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'Did we do well today?': This is what it takes to keep an independent restaurant open

Outlet: ABC News Australia · Alexandra Carlton and Teresa Tan · Published 24/10/2026 17:45 UTC

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From competing with "Disneyland" venues run by hospitality groups to fighting off "culinary Armageddon", this is what it takes to run an independent restaurant.

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    Restaurants close at double the rate of businesses in other sectors. Yet as rivalry from huge restaurant From competing with "Disneyland" venues run by hospitality groups and home delivery like Uber Eats rises, as the cost of living bites and policy shifts such as credit card charges impact profit, how do restaurants remain viable? And to fighting off "culinary Armageddon", this is what do we lose as a community if our favourite, personality-filled local it takes to run an independent eatery can no longer compete? restaurant.

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    Before: «Restaurants close at double the rate of businesses in other sectors. Yet as rivalry from huge restaurant groups and home delivery like Uber Eats rises, as the cost of living bites and policy shifts such as credit card charges impact profit, how do restaurants remain viable? And what do we lose as a community if our favourite, personality-filled local independent eatery can no longer compete?» 7c80ffa67deb

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-25/restaurant-bar-food-wine-eat-out-cost-of-living-independent/107293874
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24/10/2026 17:45 UTC
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