Flipping burgers, filleting fish, grinding coffee beans – the fast-paced world of the food industry leaves no spare time to be left worrying about whether you have the right business insurance. When it comes to insuring your small food business, sometimes it can feel like there is an overwhelming choice of policies and policy options to choose from.

Do you have a new idea for a restaurant or another type of food business, but are not quite sure where to begin? Well, it turns out that now is a great time to make the leap into food business ownership – because the food service industry is booming.

With the ability to reach a wide customer base for a low investment, owning your own food truck can be a great business idea. Food trucks are now a common sight at festivals and events, and their ongoing popularity doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

People enjoy a good meal, so the demand for new and delicious food options is ever-present. If you love to cook and put a smile on someone’s face, you could tap into this market by starting a food business.

If you fancy yourself a home chef with divine recipes that will dazzle tastebuds far and wide, you may find your calling by starting an online business. Given that the Online Food Ordering and Delivery Platform industry in Australia has expanded at an average rate of 26.6% each year from 2018 to 2023, your timing couldn’t be better to turn your foodie passion into a profit.

In March 2016, two friends Karina and Vicky started their own Market and Festival business, Suga & Spice, after both enjoying sharing their love of cooking with each other.

Australia is a majority migrant nation packed with food lovers spoiled with choice, but when it comes to preferences, which cuisines make our mouths water the most?

Fish and chips is an Australian food institution. No wonder, given ours is a land girt by sea. The very first fish and chips shop in Australia opened its doors way back in 1879 on Sydney’s Oxford Street. Fast forward to today and you can’t walk past a corner takeaway shop or a pub without smelling the fragrance of fish and chips.

A squeeze of passion, a pinch of pizazz, a dollop of hard-work and an appetite to succeed are just some of the staple ingredients that go into running your own food business. In between working their magic in the kitchen and serving up gourmet delights, we asked three BizCover foodie customers to spill the beans on what goes into their special recipe for success.