Robot-waiters

14-12-2010

The Chinese Restaurant “Dalu Rebot” uses six robots to serve food and drinks to the tables. The robots follow a fixed route laid down in the restaurant. The idea behind these “restaurants robots” comes from the Shandong Dalu Science and Technology Company.

Skype with wine makers

1-12-2010

The Dalles Grande Winery offers wine advice through Skype. Through Skype people can ask questions and advice on which wine best suits the occasion or their meal. Consumers who want skype for 10 minutes, have to buy a minimum of three bottles of wine.

Supermarket eith membership

18-11-2010

In The People’s Supermarket, members receive a 10 percent discount on their groceries. For this membership, they need to pay an annual fee of £ 25,=. Besides this, each member has to work for four hours in that supermarkt. Thanks to the low personnelcosts, the supermarket can offer low prices.  

Papri, a must have for every hotel

11-10-2010

The Papri is a double-sided door hanger with ‘do not disturb’ on one sideand and a checklist for housekeeping on the other side. On the checklist guests indicate what work they want done. It provides a green and more efficient management and better communication with the guest. Since the checklist is marked with erasable ink, the card is reusable. This makes the Papri not only guest, but also environmentally friendly.

Fairphone

29-9-2010

Fair phone is the world’s first public, non-profit developer of mobile phones. The production wil be processed in a human and environmentally friendly manner. On the website of fair phone, consumers can also participate in the campaign and design challenge. People can influence the design of the phone.

Your Urban Framers

7-9-2010

You like the benefits, but not the burden of a vegetable garden? The Young Urban Farmers take care of your vegetable garden for you. From sowing to harvesting. Do you prefer to do some activities yourself, but you don’t know how to do them? The Urban Farmers also teach people how to work in their garden, and how to take care of their crops.

It’s cool to be a dishwasher

31-5-2010

Star Chef Jilt of restaurant “De Vlindertuin” in The Netherlands has respect for each link in his company. So he found that the most underestimated place, the dishwashing area, had to be converted into the coolest spot of his restaurant. 

Concierge get help from iPads

1-5-2010

Equiped with the new iPads, concierges from several Intercontinental Hotels can provide the guests with the latest information. Also, by means of visualization, 3D route information and promotional films, the iPads can be an addition for both concierges and guests.

Learn how to grill burgers through a videogame

22-3-2010

McDonald’s is going to use videogames for Nintendo DS to train inexperienced workers on flipping burgers and frying fries. The video game will initially only be released in Japan.

Hotels in fashion

16-2-2010

W Hotels is the first hotel group to hire a fashion director. Amanda Ross is assigned to design the staff uniforms and the interior of the hotel. She has worked for renowned designers like Julien Macdonald and Dennis Basso, and styled the American TV series Lipstick Jungle.

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