Trends we spotted | Week 36
Chef Jonnie Boer is ambassador for the Urban Cultivator
Medaillespiegel Wijnkeuring van de Lage Landen 2023
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Packaging-free soft drinks startup Dripl raises 2 million euro in growth capital
At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the other trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
With this week links to articles about among others FoodGPT by AI Palette in Singapore, a one-of-a-kind generative AI tool, tailored explicitly for the complex F&B landscape. And an initiative to help revitalize historic downtowns and creating the American Dream for owning your own business: Own Your Own.
At BotBar Coffee in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, robot Adam serves the coffee! And in the Netherlands and Belgium the wines are of very good quality, 35 gold medals at the Wine Inspection of the Low Lands.
Chef Jonnie Boer of the Dutch restaurant De Librije (***) is the new ambassador of Urban Cultivator. They recently introduced ‘Librije Backstage’ and vertical farming by Urban Cultivator. And spotted in Paris, the GalBar. A crêpes and galette bar, which they serve in a scone.
Belgian startup Dripl raised 2.15 million euros of growth capital to accelerate their refillution. Their self-developed Refill Points have been offering a healthy alternative to soft drinks since 2021 and help companies reduce their waste and footprint.
During the renovation of restaurant RIJKS® in the Rijks museum in Amsterdam, you can enjoy the skills of their chefs at the RIJKS® pop-up on the Zuidas. And chef Guillaume de Beer opened Bar Gui in Amsterdam, his dishes look delicious!
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FoodGPT | By AI Palette
The future of the Food & Beverage (F&B) industry is embracing cutting-edge technology, and AI Palette is leading the charge. In a groundbreaking announcement, Ai Palette introduces FoodGPT, a one-of-a-kind generative AI tool, tailored explicitly for the complex F&B landscape.
FoodGPT by AI Palette is tailored for F&B companies, specifically catering to Consumer Insights & Innovation teams, Marketing, and R&D departments. It’s engineered to digitize R&D processes, reduce research timelines, highlight growth opportunities, and accelerate product innovation. In essence, anyone aiming for swift and impactful product launches in the F&B sector can benefit from FoodGPT. More details in their press release, link in the title.
Own Your Own announced 24 finalists in million dollar nationwide restaurant challenge
The Own Your Own (OYO) Million Dollar Nationwide Restaurant Challenge is excited to announce the 24 Finalists who will be coming to Burgaw, NC this October to compete for the opportunity to own their own restaurant at 106-108 W. Courthouse Avenue.
It’s no secret that the American Dream of owning your own business is out of reach for many due to economic barriers. Social entrepreneur and OYO founder, Richard Johnson, is hoping to change that. Own Your Own is designed to give hopeful entrepreneurs the opportunity to connect with investors, open small businesses and help revitalize historic downtowns. More details in their press release, link in the title.
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BotBar Coffee in Greenpoint | Robot Adam serves coffee
Botbar Coffee, a new Greenpoint coffee shop run by a two-armed robot barista named Adam, opened its doors back in May at 666 Manhattan Avenue, between Norman and Bedford avenues in Brooklyn. Opening hours are 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., find more details in the article at Eater (link in the title) and at their website. Or check out this Instagram post.
New record | 35 gold medals at Wine Competition of the Low Lands
The number of gold medals in the Wine Census of the Low Lands has never been as high as this edition. No fewer than 35 of the 271 wines submitted were awarded gold by the Weinbauamt in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. With the fine harvest of the sunny summer 2022 and growing knowledge and experience, Dutch and Belgian vineyard owners are proving that their wines are competing at an international level. This year, 61 vintners took part in the wine competition: 15 from Belgium and the rest from the Netherlands. There are not three, but as many as six vineyard owners who won the title of Best Winemaker of the Wine Competition of the Low Countries 2023. This prize of honour goes to vineyard owners who have made wines from white and blue grapes and received the highest scores for the three best wines (at least 1 white and 1 red or rosé). Big winners are the Betuws Wijndomein, Wijngaard Hesselink, Wijndomein St. Martinus, De Nieuwe Fontein, Keulenhof and Wijngaard De Koen. An honorary mention goes to Wijndomein Kitsberg from Belgium. More details on the Dutch Wine Info website, link in the title.
Chef Jonnie Boer is the new brand ambassador of Urban Cultivator
Simultaneously with the launch of Librije Backstage this year, Thérèse and Jonnie Boer of the Dutch restaurant De Librije (***), also introduced vertical farming to their kitchen with the Urban Cultivator. The Urban Cultivator is a revolutionary all-in-one kitchen garden, in which 100% organic micro-vegetables and herbs are grown vertically. Jonnie Boer on the Urban Cultivator: “By growing instead of buying, you can determine the number of micro-vegetables and herbs yourself, so nothing is thrown away and costs are saved. Transport is no longer needed, which immediately makes it more environmentally friendly, and you therefore have vegetables that are extremely fresh throughout the year.” They are also experimenting with growing vegetables in their kitchen themselves. For instance, he discovered that growing on soil instead of cotton wool greatly improves the flavour and strength of vegetables. More info on the Urban Cultivator can be found in an previous article about their product in the link in the title or at their website.
Spotted in Paris | Gallette bar aka GalBar
Check out their website in the link in the title or the embedded Instagram post from Eva Manger and from the GalBar below. They make Crêpes and Galettes (pancakes made with buckwheat flour) that are served in a scone shape, they come in all sorts of flavours. Some flavour examples are; smoked salmon, spinach with cream cheese and multiple savoury fillings. The sweet ones look delicious too, especially those with crème brûlée!
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Packaging-free soft drinks startup Dripl raises 2 million euro in growth capital
Belgian startup Dripl is raising 2.15 million euros in growth capital to accelerate ‘refillution’. With self-developed Refill Points, they offer a healthy alternative to soft drinks since 2021 and help companies reduce their waste and foodprint. The packaging-free soft drink dispensers, that cool, flavour and carbonate tap water, have already saved over 2.5 million packages. The ambition is to save as much as 1 billion packages by 2030. With the investment from international venture capital fund Faraday VP, The Source (Spadel Group) and several business angels, Dripl is betting on further development of the Refill Points and expansion across Europe, in addition to Belgium and the Netherlands as current markets. More information on their website, link in title.
RIJKS® pop-up on Amsterdam’s business district during RIJKS® restaurant renovations
This summer RIJKS® Restaurant will open RIJKS® POP-UP on the Zuidas in Amsterdam. From 31 August onwards, Executive Chef Joris Bijdendijk and chefs Friso van Amerongen and Yascha Oosterberg will work at the temporary location, waiting patiently towards the new RIJKS® which will open at the end of October at its familiar spot in the Rijksmuseum after a major renovation with a new interior and a new menu. Check out their website about the pop-up (link in the title), you can probably try very tasty new dishes that will be on the menu in the renovated restaurant! Therefore they ask you not to take any photos of your food. However, we did come across this vending machine selling the croquettes by chef Bijdendijk on Instagram!
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Opened in Amsterdam | Bar Gui by Guillaume de Beer
During our holiday period, chef Guillaume de Beer (formerly of the Breda Group) has opened his own bar, Bar Gui and it looks top notch in our opinion! Check out his website in the link in the title or the Instagram post by ‘Party at Annie’s’.
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