Beer in a box | Experience beer in an innovative way
2-3-2017
Beer in a box: a fast growing beer specialist from Alkmaar approaches drinking beer in an innovative way. Based on a unique, self-learning taste profile, customers receive a box of specialty beers every 2 months. ‘de Beer’ does not only respond to the specialty beer trend but also gives the beer drinker the opportunity to discover and develop their taste via a ‘beer flavour test’ at their website.
Ichiran Ramen | Solo dining in flavour concentration booths
2-3-2017
Dining without having contact with your table companions, other guests or waiters. This is possible since last year in New York at Ichiran Ramen, a restaurant chain that originates in Japan. Guest can enjoy a bowl with ramen 24/7, a Japanese dish that can be compared to noodle soup. If you want to concentrate on the taste, you can eat alone at their ‘flavour concentration booths’.
Curious Elixirs | Shaken not slurred
1-3-2017
Booze-free craft cocktails for everyone, that’s what Curious Elixirs wants to accomplish. They made it their mission to redefine what it means to drink socially. The signature requirement isn’t that a drink is alcoholic; it’s that it’s special, delicious, good for you, and good to drink with friends. We love to see more initiatives for booze-free, great tasting mocktails!
Coca-Cola Japan | Introducing Coca-Cola Plus and Ginger Coca-Cola
28-2-2017
Coca-Cola has recently introduced Ginger Coca-Cola in Japan and they will be rolling out Coca-Cola Plus this March. Coca-Cola Plus has no calories or sugar and it has extra fibers. They have added five grams of dextrin, a natural soluble fiber that has to help the body’s ability to remove waste and make it feel more satiated.
The Social Shot | Drink Yourself
27-2-2017
‘The Social Shot’ is a mobile bar-tending-robot that computes personality-profiles based on datasets acquired through Facebook to mix individualized drinks. Each of the ingredients represents one value in the ‘Big Five’, a popular factor model in personality psychology which reduces a humans personality to five fundamental traits. The Social Shot has an exact volume of 2cl.
House of Bols | A tribute to the cocktail
27-2-2017
After ten successful years the award-winning House of Bols reopens with a total new experience: a tribute to the cocktail. The art of taste comes alive in a new multisensory experience. The exciting tour brings more than four centuries of craftsmanship alive which comes together in a perfect cocktail made by yourself or a Bols bartender.
Trends we spotted | Week 8
24-2-2017
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week amongst others the Febao and the opening of Albert Heijns’ first restaurant and café.
If you like to read the whole article, click the title. Enjoy reading!
Franklin & Sons | Vintage natural tonics
24-2-2017
The tonics of the English brand Franklin & Sons are now available in the Netherlands. Now the Dutch gin&tonic lovers have more choice in both the gin and the tonic. The Natural Indian Tonic, the Natural Light Tonic and the Sicilian Lemon Tonic from Franklin & Sons are sold since 1886 in vintage bottles. Wholesaler ‘het Zwijgertje BV’ is the proud and exclusive importer of the brand.
Plopr | The opener with a ‘pop’ sound
23-2-2017
Don’t you love that ‘popping’ sound when a bottle of beer or a bottle of champagne gets uncorked? With the Plopr, you will hear this ‘plop’ every time. The Plopr can be used for every bottle with a crown cap. The project is on Kickstarter as from this week to crowdfund money to produce the first copies.
De Jong DELI | Seven businesses in one
21-2-2017
One of the ultimate examples of blurring, De Jong DELI houses seven different outlets: a lunchroom, bakery, butchery, cheese maker, delicacies, caterer and an ice cream shop! In other words De Jong DELI is, both a store, caterer and a restaurant, located in Adriaan Oomenstraat 1a in Teteringen, the Netherlands.