Snap a photo of a bill, then click to pay
21-3-2011
Danske Bank has found a new way to make online payments easier. First you download the bank’s mobile app and then use your phone’s camera to snap a picture of your bill. All the relevant information is automatically filled in and you only have to click on pay.
Pepsi unveils 100% plant-based bottle
21-3-2011
PepsiCo – the company behind Pepsi and Tropicana – has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first 100 % plant-based bottle. The pilot production of the new bottle is set to start in 2012, and upon successful completion Pepsi intends to move directly into full-scale production.
Homemade candy of Restaurant De Vrijheid
21-3-2011
Nice marketing example of Restaurant De Vrijheid in Oosterhout (Netherlands): a movie of the homemade sweets. Watching the movie makes you curious.
First looping-restaurant in the world
18-3-2011
In the FoodLoop restaurant, orders are not served by waiters, but the dishes come through a roller coaster with a double loop, directly to your table. In Europa Park Germany.
Bottle opener which stores caps
17-3-2011
This bottle opener comes with an integrated container, which catches the cap right after it leaves the bottle’s opening. That way, your caps don’t end up on the floor, on the counter, on the couch, on the lawn or flying up in the air. See the bottle opener here.
E dining restaurant
16-3-2011
March 15, the first e-dining restaurant in the Netherlands opened its doors in Rotterdam. The restaurant, named Izkaya, will serve dishes from various Asian cuisines. In the restaurant you don’t order your food at the waiters but via the touch panel in the table. Using the table you can browse through the different dishes and order food and drinks. You can also change the “tablecloth”, take a look in the kitchen through a webcam, play games and view and ask for the check.
RFID chips in hotel linen
15-3-2011
To prevent theft by hotel guests, RFID Chips are placed in someIn certain linen and towels are chipped with RFID chips placed. The chip will be implemented by Womitex, a Dutch supplier of horeca linen.
Vegetarian restaurant application
15-3-2011
With the new Vegman iPhone app you can search for vegetarian restaurants. Both the app as the community website are still under construction. At the moment there are over 1.100 restaurants in the database, 50 of those are in the Netherlands.
A donation by buying a drink
14-3-2011
The Australian bar Shebeen, that will open soon, has developed a different way to donate for charity. Rather than requiring that patrons write a check or click through a donation site online, the bar simply asks that they drink an exotic beer or glass of wine. Each time they do, a donation is made to the beverage’s country of origin.
First biological fastfood restaurant in the Netherlands
14-3-2011
On Saturday 12 March, the first hundred percent biological fastfood restaurant ‘eat2Be’ in Holland has openend its doors. Eat2Be is a new concept with a menu that only offers biological products. It’s tasty, fast and responsible food in a modern and clean environment. Having a meal at eat2Be is good for yourself, good for the animals and good for the global environment.