McDonald’s is the first restaurant chain to Incorporate UBQ™ Materials

14-9-2023

  • The use of UBQ™ Materials at McDonald's restaurants in Latin AmericaThe use of UBQ™ Materials at McDonald's restaurants in Latin America

Expanding from serving trays, Arcos Dorados, world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee, is now using UBQ™ Materials in bench seating and electrical system components, showcasing new applications in sustainability in their new São Paulo Restaurant.

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Trends we spotted | Week 36

12-9-2023

  • Trends we spotted
  • Chef Jonnie Boer is ambassador for the Urban CultivatorChef Jonnie Boer is ambassador for the Urban Cultivator
  • Medaillespiegel Wijnkeuring van de Lage Landen 2023Medaillespiegel Wijnkeuring van de Lage Landen 2023
  • Own Your Own LogoOwn Your Own Logo
  • Packaging-free soft drinks startup Dripl raises 2 million euro in growth capitalPackaging-free soft drinks startup Dripl raises 2 million euro in growth capital

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 among others FoodGPT by AI Palette in Singapore, a one-of-a-kind generative AI tool, tailored explicitly for the complex F&B landscape. And an initiative to help revitalize historic downtowns and creating the American Dream for owning your own business: Own Your Own.

At BotBar Coffee in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, robot Adam serves the coffee! And in the Netherlands and Belgium the wines are of very good quality, 35 gold medals at the Wine Inspection of the Low Lands.

 Chef Jonnie Boer of the Dutch restaurant De Librije (***) is the new ambassador of Urban Cultivator. They recently introduced ‘Librije Backstage’ and vertical farming by Urban Cultivator. And spotted in Paris, the GalBar. A crêpes and galette bar, which they serve in a scone.

Belgian startup Dripl raised 2.15 million euros of growth capital to accelerate their refillution. Their self-developed Refill Points have been offering a healthy alternative to soft drinks since 2021 and help companies reduce their waste and footprint.

During the renovation of restaurant RIJKS® in the Rijks museum in Amsterdam, you can enjoy the skills of their chefs at the RIJKS® pop-up on the Zuidas. And chef Guillaume de Beer opened Bar Gui in Amsterdam, his dishes look delicious!

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New healthy hotspot Dam Tasty on the Zeilstraat in Amsterdam

8-9-2023

  • Owners of the healthy hotspot Dam Tasty in AmsterdamOwners of the healthy hotspot Dam Tasty in Amsterdam
  • Healthy hotspot Dam Tasty in AmsterdamHealthy hotspot Dam Tasty in Amsterdam
  • Healthy hotspot Dam Tasty in AmsterdamHealthy hotspot Dam Tasty in Amsterdam
  • Healthy hotspot Dam Tasty in AmsterdamHealthy hotspot Dam Tasty in Amsterdam

Opening – Dam Tasty opened its doors in Amsterdam South. The funky, colourful store is for everyone who is looking for a healthy, sustainable and quick meal in a concept where sustainability and awareness are the points of focus. Because eating healthy is not so hard, not so boring!

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Trends we spotted | Week 32

11-8-2023

  • Trends we spotted
  • IHCP nieuwe eigenaar van het Hilton Garden Inn Leiden HotelIHCP nieuwe eigenaar van het Hilton Garden Inn Leiden Hotel

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 including a couple of them on reservation fees at restaurants in the hope that this will reduce the number of no-shows. In New York, more and more restaurants are turning to this system. Leonie van Spronsen recently wrote a blog about this subject. It’s kind of a double standard that lots of guests don’t want to pay a restaurant fee while we pay, without any problem, in advance for tickets to Taylor Swift.

A unique combination; a Latin-American fine-dining experience on a London train, the Supperclub.Tube. Also in London: the Vagabond’s Wine Bars where you can choose from as many as 140 varieties of wines!

Aperol sorbet floating in prosecco, sounds delicious! It’s served at Il Terrazzo in department store Nordstrom in NYC. The sorbet is made by il Laboratorio del Gelato. And also in NYC –  the hottest new sushi bar is hidden in The Vault of Saks Fifth Avenue. Great idea, an omakase inside a small corner of a retail outlet?

A touring mini club, Fandangoe Discoteca invites people to dance out their grief! Created by artist Annie Frost Nicholson and it will come to the Netherlands as well. And International Hotel Capital Partners is the new owner of Hilton Garden Inn Leiden Hotel.  

Located 4.5 hours from NYC, in Watkins Glen, is the world’s smallest diner, which is also appropriately named World’s Smallest Diner. And we read about an Instant Noodle Factory in Queens, they serve 88 different instant noodles options with 30 different toppings.

The popular experience, Dining in the Dark, is returning to Amsterdam on August 31, this time it takes place at the NOMAD aan het IJ. And we love the design of the Costa Rican Suitree Experience Hotel with treehouse style rooms.

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Restaurant Iris at the Salmon Eye | Sustainable seafood in a spectacular setting

7-8-2023

  • Restaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - sustainable seafood in spectacular settingRestaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - sustainable seafood in spectacular setting
  • Restaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - sustainable seafood in spectacular settingRestaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - sustainable seafood in spectacular setting
  • Restaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - sustainable seafood in spectacular settingRestaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - sustainable seafood in spectacular setting
  • Restaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - sustainable seafood in spectacular settingRestaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - sustainable seafood in spectacular setting
  • Restaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - sustainable seafood in spectacular settingRestaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - sustainable seafood in spectacular setting
  • Restaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - Danish chef Anika MadsenRestaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - Danish chef Anika Madsen
  • Restaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - Dish by chef Anika MadsenRestaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - Dish by chef Anika Madsen
  • Restaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - Dishes by chef Anika MadsenRestaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - Dishes by chef Anika Madsen
  • Restaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - sustainable seafood in spectacular settingRestaurant Iris in the Salmon Eye - sustainable seafood in spectacular setting

Restaurant Iris, with Danish chef Anika Madsen at the helm, is a venue like no other. Iris opened late spring 2023, and is located inside the glittering, floating orb Salmon Eye in the Hardanger fiord, just outside the town of Rosendal. It will take guests on an exclusive Expedition Dining-journey, impossible to replicate anywhere else. The experience centre Salmon Eye, themed on sustainable marine life, was inaugurated in 2022.

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Trends we spotted | Week 30

31-7-2023

  • Trends we spotted
  • Bubbles Brunch at Bar Vegan in AtlantaBubbles Brunch at Bar Vegan in Atlanta
  • Conscious Hotels and Hotel V & The Lobby join forcesConscious Hotels and Hotel V & The Lobby join forces
  • Eberhardjes nu in heel Nederland verkrijgbaarEberhardjes nu in heel Nederland verkrijgbaar
  • Illustrator Hedof ontwerpt het designer glas 2023 voor Duvel
  • Krijn de Nood & Daan Luining, co-founders MeatableKrijn de Nood & Daan Luining, co-founders Meatable
  • The Berkeley opened its rooftop to all with a new cocktail barThe Berkeley opened its rooftop to all with a new cocktail bar

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 among others the fact that cultivated meat and seafood can soon be taste tested under limited conditions in The Netherlands! The Dutch government, in collaboration with cultivated meat producers Meatable and Mosa Meat and sector representative HollandBIO, successfully created a ‘code of practice’ that would make tastings possible in controlled environments.

 Books for Cooks, a very special cook book store! And on Instagram we came across a ‘Mystery Picnic Tour’, we think every city should have a tour like that! Now available in the UK, Canada, Australia and the USA.

Notorious for its creative culinary ventures, Domino’s Japan is back with its latest unconventional pizza: the Pickle Pizza, equipped with 1.32 pounds of sliced dill pickles. And Bar Vegan in Atlanta is introducing a Bubble Brunch – a new bottle service experience with dry ice, rubber duckies and literal ‘bubble baths’ to pair with the celebrated vegan brunch cuisine.

The Berkeley hotel will open its rooftop – usually reserved for hotel guests – for everyone for the rest of the Summer, with a brand new bar and great views of the sunset over Hyde Park. And in Amsterdam the Conscious Hotels Group is taking a 100% stake in Hotel V & The Lobby, stronger together through shared ambitions hospitality & sustainability.  

Illustrator Hedof designs designer glass 2023 for Duvel and the famous cookies from Amsterdam, the Eberhardjes, named after the deceased mayor Eberhard van der Laan, are now available throughout the Netherlands.

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Trends we spotted | Week 29

25-7-2023

  • Trends we spotted
  • Beans is How - Global game-changers join forces to increase bean consumptionBeans is How - Global game-changers join forces to increase bean consumption
  • GOOD Meat & José Andrés make historic U.S. sale of Cultivated ChickenGOOD Meat & José Andrés make historic U.S. sale of Cultivated Chicken
  • Jong klassiek talent tijdens 'klassiek op het Amstelveld'- credits Anne Meyer FotografieJong klassiek talent tijdens 'klassiek op het Amstelveld'- credits Anne Meyer Fotografie
  • The cultivated chicken by UPSIDE FoodsThe cultivated chicken by UPSIDE Foods

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 among others, global game-changers like Proveg International join forces to increase bean consumption with a ambition ‘Beans is How’ campaign.

Reservations to taste and experience UPSIDE Foods’ Cultivated Chicken at Bar Crenn are open! And the other approved cultivated chicken producer Good Meat celebrated the 100th birthday of the godfather of cultivated meat, Willem van Eelen, with a dish created by José Andrés at China Chilcano.

For those cocktail lovers living or visiting London, we have seen incredible cocktails on Instagram served by the Incognito Cocktail Company,  they have 4 locations. And Lilly’s Café in the Covent Garden’s Piazza serves a ‘Bottomless Rosé’ brunch this summer.

From Friday 15 to Sunday 17 September 2023, the festival ‘Classical on the Amstelveld’ will be organized in Amsterdam for the 11th time. Visiting on Friday and Saturday is free!

In Rotterdam you can enjoy the Japanese Souffle pancakes at the Souffle Café, a lot of Wiggleness! And also spotted on Instagram: the Gâteau Mille-pressé by Gariguette in Japan, it looks delicious!

A new pop-up in LA by the luggage brand Béis, the BÉIS Hotel, is still open till July 29. And Burger King in Brazil introduced the Barbie Burger combo meal in pink.

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Trends we spotted | Week 27

7-7-2023

  • Trends we spotted
  • Häagen-Dazs brings luxury to the yogurt aisle with the debut of ‘Cultured Crème’Häagen-Dazs brings luxury to the yogurt aisle with the debut of ‘Cultured Crème’
  • IKEA introduces their Plantdog in the NetherlandsIKEA introduces their Plantdog in the Netherlands
  • The Hard Lemonades by KETEL 1The Hard Lemonades by KETEL 1

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 Kaspar Schmauser, a German, vegan food concept launched in 2021 and that is expanding in Germany. And IKEA introduced the plantdog in the Netherlands. The plantdog is cheaper than the chicken hot dog.  

Häagen-Dazs by General Mills brings luxury to the yogurt aisle in the USA with the debut of ‘Cultured Crème’. And according to a study New York state is the most vegan obsessed state.

We came across an article on wellness in hotels and they mentioned pickleball, a combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong. They even mentioned hotels and resorts opened pickleball courts. As its courts are smaller it might be a great sport for the sportive grey brigade who used to play tennis.

For those travelling to Paris this September, Big Mamma returns with its 100% street food festival at La Felicità! On September 16 and 17. And also in France: at Mérignac (near Bordeaux) the first dog pool, Mouille tes Pattes, opened. We love the idea!

Hell Energy is the world’s first AI created energy drink. And at restaurant THE DUCHESS you can enjoy a special, Instagrammable and enchanting scroppino. Check out their Instagram post!

KETEL 1 introduced their Hard Lemonades, ready to drink in the 2 flavors, strawberry & watermelon and lemon & lime.

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The cultivated meat by UPSIDE Foods launched at Bar Crenn

6-7-2023

  • UPSIDE Foods cultivated chicken dish at Bar Crenn - credits PRNewsfoto - UPSide FoodsUPSIDE Foods cultivated chicken dish at Bar Crenn - credits PRNewsfoto - UPSide Foods

UPSIDE Foods, the leading cultivated meat, poultry and seafood company, recently announced that its cultivated chicken – grown directly from real animal cells – has launched at the renowned Michelin-starred Bar Crenn in San Francisco, California. The historic event, held on Saturday, July 1, was the first-ever consumer sale of cultivated meat in the U.S., representing a historic milestone for the food system.

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Kevin Hart’s plant-based fast service restaurant Hart House welcomes fourth location in less than a year

3-7-2023

  • Hart House near the University of Southern CaliforniaHart House near the University of Southern California
  • Kevin Hart at the first drive thru of the third location of Hart HouseKevin Hart at the first drive thru of the third location of Hart House
  • Hart House opens fourth restaurant in one yearHart House opens fourth restaurant in one year

Hart House, the plant-based fast service restaurant founded by actor, entrepreneur and comedian Kevin Hart, opened its newest location across from the University of Southern California campus, in Downtown Los Angeles. Hot off the heels of their first drive through opening in Hollywood last month at Sunset & Highland, the USC restaurant represents the fourth Los Angeles area Hart House in a year, since debuting in August 2022, joining the locations in Westchester and Monrovia.

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