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ARCA EOFY FAQ Webinar

Get Your EOFY in Order. Be Ready for 1 July 2026 and Beyond. Join ARCA and industry experts from Tanda,

Sydney

Smart Company Growth Summit Sydney 2026

ARCA CEO Wes Lambert will be speaking at Growth Summit Sydney 2026.A one-day event bringing together founders, operators and industry

MCEC Melbourne

Retail Show Australia

Returning to the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 22–24 September 2026, Retail Show Australia enters its second year following

Lakeside Pavilion, Melbourne

2nd Annual Hostplus ARCA & AFAB Industry Gala 31 August 2026

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Business owner defends $8 coffees as Aussies told to brace for fresh price hike: ‘Not greed’

Wes Lambert, chief executive of the Australian Restaurant and Cafe Association, told Yahoo Finance he believes venues will need to add at least 10 per cent to menu prices this year in order to combat increased costs and still be in the same position, “not going forwards or backwards”.

Prices to rise in restaurant ‘bloodbath’ as wage hike hits

Wes Lambert, chief executive of the Australian Restaurant and Cafe Association, said the pile-up of additional financial demands from the wage rise, Payday Super changes, the phase-out of junior pay rates and removal of credit card surcharges meant establishments would need to add at least 10 per cent to menu prices this year to maintain profit margins.

Minimum wage increase a relief for workers, a ‘complex’ puzzle for businesses

‘Job-destruction mechanism’ The Australian Restaurant and Cafe Association (ARCA) said the increase in the minimum wage and all award rates from July 1, “falls dangerously short of balance between business and employee needs”. The Australian Restaurant and Cafe Association (ARCA) said the increase in the minmum wage and all award rates from July 1, “falls dangerously short of balance between business and employee needs”. ARCA chief executive Wes Lambert said the “hardest truth in hospitality is that restaurants do not print money”.