Feel Good Desserts

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET

OUTLET: SUNRISE

A sweet story with a fresh twist on fish and chips! Tommy Ruff’s sweet twist on traditional fish and chips is one of the exciting entries in Chapel Street’s Chapel Champion competition that is getting the media excited. Chapel Street Precinct’s General Manager, Chrissie Maus spoke to Sunrise as a part of their Feel Good Friday segment to talk about all things sweet on Chapel Street. The Chapel Champion awards are an annual awards recognising all the brilliant businesses in the Chapel Street Precinct.

The media are absolutely loving these desserts, especially Tommy Ruff’s ‘Iced Angler’, check out these clips from Studio 10 and Sunrise to see more.

Australia’s Best Chefs take on the Meal Kit Industry

CLIENT: MAKE OUT MEALS

OUTLET: THE AGE & SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

The best chefs and restaurateurs in Sydney and Melbourne are throwing their weight behind a new meal subscription service taking on the international heavyweights like Marly Spoon and HelloFresh that dominate the industry. Adding some of their top secret recipes into the mix, Make Out Meals has secured meals from Melbourne’s Cecconis, Mamasita, Ish, LadyBoy, La Tortilleria, and Sydney’s Fei Jai and DOC Pizza.

Check out this article from Sydney Morning Herald and The Age to read more about the next big player in the Meal Kit Industry.

Birchal cements its position as number one!

CLIENT: BIRCHAL

OUTLET: AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Equity crowdfunding platform, Birchal has cemented its position as the most dominant platform for retail investors in Australia - in only four years it has raised over $100 million for businesses around Australia. Birchal CEO, Matt Vitale, believes equity crowdfunding has now become a core part of Australia’s financial infrastructure.

DL COMMS is excited to be handling the PR for Birchal, which announced today it will be doing its own crowdfunding equity raise (on Birchal, of course). Announcing the news with a massive story in the AFR, where Yolanda Redrup spoke to cofounder, Matt Vitale and early stage investor, Dom Pym about the future of crowdsourcing funds and Australia’s start-up community.

The Sweet Stakes Dessert Battle

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET

OUTLET: 9NEWS MELBOURNE

From donuts to deep-fried ice cream, these sweet sensations are sure to tempt customers back to Melbourne’s most famous street, Chapel Street. The Chapel Champions competition is heating up as the sweet treats category battles it out for notoriety! The popularity contest is as sweet as it comes, and the treats are not to be missed!

The media are loving all the weird and wacky creations from Chapel Street’s sweetest vendors, so much so, 9 News Melbourne toured the street to try them out! Click the link below to check it out for yourself.

Chapel Street’s Weird and Wacky Dessert Battle

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET

OUTLET: HERALD SUN

Would you try a deep-fried Magnum? Chapel Street’s top eateries are battling it out to see who can create the weirdest and wackiest sweet treat in all of Australia. Among the list of entries include; Donut loaded fries, Cadbury Creme Egg toastie, alcohol infused poison apple, and even a deep-fried magnum! Keeping focus on one category we can shine a light on the rest of the competition - in 2019 it was burgers - this year it’s wacky unique desserts, and the media are LOVING IT!

The Herald Sun, Daily Mail and 9Honey took a trip to Chapel Street to test out some of these wonderful desserts, click the link below to read the print and online articles.

How Kunzea helped a Tasmanian man go from market stall to $3.2m

CLIENT: ZEA

OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU

After the unexpected death of his father, Hayden Brass turned his tragedy into success with his multi-million dollar business, Zea. While working with his father at the family essential oil stand in Launceston, Hayden and his father discovered the little-known Australian bush, Kunzea, that Tassie locals describe as a ‘wonder oil’. Since then, the 29-year-old has pioneered the popularity of the wonder oil that has helped chronic pain sufferers around the country.

Read more about Hayden Brass and Zea’s success story in the News.com.au article linked below.

Hash Tayeh’s Burger Success!

CLIENT: BURGERTORY

OUTLET: SBS RADIO ARABIC

When Hash Tayeh tricked his parents at age 16 so he could leave Qatar and move to Australia, he knew he had to buckle down and work hard to create his dream business. With no financial help from his parents his business success was from pure determination to succeed. Flash forward, 15 years and his business, Burgertory, has become the largest privately owned burger chain in Australia, selling $30 million worth of burgers last year.

At DL COMMS, we knew Hash’s inspirational journey would make him an ideal candidate for SBS and its passionate Arabic community. Click the link below to have a listen to SBS Arabic24 radio – in both English and Arabic.

Divorce your fund manager - Meet Australia’s next big trading platform

CLIENT: DCYPHER

OUTLET: AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

New equity and cryptocurrency trading app Dcypher is encouraging Australians to divorce their fund managers and take their investments into their own hands. Dcypher’s CEO and Director, David Bain, has told Australian Financial Review that historically retail investors have been “taken for a ride” and meant investors who don’t want to use fund managers have turned to other trading platforms that don’t offer advice, used “copy trading” strategies or harnessed information from social media influencers.

The former financial services lead at Amazon Web Services claims that Dchypher’s unique combination of algorithms and education could support investors to pursue their own strategies without paying large management fees. The new platform is set to disrupt the way Australians trade and has sparked some interest from the media. Check out this article from the Australian Financial Review, written by Lucy Dean, to find out why Dcypher is causing such a buzz.

Man makes $1.2 million from cleaning sneakers!

CLIENT: THE SNEAKER LAUNDRY

OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU

After a Melbourne man ditched his promising career in law for the sneaker cleaning industry - he never expected it to make him a millionaire. Eugene Cheng, has sported many different types of shoes in his time - footwear appropriate for school, army combat boots, and black business shoes for his internships in stuffy law firms. But Eugene’s love of sneakers drove him to drop everything and create The Sneaker Laundry, a sneaker cleaning business based in Melbourne. Now taking on the world, The Sneaker Laundry has sold $1.2 million worth of products to over 43 different countries.

Read more about Eugene Cheng and Sneaker Laundry’s success story in News.com.au article linked below.

Tasmania’s million dollar secret!

CLIENT: ZEA

OUTLET: DAILY MAIL

As a 13 year-old, Hayden Brass first learnt about ‘Tasmania’s best kept secret’, Kunzea, while working at his parent’s Launceston market stall. Flash forward 15 years, Hayden’s wellness brand, Zea, has made millions selling Kunzea-based products. In terms of popularity, Zea’s sales speak for itself - selling $3.2million worth of product during the previous financial year.

Read more about Hayden Brass and Zea’s success story in the Daily Mail article linked below.