Young entrepreneurs & new concepts | DILEMMA Kitchen, THE BUTCHER Smashed Burger and the Sojubar
22-4-2025
Every day we spot fun, new concepts. This week a creative breakfast, lunch and coffee concept in Breda: DILEMMA Kitchen, another new smash burger concept this time from the THE BUTCHER chain in Amsterdam and a new location of the Sojubar at the Westfield Mall of The Netherlands in Leidschendam.
DILEMMA Kitchen by Emma Hopstaken opened in Breda in January, she provides private dining, catering, pasta workshops and breakfast and lunch on Friday and the weekends. The Sojubar in the Mall opened last week, they serve K-food and drinks (possibly a cocktail with Soju). And THE BUTCHER Smashed Burger is the chain’s first outlet where they specialise in the trendy smash burgers. This location will open its doors on April 28th on the Albert Cuypstraat!
We wish these entrepreneurs and their teams a lot of fun and success with their concepts. More information below!
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Trends we spotted | Week 16
18-4-2025
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:
- Biotech company Tropic created a banana that resists browning, offering major benefits against food waste.
- The Hoxton Edinburgh is set to open this June in the historic Haymarket district. The hotel features 214 rooms, including nine room types with names such as Snug Single, Bunk Room, Cosy, Roomy, Biggy and more.
- McDonald’s Germany has opened a temporary McDonald’s restaurant experience in a Minecraft design in the center of Munich.
- The ‘Broccoli Cheddar Pizookie’ by BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse. A savoury pizookie this time!
- Celebrate burgers and bottomless fun at Red Robin during the National Burger Month with a Bottomless Burger Pass.
- A ‘Pay What You Want’ Food Truck tour on ‘National Tax Day’ by Newman’s Own food and drinks.
- And the Staypineapple hotel brand in the US covered taxes and amenity fees for their guests if they booked on ‘National Tax Day’.
- Energy storage system from Intercel prevents peak load at TommyTomato’s new meal delivery site in Utrecht.
- Gastrovino in the Netherlands opened two new locations in just one week. A store in Leiden and a store and Mediterranean-style osteria in Nuenen!
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Young entrepreneurs & new concepts | Restaurant Terroir Grand Cru, Drippy’s and Jahagir’s Kitchen
15-4-2025
Every day we spot fun, new concepts. This week, two new restaurants, in Hulst and Amsterdam and a second location for the smashburger concept Drippy’s in Rotterdam. A new meeting place on the Oude Binnenweg! Fine dining restaurant Terroir Grand Cru, opened in Hulst early January. In the heart of the southern region Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, chef Colin de Moor serves the flavours of this region combined with influences from further afield. And on the Amstelveenseweg in Amsterdam, Jahagir’s Kitchen opened in February. The Jahagir brothers serve the rich, diverse flavours of India with a modern twist.
We wish these entrepreneurs and their teams a lot of fun and success with their concepts. More information below!
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Trends we spotted | Week 15
14-4-2025
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:
- Hedonism Wines creates an ‘eggcelent Easter display’ – they’re definitely ready for the Easter Season. Does your restaurant have Easter decorations?
- The Big Egg Hunt comes to Canary Wharf this Easter – a free art trail organized by conservation charity Elephant Family in collaboration with Clarence Court.
- Duke’s Mayonnaise teams up with chef Mason Hereford. Together they are launching limited-edition kitchen tools. This year a deviled egg tray and a mayo spatula. Inspiration?
- Subway® teams up with Doritos® for another unexpected and limited available footlong innovation: Footlong nachos.
- Berry Espresso, created by Di Pacci Coffee Company. Check out how they create an espresso with a touch of berry flavour in Australia.
- Sproud, the Swedish company behind a range of pea-based milk alternatives, announces the launch of ‘Barista ZERO’ in the Dutch market.
- The Handwritten Collection will open new hotels in Amsterdam, Grand Canal Boutique Hotel, and Le Marin Boutique Hotel in Rotterdam.
- SPROOMZ is the new name for the Dutch mushroom producer Oakfield and they have international ambition.
- And the SALSA SHOP opened their flagshipstore in the Reguliersbreestraat in Amsterdam, it’s their 17th location in the Netherlands and they also have international ambition.
- As of April 3rd 2025 Mandarin Oriental officially assumed management of the legendary Hôtel Lutetia, unveiling its new identity as Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris.
- Family Style Food Festival, the first-ever festival at the intersection of food and streetwear with a curated lineup of the best chefs, restaurants, brands and entertainment will make its debut in New York City.
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Young entrepreneurs & new concepts | Granelli, ‘Bij Daaf & Maan’ and Café de Gaper
8-4-2025
Every day we spot fun, new concepts. This week, three new concepts, in Scheveningen and two in our “own” city of Leiden. After successful establishments at Market 27 and Market 33, two urban food stations in Amsterdam, Granelli is now also serving its artisanal Italian dishes in the lively Foodhall Scheveningen. ‘Bij Daaf & Maan’ is a cosy coffee and lunch shop in a characteristic corner building on the Nieuwe Rijn in Leiden, where you can enjoy creative coffees, fresh tea and local sweets. And late last year, Café de Gaper opened at Rapenburg 97 in Leiden. And there they are making guests happy with delicious food, fine wines, affordable and a casual ambiance.
We wish these entrepreneurs and their teams a lot of fun and success with their concepts. More information below!
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A new sustainable initiative by Bird Brewery | 1 litre of beer = 1 m² of nature
7-4-2025
A new, sustainable initiative by Bird Brewery: 1 litre of beer = 1 m² of nature. Having planted over 145,000 trees, the focus shifts to preserving fragile, endangered nature. With the help of IUCN NL, local partners worldwide will purchase one square metre of nature for every litre brewed by the sustainable brewery and ensure its continued protection. This is how Bird Brewery – together with its fans – very concretely contributes to a greener world.
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Trends we spotted | Week 14
7-4-2025
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:
- A new concept from Queensland: Chip N Mix, the world’s first self-serve fry bar. Create your own ‘loaded fries’.
- The “Theatre of Fish” with locations in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, also recently opened a location in Nice, Pesca France. And Pesca Hamburg will follow soon.
- Why top restaurants are adding caviar to their desserts. Inspiration?
- Deep-Fried Cheesecake anybody? It’s no April’s Fool joke as the creator Junior’s Restaurant and Bakery in Brooklyn, New York says.
- ‘60 seconds to napoli’ celebrates 20th store opening in Germany, it’s located in the city of Dresden.
- Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam will undergo elegant transformation, this renovation will be finished by 2027.
- From May 2nd to September 28th, for 20 weeks, a different chef will cook at Erloom restaurant every weekend. This restaurant is located at the Bioboerderij ‘t Schop in Hilvarenbeek.
- A pop-up version of Italian fine dining restaurant Aroma will open in Amsterdam. Location: Antonio Cavoto’s Mangia Pasta in Amsterdam West. Check out the dates in the article.
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Queer Beer launches ‘Tinder for beers’
7-4-2025
Queer Beer, the beer brand celebrating diversity and inclusivity, comes up with a playful campaign: Swipe & Sip – the Tinder for beers! For the first time, instead of the traditional male-dominated beer world deciding what goes in the glass, their fans get to be in charge. Via swipeandsip.nl and in selected pubs, beer lovers can swipe for their favourite flavour. The beer with the most swipes to the right will become their very latest beer: called Lesbier.
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Young entrepreneurs & new concepts | Restaurant Element, restobar Moos en Emmanuelle
1-4-2025
Every day, we spot fun, new concepts. This week, three new concepts from Meppel, The Hague and Hilversum. Restaurant Element in the old gas factory in Meppel has 34 seats. Chef Niels Noorman serves a fine dining menu and Joleen Dannenburg takes care of the wines, many of which she serves by the glass. Restobar Moos located on the Fred in The Hague is the first restaurant of Shimo Verbaan, the owner of FourParties Horeca Uitzendbeau. The restobar is also directly opposite the office, ideal for the Friday office drinks! And Emmanuelle recently opened in Hilversum, a new hotspot where the seductive charm of French cinema meets classic French cuisine. With on the menu, for example, ‘rillettes de carnard’, ‘truite fumé maison’, ‘escargots gratinés’, ‘moules frites’ and ‘côte de boeuf’.
We wish these entrepreneurs and their teams a lot of fun and success with their concepts. More information below!
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Small hospitable gestures | Telescopic spoon, ‘First Dates for Kids’ or dessert served on a spoon
1-4-2025
A blog by Marjolein van Spronsen featuring some small hospitable gestures she has seen recently. From small desserts served on a spoon to a telescopic spoon to pick at your tablemate’s dessert.
This blog was previously published in Dutch on the Van Spronsen & Partners Group’s website.
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