Trends we spotted | Week 52
29-12-2023
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 social media posts about:
- ‘Pints’ of wine stocked on Britain’s shelves for the first time ever.
- Quality Bistro has a love story with butter. They even serve a Birthday butter!
- A new Japanese store and restaurant, iRASSHAi, opened in Paris. They call themselves: ‘Le rendeze-vous des amateurs de cuisine Japonaise’.
- Santa’s Teddy Bear Tea is a special tradition at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. We love it and think that it’s inspirational for many other hotels!
- The Savoy introduced their first Christmas Shop, a hidden treasure trove of festive delights nestled away beyond the Front Hall.
- The Daily Kneads serves a croissant filled with soft serve ice cream, we spotted a croffle before but this simple recipe of a croissant and soft serve ice cream looks delicious as well.
- The Landmark hotel in London introduced a Broissant in their Cake Shop. Check out what a broissant is in the Instagram post about it!
Enjoy reading!
Trends we spotted | Week 51
22-12-2023
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:
- Inspiration from Instagram: the beautiful courtyard garden of the Plaza Athénéé, including a small ice rink! Serving bread with a butter candle and pink hot chocolate bought outside at Harrods’ food truck!
- Recently opened in Hangzhou, KFC China’s 10,000th store. Built up by Yum China Holdings over the past 36 years.
- In the Netherlands, New York Pizza celebrates their 30-year anniversary and the opening in Breda of their 300th outlet!
- DiscoDip – Dutch tv chef Miljuschka Witzenhausen does organize a Culinary festival, it will take place on 24, 25 and 26 May 2024 in recreation area Bussloo at the Veluwe. Tickets are on sale now.
- The ‘Limited Edition Cinnamon Christmas Buddy’ cookies are on sale now at the store of the ladies of Dynamite in Amsterdam. Tomorrow, December 23, they will treat you to a hot cup of coffee or chocolate milk in their store.
- Two Dutch restaurants in the 50 best Italian restaurants in the world, Pianeta Terra in Amsterdam at spot 23 and restaurant Aroma in Vaassen as a newcomer at spot 43!
- Recently the third location of karaoke bar Duke of Tokyo opened at Hofplein in Rotterdam.
- Eating ‘Mac ‘n Cheese Balls’ or ‘Chicken & Waffles’ at the popular brunch spot Miss G’s is now also possible at dinner, and they have a new interior.
- We came across an article about the Barraquito, a hot version of an espresso martini from the island of Tenerife. It looks great and delicious!
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Slurping caviar | Boom, you crush the fish eggs in one go
21-12-2023
In English they call it a caviar bump – in Dutch: ‘Slurping caviar’. According to House of Caviar & Fine Foods: the trend of this year. Our colleague Leonie van Spronsen wrote a blog about it in May this year, unfortunately in Dutch. In this blog, she also gave another delicious recipe that should be served on hand, a combination of pata negra and foie gras. Both products must be at the right temperature; fold a slice of the pata negra and place a cube of foie gras on it!
New biodegradable cup for hot beverages | SOFi Hot Cup
15-12-2023
After four years of research and development, SOFi Products is excited to reveal its new 100% plastic-free, biodegradable cup for hot beverages that doesn’t require a separate lid. The SOFi Hot Cup features three flaps that fold together to form a spill-proof spout. This design eliminates the need for a separate plastic lid, saving businesses money, storage space and freight costs. The company’s breakthrough patent-pending locking mechanism also ensures unmatched spill protection, while its proprietary water-based coating eliminates soggy sips.
Pleun’s Regenboogijsje and Horeca Vakbeurs Hardenberg join forces
14-12-2023
Pleun’s Regenboogijsje (rainbow ice cream by Pleun) will have a special place on the exhibition floor at the Horeca Vakbeurs Hardenberg. Pleun’s Regenboogijsje is an ice cream that draws attention to Batten disease (CLN3). Pleun is a 9-year-old girl from Deventer who suffers from this rare metabolic disease. Trade fair organiser Easyfairs of the Horeca Vakbeurs is keen to help raise awareness of the disease and reach even more hospitality outlets by providing an exhibition space during the Horeca Vakbeurs on 29, 30 and 31 January 2024 at the event location – Evenementenhal Hardenberg.
EVERY® Egg unveils liquid egg made without a hen at Eleven Madison Park
14-12-2023
Last week ingredient innovator EVERY did debut its flagship EVERY® Egg – the world’s first liquid egg made without the hen – at an exclusive dinner at world-renowned restaurant Eleven Madison Park in New York City. Made by yeast fermentation, EVERY Egg will be unveiled following nine years of product development by EVERY, which has raised over $233 million from notable investors including actress Anne Hathaway, AB InBev and Grupo Bimbo.
Trends we spotted | Week 49
11-12-2023
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 amongst others:
- An emission-free and energy-efficient coffee roasting line will be built in Belgium – a collaboration between Sucafina, Beyers Koffie and the Belgian cleantech company CEE.
- A recent study by the University of Wageningen researched the Dutch supermarket sector and reports a significant decrease in food waste.
- SVH (The Dutch foundation for professionalism in the catering industry) has announced the Top 3 Best Hospitality Training Companies and Best Trainers for 2023/2024.
- Fletcher Hotels, the largest hotel chain in the Netherlands, expands with the acquisition of Hotel Restaurant Oud London in Zeist.
- Mercure Hotels celebrates its 50th anniversary with the launch of ‘Discover Local: The Bucket List Edition’, a selection of 50 unique culinary experiences worldwide.
- Relais & Châteaux, a leading association of world-class chefs, has committed to protecting the critically endangered European eel by immediately removing it from their menus. #EELNOTANKYOU
- From Instagram: Christmas tree croissants as a festive delight; espresso Romano and gilded holiday splendor at Le Bristol Paris.
Enjoy reading!
After Dinner Sip | Extend the holidays and skip your dip
8-12-2023
On December 28 and 29, there probably isn’t a whole lot on your calendar. The days between Christmas and the turn of the year are generally days to recover from Christmas and prepare for a festive end to the year. To make these days even more fun you can go to ‘After Dinner Sip’ in Utrecht this year.
A party to make the dip between Christmas and New Year’s Eve more fun and one of the last parties before the start of the healthy or vegan January regime!
Taco Bell at Home | Limited-edition ‘Taco Bell SOS kits’ for students
8-12-2023
As finals season begins across college campuses nationwide, thousands of students find themselves without a Taco Bell® restaurant within walking distance – leaving them in distress when study session cravings hit. Recently Taco Bell at Home came to the rescue with the new ‘Taco Bell SOS Kits’, designed to give students on these campuses the mouthwatering Taco Bell goodness, even without a restaurant nearby. The kit features the newest Taco Bell at Home essentials from Kraft Heinz to recreate fan-favorite menu items.
Great idea to focus on students in their finals season!
Heavenly dining in the unique church interior of restaurant G7 in Sittard
30-11-2023
The G7 restaurant in Sittard (in the south of the Netherlands), located in the Gruizenkerkje (church) from 1634, has a new interior. With a mix of old church elements, modern comforts and international allure, is the interior unique for Sittard and matches the cooking level and ambitions of the owners Danny Meijers and Rik Opstals better.
Great idea to eat out in a church during the festive month of December, otherwise I’m sure too but the ambiance in the church is probably magical now. There are many more little churches where you can eat, like for example: Noor in Groningen, Bunk Amsterdam and Utrecht (you can also stay overnight here) and, for example, De Kleine Toren in Baarland and many more.
