The Australian Restaurant and Cafe Association has said it “will be one of the largest changes in payments” in Australia’s history – and many small businesses “are unprepared for its arrival”.

The Australian Restaurant and Café Association (ARCA) has also come on board as an official Association Partner, adding another connection between the expo and Australia’s café and restaurant operators. “MICE has always been the place where the coffee industry does business, and this partnership sharpens that,” said ARCA CEO Wes Lambert. “It’s a stronger, more direct link between the expo and the people actually making purchasing decisions in cafés across the country, and that’s great for everyone on the show floor.”

Hospitality sector left fuming Wes Lambert, CEO of the Australian Restaurant & Cafe Association, said the changes will rattle a hospitality sector largely reliant on WHV holders and international students. “This is a workforce stoppage,” Lambert told SmartCompany after Burke’s address.