Share a Bite network dinner

9-1-2012

Since November two young entrepreneurs are organizing dinners for young professionals and other entrepreneurs that want to combine a proper dinner with networking. Through the website shareabite.com it’s easy to check who the other table guests are thanks to an integration of Facebook and LinkedIn.

 

Bathtub champagne cooler

9-1-2012

Doesn’t it sound like a great idea to have chilled champagne while bathing? The design of Hammacher Schlemmer is offering the solution. By using special chrome clamps the cooler can easily be attached to the bathtub. The cooler can also hold any other beverages. Perhaps an idea for your honeymoon suite? See the champagne cooler here.

Starbucks opens coffee shop made from shipping containers

9-1-2012

Starbucks recycled shipping containers to a Starbucks coffee shop in Tukwila, Washington. Starbucks used in total four shipping containers to build the coffee shop, it is decorated in the style that people would expect from Starbucks. The coffee shop is a initiative from Starbucks to stimulate the use of green buildings and environmental design in the retail. Another keen example of container upcycling.

 

Horeca Trendgids 2012

6-1-2012

This week, the Trendgids.com (Dutch) is presented and published. Tackle opportunities, creativity, collaborate and innovation dominate this edition. Trendgids.com is a free digital magazine in which experts, including Marjolein van Spronsen (Horecatrends / Van Spronsen & Partners), give their vision on hospitality in 2012. This magazine is intended to be a source of inspiration for entrepreneurs of the industry.

Fifth GooodyFooods opened in Apeldoorn

6-1-2012

Last week the fifth store of GooodyFooods opened in Apeldoorn. Apart from the 100% biologic supermarket, there is a 35 seat biologic café as well. GooodyFooods’ goal is nationwide coverage within two years.

Lemon spray

6-1-2012

No longer squeezing lemons. With the new design from quirky.com you can instantly spray the lemon juice from a fresh lemon. You can put the spray directly into the fruit. It’s still unknown when the product gets into production.

Disco while refueling

5-1-2012

On a Saturday evening in December there was a disco evening at gas station De Lucht next to the A2 highway. The owner of the gas station organized a special disco evening for the visitors on their way to a techno festival in Den Bosch.

rEvolution the new wine drinking

5-1-2012

The Czech designer Martin Jakobsen had designed a whole new type of wineglass. The design is special because it is an laying glass. The difference with a traditional wine glass is that it has no foot. Handy because falling over is history now.

Opening first island Dubai World

5-1-2012

The first island of the Dubai World project is opened this week. The Island has different luxurious facilities including a 100 seat restaurant. The exclusive island can cost members up to $10,890 per year.

Ice breaker nowadays

5-1-2012

During the Open’er Music Festival in Poland, Heineken gave away personalized stickers with QR-codes. The brewer wanted to stimulate more interaction between the visitiors and introduced the slogan ‘Open your world’. The ice breaker was called ‘U-code’ and was requested and printed 5.000 times in four days.

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