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1. The Tasmanian State Government,
which manages the venue, has cho-
sen the HFCC and PRISTINE Catering
as the preferred supplier of PW1 for
dinners which can host up to 1500
guests. Finally, the business partners
also opened a restaurant in the Royal
Tasmanian Botanical Gardens by the
name of Succulent.
Competing in two distinct
markets
The competitiveness of the local mar-
ket also keeps the HFCC on their toes.
However, even though there are more
than 100 venues in Hobart which can
accommodate small meetings, there
are only a handful in the local vicini-
ty that can host large dinners like the
HFCC can.
Niall also explained to us the intricate
details of the industry in the area:
“We have two large and distinct mar-
kets. One is the interstate market with
large conferences coming from all over
Australia into Tasmania. It’s always dif-
ficult because people will come to Tas-
mania one year and then go some-
where else, like Melbourne, for the year
after. You cannot count on return trade
because it could be five or six years
before they host another event in Tas-
mania. We work closely with Business