Restaurant & Catering Australia Partnerships  With the significant support received by industry partners over the past 12 years, R&CA has become the ‘leader of the restaurant and catering Industry’.  R&CA continually sets ambitious goals to improve the professionalism and sustainability of the industry as well as continually grow it for the benefit of all – our State R&C Association members, their restaurant and catering members, other non-member businesses as well as restaurant diners, suppliers and businesses whose clients, customers or members are restaurant diners. Specifically, each financial year industry partners are invited to join with and significantly benefit as R&CA: Lobbies and develops measures to improve the sustainability of the industry; Supports the business needs of tens of thousands of individual restaurant and catering businesses; Grows membership to State restaurant and catering associations and; Stimulates industry growth by 15% from $12 billion in 2005 to $13.8 billion in 2008 by motivating diners to eat out more often and spend more when they do. After 12 years of working strategically and tactically with industry partners, R&CA realises that every business has different reasons for being involved with us – whether it be for access to a fragmented industry or for a genuine desire to assist tens of thousands of small businesses with limited access to information, education and guidance, achieve success and excellence.   Regardless of the objective, R&CA has learnt that the secret to long-term partnerships are: Agreeing objectives and collectively working towards achieving them Offering a variety of ways and means for partners to be involved Closely managing relationships to ensure mutual benefit Keeping the number of partners to a reasonable level while maximising longevity  For these reasons, R&CA offers a range of annual national partnership opportunities across strategic, trade and consumer marketing platforms. Depending on the level of investment and the status of the partner, partnerships can also be tailored to meet individual organisational needs and objectives, and/or those of different business units.   The range of opportunities also allows partners to negotiate individual arrangements with each State Restaurant & Catering Association, if this meets their objectives.   For more information about the R&CA Partnership Program please either download the 2009/10 brochure (here) or contact Joanne Sanderson by email joannes@restaurantcater.asn.au or phone 1300 722 878 today. A monthly newsletter is sent to all Association Partners. Copies of 2009 issues are available below: January 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009

Restaurant & Catering Australia is fortunate to have the support of its Associate Members who are as follows:       American Express www.americanexpress.com.au Citysearch www.citysearch.com.au      Fosters Group www.fostersgroup.com   Westpac www.westpac.com.au _____________________________________________   Diners Club www.dinersclub.com.au Fine Wine Partners www.finewinepartners.com.au Hostplus www.hostplus.com.au               Lion Nathan www.lion-nathan.com.au       Goodman Fielder www.gffoodservice.com.au  Meat & Livestock Australia www.mla.com.au __________________________________________________________               Alsco www.alsco.com.au AON www.aon.com.au   APRA www.apra.com.au                             BytePower www.bytepower.com.au Coca Cola www.cocacola.com.au                                                                                     Crown Glassware  www.crownglassware.com.au & Luigi Bormioli www.luigibormioli.com.au        Dairy Farmers www.dairyfarmers.com.au    H&L Australia www.hlaustralia.com.au   Profitable Hospitality www.profitablehospitality.com                 Tourism Australia www.australia.com

PARTNER UPDATES & NEWS............. 23rd October 2008 HOSTPLUS WINS SUPERRATINGS 2009 FUND OF THE YEAR FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR   Industry Super Fund, HOSTPLUS was awarded the prestigious SuperRatings 2009 Fund of the Year at an industry awards function held in Melbourne last night.   HOSTPLUS has made it “3 in a row” with Fund of the Year honours in 2007, 2008 and now 2009.   Chief Executive Officer David Elia said the award was recognition for its consistent performance across its investment categories.   “All financial services providers are operating in a period of unprecedented market volatility. This highly acclaimed award confirms that our investment management practices and our business and operational strategies are delivering real value and benefits to our membership.   Mr Elia said being honoured with the top accolade for three years in a row is an outstanding achievement which bears great testimony to the dedication and skill of our team.   “This award is a real tribute to everyone at HOSTPLUS and our progressive board who give us the courage and freedom to find and develop clear and sustainable points of difference for our fund.”   “Most importantly however, we would like to thank our 900,000 plus loyal members and 50,000 plus businesses within the hospitality, tourism, recreation and sport industry that have supported us over the last 21 years and have allowed us to grow to the $7 billion fund that we are today,” he said.   For the 2009 Fund of the Year Award, SuperRatings assessed over 240 of Australia’s major superannuation products, the largest such assessment ever undertaken. Areas reviewed included quantitative and qualitative assessments of: investments, fees, insurance; service delivery; member education; financial planning facilities; employer support and Fund Governance. Download a full media release here.

AMERICAN EXPRESS INVITES YOU TO THE PRIVATE ROOM   American Express is pleased to introduce The Private Room, an exclusive club designed to help you, as a restaurateur, run and grow your business.   This is your invitation to join this customised club, where members enjoy a unique suite of valuable benefits created specifically to help you boost your revenue,  improve your business, and even spoil yourself or your staff just a little.   From training, industry intelligence and gourmet getaways to exclusive marketing opportunities and personal insights from some of the very best in the industry.   Download an information brochure here       Or Call American Express on 1300 36 36 14

News from Fosters - A proud Partner of Restaurant & Catering Australia CASCADE GREEN – A 100% carbon offset beer!   Cascade recently announced the release of its newest and greenest drop, CASCADE GREEN – a 100% carbon offset beer. After first reducing the brewery’s environmental footprint, the full lifecycle of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with Cascade Green – right from the picking of the hops to putting it in the recycling bin – are offset, meaning the net impact of the emissions for the beer is reduced to zero.   Cascade Brewery, long renowned for the quality of its beers and Tasmanian heritage, has been driving year-on-year environmental improvements for over a decade, Winning a number of environmental awards. In the past six years the brewery has cut greenhouse gas emissions by 16 per cent and reduced water usage by 30 per cent per unit of production over this time.   Cascade Green’s packaging was designed with the objective to, where possible, minimise its carbon footprint. For instance, it uses the lightest weight, highest recycled content (minimum 50 per cent) glass bottle currently available in Australia, while the 100 per cent recycled carton is printed with two-colour biodegradable vegetable inks.   Download more information here.