Burgundian Breda
28-9-2012
For the second time, Breda will be the hosting city of the event Burgundian Breda, which will be held in the Grote Kerk (a church) in Breda. Surprising dishes will be served by companies and top-restaurants. This convention is especially focused on business people, but consumers are welcome as well.
Flanders for Foodies
27-9-2012
With Flanders for Foodies are 39 young chefs promoting the gastronomy of Flanders. If you are between 18 and 30 years old, you can enjoy a dinner of one of the chefs, between the 1st of October and November 15. This campaign is set up to attract the foodie to Flanders.
New menu at Restaurant de Molen
20-9-2012
Restaurant de Molen in Kaatsheuvel (the Netherlands) with Wouter van Laarhoven as chef, created a new menu. A new menu means a new short movie to present this new menu in an original way.
Crowd funded beer from 1463
17-9-2012
The Voor en door Goor foundation will herintroduce an ancient special beer brew from 1463. The project will be financed by crowd funding. The aim is to build a brewery in Goor, that will function as a tourist magnet.
Consumers create own discount stickers
14-9-2012
With home made 2% discount stickers the ‘Youth Food Movement’ protests Albert Heijn’s decision to pay 2% less to their suppliers. This guerrilla action focuses the attention to the power of consumers to stand up for farmers.
Subway starts TV series
13-9-2012
Sandwich chain Subway is starting their own comical American TV series. The series, called ‘4 to 9ers’ is all about the daily events of some part-timers and takes place in a restaurant in a shopping mall. The series are specially developed for Subway and consist of 6 shows for now. The creator of the series is also known from the series ‘Two and a half men’.
Sauna day for breast cancer patients
12-9-2012
Newly opened wellness center ‘Sauna Swoll’ initiated the first wellness day for breast cancer patients together with after care center ‘Intermezzo’. Breast cancer often leads to breast amputation and can be a reason for patients to avoid wellness centers. The wellness center is open on 23rd of September from 11.00 to 21.00 o’clock.
The annual iG Nobel Prizes
12-9-2012
Harvard University presents the annual iG Nobel Prizes on the 20th of September. The prizes are for respectable researchers that ‘make people laugh and then think’. The first satellite event in the Netherlands is in the ‘Stadsgehoorzaal’, Leiden. The award show is live broadcasted. Before the show various Dutch researchers and scientists explain their funny or crazy research to the audience. The Hotel Leiden, Ibis Leiden Centre and Holiday Inn offer special package deals for this event.
Scratch your can of Palm beer
10-9-2012
Beer brand Palm is challenging the Netherlands to show some creativity on a beer can. Scratch a can of Palm beer and send your design through Facebook. Palm will pick out the best design, which will be in store from next year. The winner wins a trip to London for 2 persons as well. Dutch tattoo-artist Henk Schiffmacher opened the contest by tattooing a beer can. Company SSSS & Orchestra developed this marketing campaign. Sending your design is still possible until the end of September.
Tasty ice cream posters
7-9-2012
These brilliant posters are designed by Renata El Dib and look like ice cream cones because of the double sided print.