Corporate Partners
Restaurant & Catering would like to thank our National Corporate Partners for their continued support.
HOSTPLUS
HOSTPLUS is the national industry superannuation fund for all hospitality, tourism, sport and recreation employees. Founded in 1987, HOSTPLUS is proud of its achievements to date with over $10 billion in Funds Under Management, more than one million members and servicing in excess of 84,000 employer groups. HOSTPLUS has not only been the winner of SuperRatings Fund of the Year for three consecutive years but have recently been awarded Your Money magazine’s 2011 Super Fund of the Year winner.
PLATINUM
OAMPS Insurance Brokers is a Wesfarmers Company with over 750 employees in 34 branches around Australia serving over 120,000 clients and include operations in the UK, as well as a sister company, Crombie Lockwood, in New Zealand. OAMPS owns a Lloyd's broker and is the only Australian owned broker accredited to place business direct with Lloyd's in London. We are also a member of the Assurex Global Broking Network.
Established as a freight express company in 1850, American Express® has evolved into a world leader in the card market, providing charge and credit cards to consumers, small businesses and corporations. We are also the world's largest travel agency, offering travel and related consulting services to individuals and corporations around the world. Our worldwide network also processes millions of merchant transactions every day.
With more than 65,000 employees around the world, American Express has never been more competitive. Through sophisticated marketing and information management capabilities, American Express can target high-spending, high-creditworthy Card members to customise products, services, rewards, special offers and experiences, while helping to build the business of our merchant partners. www.amex.com.au
Bidvest Australia
Bidvest Australia is a one-stop supply solution distributing wholesale food, hospitality equipment and supplies, and fresh produce to the foodservice and catering industry.
With access to all major national and many international brands, our product range remains current and diverse, and continues to successfully meet the needs of our customers. Across our divisions, our extensive range includes over 56,000 foodservice products, 3000 core hospitality products, and a comprehensive fresh offering of between 400 and 600 lines depending on season.
www.bidvest.com.au
Since 1958 Vittoria Coffee has been building on its Italian heritage to become Australia’s market leader in pure coffee and is a 100% Australian privately owned and third generation family company. As market leader, Vittoria Coffee has instituted many firsts in coffee research, roasting, packaging and barista training; where our expertise is still a family tradition.
GOLD
Alsco
Since 1962 Alsco has been providing professional and friendly textile rental services throughout Australasia. Services offered include a commercial linen service; an extensive uniform range including industrial and image workwear, corporate clothing and chef uniforms; and rubber floor matting.
APRA| AMCOS
Apra| Amcos mission is to ensure that composers, songwriters and publishers are rewarded whenever, and wherever, their musical works are played, performed or reproduced and we help Australian & New Zealand music consumers get access to the world’s musical repertoire.www.apra-amcos.com.au
Dimmi is Australia's largest restaurant booking network, designed to bring diners and restaurants together. Recommendations and reservations are now a no-stress affair as Dimmi has partnered with more than 2,500 restaurants nationwide and the country's leading online restaurant guides. Since 2009, Dimmi has seated more than 2 million Australian diners at restaurants ranging from hatted fine-dining establishments, to casual suburban eateries.
introduce word-of-mouth advertising. The Books feature a limited number
of selected restaurants in each major city. Restaurants do not pay to be
included — they are chosen based on awards, reviews and
personal recommendations.
Lion is a le
ading beverage and food company with a portfolio that includes many of Australia and New Zealand’s favourite brands. Lion was formed in October 2009 under the name ‘Lion Nathan National Foods’, when Kirin Holdings Company Limited completed its purchase of Lion Nathan and merged the business with National Foods – which it has owned since 2007. In 2011, we became known as Lion.
Today, Lion employs close to 7,500 people across Australia and New Zealand and boasts a portfolio of market-leading, household-name brands in beer, spirits, wine, milk, fresh dairy foods, juice, cheese and soy beverages.
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is a unique global wine company with a leading international portfolio of new world wines. From the establishment of Australia’s Penfolds in the mid 1840s to the 1876 founding of Beringer Vineyards, a winemaking legacy has been created. With over 11,000 hectares of vineyards, sales of 32 million cases of wine annually, and revenues of about AU$1.6 billion, TWE employs more than 3,500 winemakers, viticulturists, sales, distribution and support staff across 16 countries. www.tweglobal.com
For over 20 years Tiger Corp. has been serving industry leaders across all business sectors delivering high quality project specific and custom signage solutions. We have earned a solid reputation as a professional and reliable organisation Australia wide. As well as an in-house graphic design department, we have a large, diverse manufacturing capability, designing and manufacturing state of the art fabrication processes for interior and exterior sign applications. We remain committed to meeting the needs of a continuously evolving marketplace with unmatched dedication to service.
Tiger Corp. is defined by lasting relationships with various esteemed
companies across all industry sectors.
www.tigercorp.com.au
SILVER
Bartercard is proudly Australian and has led from the front through innovation and developing unique systems since 1991. Ever since the inception of Bartercard into the Australian economy, the way companies across the country conduct their day-to-day business has been revolutionised. Bartercard's world-leading innovative Trade Exchange system enables over 35,000 trading members in six countries to benefit from the cashless economy of barter.www.bartercard.com.au
Meat & Livestock Australia
Meat
& Livestock Australia Limited (MLA) delivers marketing, research
and development services for Australia's cattle, sheep and goat
producers.
MLA creates opportunities for
livestock supply chains from their combined investments to build demand
and productivity. Most of MLA's funding comes from transaction levies
placed on the sale of livestock, with the Australian Government
providing
matched funding for levy investment in most
R&D.
As the Australian Government agency responsible for providing strategic support to the wine industry, Wine Australia offers a range of services and insights to help the wine industry make informed business decisions, protect the reputation of Australian wine, remove market access barriers and grow demand for Australian wine globally.www.wineaustralia.com.au
Sponsorship Opportunities with Restaurant & Catering Association
The Restaurant & Catering Association offers unique opportunities to help you build and retain market share in the hospitality segments of cafes, restaurants and catering.
If you would like to promote your brand and products through events, education and training, print, as well as digital means, please call Paula Bantock, Director, Marketing, Sponsorship & Membership on 03 9261 9001.

