Hopwood Investments Ltd is a large Western Australian company, which owns and operates many hotel and restaurants throughout Australia.

GastroFood Ltd, a food and catering business whose headquarters are in Sydney, supplies goods commonly used by businesses, such as Hopwood Investments Ltd.

On September 1, 2020, GastroFood Ltd sent an email to Hopwood Investments Ltd, which read: "We have the latest 'Speedy Rice Cookers' at $100 each."

On October 1, 2020, Hopwood Investments Ltd emailed a reply stating:

"Will have fifty. Need delivery by November 1, 2020."

Upon receiving the email, an automated response email from GastroFood Ltd was sent to Hopwood Investments Ltd saying:

"Thank you for your email which is receiving our attention".

Subsequently and prior to November 1, 2020, GastroFood Ltd packed the rice cookers and loaded them on a van for delivery to Hopwood Investments Ltd. However, before the van set out, Hopwood Investments Ltd phoned GastroFood Ltd to say that they no longer needed the rice cookers.

Gastrofoods are considering a breach of contract action to force Hopwood Investments to take delivery of the rice cookers.