Shift Your Brick-and-Mortar Business to eCommerce

Here’s how to get started bringing your brick-and-mortar business online.

How to Add or Expand Your Food Delivery and Curbside Pickup Options

Learn more about your options for how customers can pick up or receive their items.

Mark & Vinny’s: The Alternative Comfort Food that Comes to Your Door

Vince Pizzinga, and his business partner Mark Filippelli, have moved quickly to ensure their fan favourite vegan pastas are available to customers at the tap of an ‘order now’ button.

The 2019 Square Australian Coffee Report

Australian Are Becoming More Sustainable Consumers, Even When it Comes to Coffee.

Scarf: Using Hospitality to Transform Lives

Melbourne-based Scarf is almost a decade old, and uses hospitality training to help young people gain skills, confidence, networks and jobs.

Making a Big Impact at Events: Meet the Owners of Big Shot Café & Bar

How to Design a Successful Coffee Shop Loyalty Program [5 Steps]

You can set yourself apart with great beans and superior service, but a loyalty program can help you convert occasional customers to your loyal regulars.

10 Tips to Ensure Your Bar is a Success

After months of planning and hours of preparing, you have finally opened your first bar. Here are 10 tips to help ensure it’s a success.

How to Write a Great Bar Business Plan

When you open a bar, you need objectives and strategies to stay on track. Here’s how to write a bar business plan that will roadmap your success.

What You Need to Know About Pop-Up Restaurants

If you’re thinking about starting a pop-up restaurant, read this.

How to Stage a Restaurant Soft Opening

Thinking about a test-run before the grand opening of your new restaurant? Here are a few things you should know.