Blog and Resources
Byars trade insights and product guidance.
Practical guides to choosing packaging, cleaning chemicals and hospitality supplies — plus compliance updates and trade ordering tips, written for the people who place the orders.
Fitting out a commercial kitchen: equipment, layout and what has to comply
Planning a commercial kitchen fit-out? A practical guide to the equipment you need, laying it out around workflow, and the ventilation, gas, electrical and food-safety rules you must meet.
Hospitality
Opening a café or venue: the trade supply checklist
Opening a café or venue? The complete trade supply checklist — packaging, coffee station, kitchen smallwares, tabletop and cleanin…
Cleaning & Chemicals
Choosing commercial cleaning chemicals: dilution, safety and SDS
A practical guide to choosing commercial cleaning chemicals — matching the chemical to the job, concentrate vs ready-to-use, dilut…
Sustainability
Compostable vs biodegradable vs recyclable: what the labels actually mean
Compostable, biodegradable and recyclable aren’t the same thing. A plain-English guide to what each label means in Australia — the…
Compliance
Victoria’s single-use plastics ban: what your venue can and can’t use
A plain-English guide to Victoria’s single-use plastics ban for cafés, restaurants and venues — what’s banned, what you can still …
Trade Guides
How to choose the right takeaway packaging
A trade buyer’s guide to matching takeaway containers to hot, fried and cold foods — with stackability, leak resistance and sustai…
Packaging Guides
How to choose disposable packaging for your venue
A trade buyer’s guide to matching disposable packaging to your menu, balancing presentation and cost, and reordering the smart way…
Trade Insights
Choosing the right hospitality packaging
A practical guide to matching cups, containers, lids and documents to how your venue actually serves — so reorders stay simple and…