Taco Bell QR-code from lemons and avocados

11-7-2012

Taco Bell and ad agency Draftfcb Orange County made QR-codes from lemons and avocados. The codes were used for print ads in US Weekly and People.

Holy Guacamole Day | Tacos with Avocado at Taqueria Lima West

11-9-2017

Tacos with avocado, a ‘Cry of Dolores’ bell and even a ‘Cut Out Avocado’ photobooth, this Saturday (16 September) Taqueria LIMA West celebrates ‘Holy Guacamole Day’. With great love for the Mexican cuisine, LIMA’s chefs present their tacos with high-level guacamole in a street food way. You can find the Taqueria LIMA West in the ‘Foodhallen’ in Amsterdam West. read more

Trends we spotted | Week 34

27-8-2024

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:

• French startup Gourmey seeks approval in 5 key markets for lab-grown foie gras.
• Kirishima Shuzo x Starbucks’ first collaboration facility to open spring 2026 in Japan. The facility is 100% generated by sweet potato-generated power!
• World-renowned chef Massimo Bottura debuted Torno Subito in Downtown Miami on August 21st.
• Last week Chipotle was calling all scholars to enter a Chipotle IQ test with more than 1 million in Bogos and free burritos. Great idea: an IQ test based on your brand as marketing tool?
• Hampton by Hilton unveils first‑ever Waffle Bosses for National Waffle Day.
• the CESAR brand teamed up with five of New York City’s most desirable pet-friendly eateries to invite pet parents and their dogs to enjoy a dining experience together during the first-ever CESAR Restaurant Weekend.
• The Vineyard Open Days in the Netherlands take place in September and more than 30 Dutch vineyards are participating.
• A couple of weeks ago we wrote an article about ‘The Cantinas’ by Taco Bell. This event took place August 17-18 2024, we spotted a great reel by Taylor King, a recap of the event!
• And a great suggestion: Eleven Madison Bark! 😉

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Trends we spotted | Week 26

30-6-2023

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 among others an interesting read on the Generative AI Innovation Center by Amazon Web Services and in the city Groningen we will get a Vegataria, the first vegetarian pop-up by the Dutch Kwalitaria chain.

Lamborghini & real estate company Dar Global will build a luxury estate at the Costa del Sol with  individual villas inspired by the iconic super sports car designs. And from June until the end of September, Gucci takes over Loulou Ramatuelle on the Pampelonne shore. Great design!

Global artist Camilo joins ‘Ritmo y Color’ by McDonald’s, they are inviting fans in the USA to vote for concert destinations. And Taco Bell® celebrates the return of the Volcano menu and the brand’s first-ever pre-recorded advice Hot Line at 1-844-THTS-HOT with Paris Hilton.

The largest table in the world makes it return in France, you can enjoy lunch at a 2,5 km long table. And in London you can visit The Brig, an underground bar is so small, it only has room for four people.

Inspired by the Greek gods, Belaire created Belaire ZEUS, the world’s largest bottle of bubbly rosé. This 45-liter bottle is the equivalent to 60 standard bottles. And Aperol Spritz is creating an Italian ‘LA Spritz Piazza’ in the north of Paris on July 7 and 8. We have great squares for a similar piazza here in the Netherlands as well!  

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Fast Food design of the future

31-10-2022

A list of examples of fast food design of the future. New key players in the fastfood industry such as Plant Power Fast Food that show the way to the initiatives in sustainable design and the initiatives of big fastfood companies like Wendy’s, McDonald’s and Taco Bell. Fast Food has a large footprint within the hospitality industry and their sustainability efforts can go a long way!

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Trends we spotted | Week 39

3-10-2022

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 a Coffee Cocktail Challenge by Mr. Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur to create a delicious coffee cocktail, and one of the newest alcohol flavours according to chef Todd English is Mexican spiced gin, Mexigin.

GROHE, a leading global brand for complete bathroom solutions and kitchen fittings, recently unveiled a new water-recycling shower concept, great idea for small boutique hotels or B&B’s? And Voyager Space named Hilton officially to be its hotel partner to elevate the guest experience in space.

Starbucks opens its 6,000th store in China and 1,000 stores in Shanghai! And Ibis hotels in Bangkok and Sevilla exhibit original art IRL, while @ibisstyles followers on Instagram can win an NFT.

The CloudBar opened 1,000 feet above The Magnificent Mile at 360 CHICAGO and Taco Bell introduced their new Beyond Carne Asada Steak. And in the Netherlands we enjoy a new dairy brand ‘Kalverliefde’, it sells milk from farms that keep calves with cows.

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I wish you many employees

29-8-2022

It is an old Jewish saying that means something like wishing someone a lot of worries and a lot of misery but many hospitality companies are currently having a lot of worries due to the lack of employees. Of course, the best approach is to discuss with your team what you can do to make sure those who work for you are staying. We’ve come across solutions such as closing an extra day, adjusting opening hours, but also snatching staff away from other restaurants. And of course making wages more congruent with other industries. Yet there are colleagues who approach it differently, we have made a list of examples for hospitality owners who are having a hard time finding new employees.

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Trends we spotted | Week 16

22-4-2022

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 a blog by Deliverect about how environmental friendly take-out and delivery options are important for guests’ ordering decisions. And inspiration for sustainable building: the wooden Rocket&Tigeli building will stand 328 feet tall when it is completed in 2026.

Valpas is a Finnish startup that helps dozens of luxury hotels combat bedbugs in an unlikely way. And Space tourism company Space Perspective has revealed the interior design for its lounge-style travel capsule, which will be hauled into the stratosphere by a giant balloon.

Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans for its first-ever all-year-round ski resort — a futuristic, luxury super-project ensconced in the mountains of the desert kingdom which will be 33 times the size of New York City. And Emirates Airlines will launch NFT’s and experiences in the Metaverse.

We spotted a Starbucks all-you-can-eat buffet at the Starbucks Reserve Ginza Marronnier-dori store in Japan. And we never heard of the Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza but it makes its long-awaited return in May!

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Trends we spotted | Week 2

17-1-2022

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 Flipdish, an online ordering and experience platform, which has had a capital injection. And the nominees for the ‘Foodservice Award 2022’ (Horecava) election have been announced, on March 10 we will know who has won in which category.

A new De Beren delivery restaurant has opened in the center of Katwijk and KFC has opened a new restaurant in the WoenselXL shopping center in Eindhoven.

Albert Heijn is testing its own app ‘Overblijvers’ (remainers) against food waste and the Dutch app, Didiyo, delivers food from Turkish, Surinamese, Polish and Moroccan grocers.

It looks like Americans will soon be able to enjoy “Snoop doggs” hot dogs and more news about Nuro’s new model of “delivery” robotics in America.

The first non-alcoholic beer with vitamin D, the Corona Sunbrew 0.0%, is already available in Canada. And in Dubai in 2023, The floating luxury five-star resort Kempinski Floating Palace will open! With hotel villas that can ‘sail’ elsewhere.

At Taco Bell in America, you can take out a subscription to the Taco Lover’s Pass, for 10 dollars per month, you can get 1 taco every day. And an article about an AI-powered platform to make wine recommendations, Tastry.

And a link to an article about the first speakeasy non-alcoholic cocktail bar in Paris: Drinks&Co by Lyre’s, special! We don’t think we have a completely alcohol-free cocktail bar here in the Netherlands, do we?

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Trends we spotted | Week 40

6-10-2021

At horecatrends.com or hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends daily. 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 sleep-friendly ice cream from Nightfood for the grab-and-go shops in hotel lobbies, a stay in the ‘Nutmobile’ from MR. PEANUT® and Leonardo DiCaprio investing in a Dutch cultured meat company.

‘Change is Brewing!’ is the new flavor of Ben & Jerry’s in America, it remains interesting to read how they also translate their social background into their flavors. And at the Resort World Las Vegas, the art of aufguss, known all over Europe, makes it’s US debut at Awana Spa.

More and more companies are also introducing ‘healthy alternatives’ in their fast food concepts. Like in China where Yum China does this in their more than 6,000 KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell shops. And  Hard Rock International announces its 22nd annual PINKTOBER® campaign.

Another rebranded concept that focuses on staying in a city as if you were living there. YAYS, unlock the neighborhood with locations in Amsterdam, The Hague and Paris. And spotted in America: a limited-edition of Hendrick’s Gin-infused pickled cucumbers from Katz’s Delicatessen.

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