The price strategy of Dagelijks Lekker
27-2-2014
Recently the 4th store of Dagelijks Lekker (Daily Yummy) opened in Leiden. The stores are located at prime locations in Alkmaar, Haarlem and at the Zuidas in Amsterdam. Dagelijks Lekker delivers mainly to employees of stores and offices, but also serves to passersby. The price strategy is remarkable, all the products cost € 1.70. The assortment includes products like soup, smoothies, soft drinks, fresh sandwiches, etc.. This concept is spotted by Wesley Huning.
VISIT THE STREET FOOD MECCA IN HELSINKI
26-2-2014
Written by Julia Soldic.
On March 21, 2014, the kick-off of what seems to become the world’s most prestige Street Food Conference- and Festival, Streat Helsinki, is taking place in the capital of Finland. Street Food has been on the food radar for many years, but it’s not until this year the world is about to experience a true Street Food Mecca surprisingly located in the Nordic capital.
Cinema Culinair at nhow Rotterdam
26-2-2014
Cinema on location is getting more and more populair. Recently we’ve spotted the hot tub cinema’s in Amsterdam, in April the movie ‘Lost in Translation’ is screened at the nhow hotel in Rotterdam. On 18 and 19 April guests can drink a Suntory whisky during the movie just like the main character Bob Harris.
Rotterdam Michelin Star Tour
26-2-2014
Mario Ridder (De Zwethheul**), Erik van Loo (Parkheuvel**), Fred Mustert (Restaurant Fred**) and François Geurds (FG Restaurant**) have joined forces in Rotterdam. The coming months guests can enjoy one course from a complete 4-course dinner in every restaurant. This way visitors can lunch or dine in all four restaurants at once and get an introduction of all chefs. The tour order changes every month. To make a reservation, see www.4×010.nl. The tour is offered from March to June for lunch and dinner on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On Fridays only the lunch is available.
Dinner and Movie at restaurant One
25-2-2014
Michelin starred restaurant One in Roermond (the Netherlands) will organize a ‘Dinner and Movie’ night every Tuesday night as of March 11. During these nights a dinner is combined with a food movie at ECI Cultuurfabriek, in the month March it will be the documentary ‘Spinning Plates’ about three American top restaurants. Before the movie the restaurant serves a three- or four-course dinner and afterwards guests can have a drink at the bar.
Owner of New York Pizza gives tips in a book
25-2-2014
New York Pizza is the best-know pizza chain in the Netherlands, owner Philippe Vorst calls himself the best pizza baker of the Netherlands. Authors Maarten Beernink and Rupert Parker Brady have interviewed the New York Pizza owner several times and translated his entrepreneurial lessons into the book ‘The 13 smartest entrepreneurs tips of Holland’s best pizza baker’. Philippe Vorst gives tips about growing and innovation during uncertain times to business owners and marketers. The book is only available in Dutch.
Fragile recovery in beverage sector
25-2-2014
This article is only available in Dutch.
Super Mari, from grocery to bar
24-2-2014
During the day a grocery, in the evening a bar. Super Mari, located in Vienna, is in the early hours of the day an Italian grocery and sells Italian products, ranging from coffee, pasta to canned specialties. In the late afternoon and evening the space transforms into a bar where guests can have an appetizer. Super Mari is designed by Lukas Galehr of architecture MadameMorh. The entire interior is made of white and black tiles. In the evening the panels can be rolled down so the shelves with products are hidden.
Street-food restaurant on a tricycle
24-2-2014
The ‘Ta ?i Ôtô’ is a seven-storey space on a tricycle and drives around the streets of Hanoi in Vietnam. The tricycle serves as a street-food restaurant with a kitchen at the bottom floor and above a bar and an area for guests to sit. The tricycle can also be used for other options such as a stage. The Vietnamese bar is made of old pipes and a PVC roof with a battery-powered fan and lightning. The tricycle is designed by the Swiss architecture firm ‘Bureau A’.
Wi-Fi spot search via augmented reality
24-2-2014
The ‘NAVITIME For Japan Travel app’ helps tourists by finding a free Wi-Fi spot through augmented reality. By using the function ‘Free Wi-Fi Spot Search’ tourists and locals can search offline for the nearest Wi-Fi Location. The feature comes with an augmented reality mode and users can see the nearest Wi-Fi spot with distance and directions on their screen. The app provides information on over 50.000 free Wi-Fi spots.
