Trends we spotted | Week 08
24-2-2025
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:
- Fletcher Hotels head office staff are preparing for the annual spectacle: the ‘Fletcher Hotel Take Over’ on Sunday 23 March 2025.
- Stayokay has reopened its renovated and sustainable hostel on Kloveniersburgwal in Amsterdam, Stayokay Amsterdam Stadsdoelen.
- The CuliQuiz was launched during the Horecava. Second grand final takes place on 31 March in the H2O E-Sports Arena. Fun to participate in with a restaurant or bar team.
- PowerSoul Café, a popular Nevada-based restaurant chain known for its healthy and delicious menu, has become the first restaurant chain in the world to be independently certified down to 5 parts per million (ppm) of gluten, setting a new gold standard for gluten-free dining.
- Taco Bell® and Milk Bar® launch new Milk Bar Birthday Cake Churros in the US, another crossover.
- Marriott Bonvoy and Manchester United invite the club’s most passionate fans for a once-in-a-lifetime stay in The Captain’s Suite Inspired by Legend Gary Neville.
- Enjoying a Fensterccino at the Fenster Café on the Fleischmarkt in Vienna, Austria. Their coffee is served in a cone waffle cone which is coated in chocolate.
- At The Flower Bowl Entertainment Center in Preston (UK) you can enjoy Crazy Golf, Bowling, a virtual reality ride, shuffleboard, watch a movie at their cinema or play Crazy Pool at their Cue Gardens.
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Lasagneria Senza Fondo opens in Shoreditch | Big plates, big energy and bottomless lasagna
20-2-2025
Senza Fondo, a new Italian-American restaurant promising the return of big plates and big energy, is opening in Shoreditch on the 24th of February. Spearheaded by first-time owner Joe Worthington, the Rufus Street restaurant will honour the Italian meaning of its name ‘without end’, serving up all-you-can-eat lasagna and endless good times. Saying goodbye to the small plate concept, the premium lasagneria is committed to being a celebration of great food, great drinks, and great people, with pop-up Chef Michael Bagnall at the helm of the kitchen.
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Tebi’s ‘mobile-first’ platform raises €20 million for its retail and hospitality control system
15-10-2024
Tebi’s ‘mobile-first’ platform includes checkout, payments, stock management, a kitchen display system, reservations, QR orders and accounting. Tebi, the startup that supports independent retail and hospitality businesses with this intuitive all-in-one operational platform, has raised €20 million in funding. The Series-A-round, led by Index Ventures, is the first institutional investment the company has raised since its founding three years ago, and reflects Tebi’s growth. The aim is to unite the robustness of software that larger companies use with the intuitive experience of a consumer app.
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Trends we spotted | Week 41
14-10-2024
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’. Underneath some of the trends we explain why we think it could serve as inspiration. With this week links to articles about:
- Cool tradition of Gastropub Dutch Dukes in Rotterdam: they kick off with the first Christmas get-together on October 15th!
- Pizza Profs organizes their second Pizza Inspiration Event in the Netherlands on October 28th
- Manila-based coffee roaster Commune partners with Google Gemini on a limited-edition, AI-generated latte. With coffee, milk, shredded queso de bola and salted egg! And a special decoration.
- Who doesn’t want to take a picture with a penguin wearing a Christmas sweater? A free trail of penguin sculptures are arriving in London this Winter Season.
- Hilton invites guests to stay like Paris Hilton with the debut of ‘Stay Like an Infinite Icon’ themed suites.
- A 30-cent anniversary dinner at The Old Homestead in NYC, the oldest steakhouse in the US.
- Inspiration on Instagram: A great looking ‘pain au chocolat’ is sold in ‘Le Comptoir’ of the Ritz hotel. Also about the shop where they sell ‘le meilleur choux à la crème’.
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Chef’s Table cruises | 3-day fine dining trips on luxury river ship
6-8-2024
Event agency Creators of Live is launching Chef’s Table cruises, which are unique culinary 3-day river cruises on a floating five-star boutique hotel, river cruise ship ‘Advance’, where fine dining is the common thread. For the gastronomic element, some of the Netherlands’ most prominent and innovative, culinary talents play the leading role. Transcend Cruises’ most luxurious river ship ‘Advance’ serves as the setting for the culinary voyages.
Trends we spotted | Week 28
16-7-2024
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:
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) introduces a polymer-based material with unique properties. For those interested in #sustainable building!
- For foodies travelling to Slovenia this summer! The gastronomy in this country has reached another milestone, 63 restaurants listed in the 2024 Michelin Guide! Find them on TasteSlovenia.
- Outback steakhouse celebrated ‘National Onion Day’ with free bloomin’ onions back in June. A great example of how the capitalize on a ‘National Day’.
- Moët & Chandon, along with chef Yannick Alléno opened a pop-up in Paris for this Olympic summer: Moët in Paris by Allénos.
- Netflix will be opening Netflix House, an experiential entertainment venue where fans can experience their favourite shows and movies in real life. The first 2 locations will open in 2025.
- New York State introduces the SAFE (Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation) for Kids Act, to protect children from social media.
- Interesting initiative for cities? Attractions in Copenhagen reward climat-friendly actions with CopenPay.
- Having your meal delivered to your regular pub, Takeaway.com created ‘Caf’eetjes’ in Brussels. Would that work in the Netherlands?
- DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station introduces a welfare budget for employees in cooperation with empowr.
- And a mobile charcuterie stand by La Rosé Charcuterie! Great idea for events?
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Boutique hotel The Diamond and Grand Café Heineken Hoek are opening in Amsterdam in August
27-6-2024
In August, boutique hotel The Diamond is opening its doors on Amsterdam’s bustling Leidseplein. This much talked-about hotel, designed by architect Robert Meijer, also brings back Grand Café Heineken Hoek, fully restyled and ready to make new hospitality history. The Diamond will open in phases, with more new concepts being introduced at the hotel after August.
Trends we spotted | Week 24
17-6-2024
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:
- New pizza box bin debuts at Central Park latest attempt in NYC’s fight against rats, an initiative by the Central Park Conservancy.
- A sunscreen smoothie by Vacation ® x Erewhon, if you see the ingredients it makes sense!
- Have a Roll is a concept from Belgium selling all kinds of vegan cinnamon rolls, they now have 2 locations in Amsterdam and Utrecht!
- Recently opened: Holy Macaroni, serving Mac & Cheese bowls in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- In Paris, Cala opens 4th location of their robotic pasta restaurant at Place de la Madeleine.
- Link to an interesting article about ‘sleeptech’ and ‘welltech’ on eHotelier by Adam and Larry Mogelonsky. With the title: ‘Why focus on sleep amenities to grow a hotel’s wellness’.
- Ruby Hotels unveils project in Rotterdam, a conversion of office space into a 225-room hotel.
- Leonardo Hotels enters into an agreement to acquire the Zien Group and its 12 hotels in the Netherlands.
- Celest, the new premium restaurant and cocktai lbar of Magnicity in the Zalmhaven in Rotterdam is going to offer an unique experience based on the novel ‘The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall’ (1835) by Edgar Allan Poe.
- Restaurant De Beren in Den Haag – Ypenburg is now open. Located in the building of Pathé Ypenburg.
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Accor expands TRIBE hotel brand in Europe
4-6-2024
TRIBE opens its doors in the Art Nouveau district of central Riga, with the city’s coolest restaurants, bars, nightlife, museums and architecture just steps away. The new hotel features 81 smartly designed rooms with city or courtyard views, as well as carefully curated spaces designed to offer the freedom to rest, stay, play or work.
Trends we spotted | Week 22
3-6-2024
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:
- The 24H chefs cooking marathon at kasteel Kerckebosch in Zeist featuring the 24 best chefs of the Netherlands announced the record proceeds of € 195.000 for the Prinses Máxima Center for pediatric oncology.
- New Dutch startup canolli.com, they sell boxes and fill and dip fresh cannoli at parties and celebrations.
- This summer KARMA KITCHEN will open at the old grain market in Brussels.
- For the last 5 years, KIP republic served Free Heri Heri for all to commemorate Keti Koti, just like this year.
- Once again, new, innovative croissants got launched, like the potato croissants, the Onioissants and the BallSsants!
- The first benefit dinner for Make a Memory at starred restaurant EDEN raised 4.250 euros.
- Randy Boden’s Skybar Antwerp will move to its permanent location at the top floor of the Beacon this June!
- A revival of the little Dutch pancakes or as we call them ‘poffertjes’?
- And the world’s first Michelin-starred taco stand in Mexico is ‘El Califa de León’.
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