Conscious Hotels opens their smallest hotel to date - Bee Conscious
Conscious Hotels Vondelpark - credits Cindy van ReesIn collaboration with biologist, animal activist and vegan chef Dennis Vink, Conscious Hotels opens their smallest hotel to date: a bee hotel on the roof of Conscious Hotel Vondelpark in Amsterdam.
Eco-resort Basecamp IJmuiden Winterwonderland
Eco-resort Basecamp IJmuiden Winterwonderland
Eco-resort Basecamp IJmuiden Winterwonderland - kas
Eco-resort Basecamp IJmuiden - credits Lysanne van Rosendal Fotografie 
Eco-resort Basecamp IJmuiden - credits Lysanne van Rosendal Fotografie 
Eco-resort Basecamp IJmuiden - credits Lysanne van Rosendal Fotografie 
Eco-resort Basecamp IJmuiden - credits Lysanne van Rosendal Fotografie 
Eco-resort Basecamp IJmuiden - credits Lysanne van Rosendal Fotografie You are able to enjoy a winter vacation at eco-resort Basecamp Ijmuiden in the spacious ‘Kennemerduinen’ surrounded by fresh sea air. Every season this resort is a wonderful place for a relaxed and sustainable stay in nature. You should expect crisping fireplaces, infrared sauna’s, winter drinks at the Tiny Bar and other activities that will make you leave the comfort of the tiny house.
Toss In Take Out by Coca-Cola - kicking of at NYC's Bleecker Street Pizza October 24
20oz 100% recycled plastic bottles by Coca-Cola - credits PRnewswire - Coca-ColaRecently Coca-Cola announced it has teamed up with beloved local pizzerias across the United States to launch Toss In, Take Out – a traveling restaurant takeover to serve up delicious slices and pies. But, not for any amount of money, instead for the act of recycling a plastic bottle. A campaign to celebrate the introduction of their 100% recycled plastic* bottles.
Great idea, Coca-Cola in the Netherlands?
Radilicious - culinary cookbook by We're Smart World - credits Wim Demessemaekers
'Thin & Crispy' by New York Pizza
This self-flying air taxi has been just cleared for commercial flights in China
Opening of the W-Sydney hotel at Darling Harbour
Opening of the W-Sydney hotel at Darling HarbourAt 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 other the self-flying air taxi by the Chinese firm EHang has just been cleared for commercial flights!
We’re Smart World and the European Best Vegetable chefs wrote a recipe book, their first ‘Radilicious’-cookbook.
New York Pizza introduces their ‘Thin & Crispy’ base and four action pizzas in the Netherlands. And Mama’s Koelkast (mama’s fridge) opened in Amsterdam in May this year. A concept through which mums, who cook with love and passion, are given the chance to do so professionally.
As usual a couple of great inspirational Instagram posts: for example the ‘Crompouce’, dry-aged fish by Quique Dacosta, great looking Taiyaki cones filled with pumpkin spice ice cream and Halloween inspiration from Shake Shack.
W-Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio of over 30 brands, announced the highly anticipated opening of W-Sydney! And also located in Sydney: The Poetica Bar & Grill they serve Oysters Flambadou, topped with nduja and guindillas.
Veggie Weken bij Family met de nieuwe HerfstburgerFamily is a snackbar-restaurant formula known for its delicious burgers, fries specials and other tasty meals. It is a franchise formula of the formula house FHC Formulebeheer and Veggie Weeks will take place there in October. In line with the ongoing commitment to provide a suitable offering, they are introducing a ground-breaking veggie variant of the most talked-about burger in the Family range; the ‘Autumn Burger’ in Dutch ‘de Herstburger’.
GiG Hard Seltzer - Grow up - Do not Grow Old
Shell Cafe X Chef Herman den Blijker
New hotel in London - The BoTree - credits Concrete
Elevated pickleball and eatertainment in Dallas
Y3000 Taste the future by Coca ColaAt 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 an elevated pickleball and eatertainment facility ‘At Fault’ in the USA and the ‘Kids Own Mondays’ at BurgerFi, with a free kids meal with an adult meal.
Why haven’t we seen products made with Ube in Europe yet? In the USA ube is available dried, as an extract or frozen, must be easy to import this purple coloured Filipino delicacy this way! In London a new hotel opened, Hotel The BoTree. The interior design has been done by Concrete, the Amsterdam based design firm.
Shell Café X chef Herman den Blijker – the chef created Flaguette steak tartare and brioche saumon fumé. October 6th you can taste the sandwiches in his presence at one of the Shell Cafés.
Are you a fan of model trains? The “Meat & Beer On Rails” restaurant Výtopna has arrived in Vienna, Austria. Check out the embedded Instagram post in the article, it looks great!
Grow Up, Don’t Grow Old is a great viral campaign by GiG Hard Seltzer in which 2 old ladies speak Dutch street languages. Coca Cola has released Y3000, a soda co-created between humans and AI that is meant to taste just like in the year 3,000.
Bread-Brew 'Gouden Brood' by Sheraton Amsterdam Airport
BUNKR - this AI restaurants has a pop-up at the Horecava
De Droom van Utrecht
Hotel guests donate 5 million liters of water to developing countriesAt 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 links this week to articles including an initiative by DoubleTree by Hilton in Amsterdam that allows people to give away 100 litres of water per hotel stay. They have also used advanced Orbisk technology, powered by AI, to reduce thousands of kilos of food waste.
For the first time, there is now also a list of ‘The World’s 50 Best Hotels’ and Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel is launching a ‘Gouden Brood’ beer, a sustainable beer concept made from leftover bread from their kitchens.
Bijou Patisserie in Dubai is serving ‘Le Goûter Vault’: high tea from a jewellery vault. And in Venlo, the Daily Trade Fair Venlo has opened, over 15,000 square metres of exhibition floor with showrooms and a culinary stage!
McDonald’s Japan has added ‘Shrimp Nuggets’ to its menu, we think that many people in the Netherlands would like this menu item as well! At the Horecava, you can check out the pop-up of BUNKR, the first AI-controlled restaurant in the Netherlands.
New owner for tea and spice shop ‘De Droom van Utrecht’. It’s the fourth business of Dineke and Marc van Bommel now. They operate two Betjeman & Barton shops selling tea (accessories), crockery and delicacies in The Hague and one in Amsterdam.
And on Instagram, we came across a cool way to serve burrata – a burrata bar!
Bocktoberfest in het Diemerbos bij House of Bird
Bocktoberfest in het Diemerbos bij House of BirdOn Friday October 6, House of Bird will open the bock beer season with the Bocktoberfest in the Diemerbos (forest near Amsterdam). It promises to be a great kick-off including the launch of the new beer ‘Kaketoekomst’, a charity auction, the Open NK Rodeobock and various DJs. Block 6 October in your agenda if you don’t want to miss this fest or compete in the NK Rodeobock!
Ingka Centres will open plant-forward food hall Saluhall in San Francisco 
Ingka Centres will open plant-forward food hall Saluhall in San Francisco Ingka Centres (part of the Ingka Group, which also includes IKEA Retail and Ingka Investments) has recently announced its ambitious, plant-forward food hall Saluhall in San Francisco. This project is in collaboration with KERB, the renowned London food hall operator and small business incubator, and Claus Meyer, co-founder of the hugely-influential New Nordic Cuisine movement and entrepreneur behind multiple global community-focused culinary schools.
We are curious to see when the first plant-forward (80% plant-based) food hall will open in an IKEA in the Netherlands!
The use of UBQ™ Materials at McDonald's restaurants in Latin AmericaExpanding 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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In collaboration with biologist, animal activist and vegan chef Dennis Vink, Conscious Hotels opens their smallest hotel to date: a bee hotel on the roof of Conscious Hotel Vondelpark in Amsterdam.
You are able to enjoy a winter vacation at eco-resort Basecamp Ijmuiden in the spacious ‘Kennemerduinen’ surrounded by fresh sea air. Every season this resort is a wonderful place for a relaxed and sustainable stay in nature. You should expect crisping fireplaces, infrared sauna’s, winter drinks at the Tiny Bar and other activities that will make you leave the comfort of the tiny house.
Recently Coca-Cola announced it has teamed up with beloved local pizzerias across the United States to launch Toss In, Take Out – a traveling restaurant takeover to serve up delicious slices and pies. But, not for any amount of money, instead for the act of recycling a plastic bottle. A campaign to celebrate the introduction of their 100% recycled plastic* bottles.
Great idea, Coca-Cola in the Netherlands?
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 other the self-flying air taxi by the Chinese firm EHang has just been cleared for commercial flights!
We’re Smart World and the European Best Vegetable chefs wrote a recipe book, their first ‘Radilicious’-cookbook.
New York Pizza introduces their ‘Thin & Crispy’ base and four action pizzas in the Netherlands. And Mama’s Koelkast (mama’s fridge) opened in Amsterdam in May this year. A concept through which mums, who cook with love and passion, are given the chance to do so professionally.
As usual a couple of great inspirational Instagram posts: for example the ‘Crompouce’, dry-aged fish by Quique Dacosta, great looking Taiyaki cones filled with pumpkin spice ice cream and Halloween inspiration from Shake Shack.
W-Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio of over 30 brands, announced the highly anticipated opening of W-Sydney! And also located in Sydney: The Poetica Bar & Grill they serve Oysters Flambadou, topped with nduja and guindillas.
Family is a snackbar-restaurant formula known for its delicious burgers, fries specials and other tasty meals. It is a franchise formula of the formula house FHC Formulebeheer and Veggie Weeks will take place there in October. In line with the ongoing commitment to provide a suitable offering, they are introducing a ground-breaking veggie variant of the most talked-about burger in the Family range; the ‘Autumn Burger’ in Dutch ‘de Herstburger’.
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 an elevated pickleball and eatertainment facility ‘At Fault’ in the USA and the ‘Kids Own Mondays’ at BurgerFi, with a free kids meal with an adult meal.
Why haven’t we seen products made with Ube in Europe yet? In the USA ube is available dried, as an extract or frozen, must be easy to import this purple coloured Filipino delicacy this way! In London a new hotel opened, Hotel The BoTree. The interior design has been done by Concrete, the Amsterdam based design firm.
Shell Café X chef Herman den Blijker – the chef created Flaguette steak tartare and brioche saumon fumé. October 6th you can taste the sandwiches in his presence at one of the Shell Cafés.
Are you a fan of model trains? The “Meat & Beer On Rails” restaurant Výtopna has arrived in Vienna, Austria. Check out the embedded Instagram post in the article, it looks great!
Grow Up, Don’t Grow Old is a great viral campaign by GiG Hard Seltzer in which 2 old ladies speak Dutch street languages. Coca Cola has released Y3000, a soda co-created between humans and AI that is meant to taste just like in the year 3,000.
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 links this week to articles including an initiative by DoubleTree by Hilton in Amsterdam that allows people to give away 100 litres of water per hotel stay. They have also used advanced Orbisk technology, powered by AI, to reduce thousands of kilos of food waste.
For the first time, there is now also a list of ‘The World’s 50 Best Hotels’ and Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel is launching a ‘Gouden Brood’ beer, a sustainable beer concept made from leftover bread from their kitchens.
Bijou Patisserie in Dubai is serving ‘Le Goûter Vault’: high tea from a jewellery vault. And in Venlo, the Daily Trade Fair Venlo has opened, over 15,000 square metres of exhibition floor with showrooms and a culinary stage!
McDonald’s Japan has added ‘Shrimp Nuggets’ to its menu, we think that many people in the Netherlands would like this menu item as well! At the Horecava, you can check out the pop-up of BUNKR, the first AI-controlled restaurant in the Netherlands.
New owner for tea and spice shop ‘De Droom van Utrecht’. It’s the fourth business of Dineke and Marc van Bommel now. They operate two Betjeman & Barton shops selling tea (accessories), crockery and delicacies in The Hague and one in Amsterdam.
And on Instagram, we came across a cool way to serve burrata – a burrata bar!
On Friday October 6, House of Bird will open the bock beer season with the Bocktoberfest in the Diemerbos (forest near Amsterdam). It promises to be a great kick-off including the launch of the new beer ‘Kaketoekomst’, a charity auction, the Open NK Rodeobock and various DJs. Block 6 October in your agenda if you don’t want to miss this fest or compete in the NK Rodeobock!
Ingka Centres (part of the Ingka Group, which also includes IKEA Retail and Ingka Investments) has recently announced its ambitious, plant-forward food hall Saluhall in San Francisco. This project is in collaboration with KERB, the renowned London food hall operator and small business incubator, and Claus Meyer, co-founder of the hugely-influential New Nordic Cuisine movement and entrepreneur behind multiple global community-focused culinary schools.
We are curious to see when the first plant-forward (80% plant-based) food hall will open in an IKEA in the Netherlands!
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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