Coffee cubes
19-4-2011
Flavoured Coffee Cubes. The quality of fresh ground coffee with the convenience of instant preparation. The special individually foil sealed packaging preserves the aroma, flavour and consistency of the product, giving the result of fresh coffee every time. Flavours: Amaretto, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Sambuca, Brandy, Lemon and Natural.
Inspiration from 2009: Pie on a stick
19-4-2011
Perfectly-portioned, tiny pies … and on lollipop sticks. More often we see (small) dishes presented on sticks. Original, creative and a nice way of presenting.
Donuts the new cupcakes?
18-4-2011
Affordable luxury, donuts are changing, more flavours, design etc… but underneath is still the humble donut. Some bakery’s are even adding mashed potatoes to the dough, en Louis Vuitton en Burberry made a designer donut keyring.
Green golf ball from lobster shell
18-4-2011
Researchers do convert lobster shells into biodegradable golf balls, specially designed for playing golf at cruiseships. The University of Maine, in conjunction with The Lobster Institute, UMaine Biological and Chemical Engineering Professor David Neivandt and undergraduate student Alex Caddell of Winterport, Maine, have developed this golf ball.
Inspiration from 2009: Assistance in the kitchen
18-4-2011
Nowadays we see serveral technical tools for in the kitchen, like the voice controlled culinary app. In 2009 we saw this computer which explains the consumer step by step how to prepare the dish, including the shoppinglist, how to preheat the oven, how to cut correctly and how to handle several diets.
Share a table
15-4-2011
“Share a table” is an initiative taken for business guests who travel a lot, resulting in a lonely dinner. “Share a table” enables the guest to join a table for a simple conversation and sharing a meal, which is indicated by cards shown on the table. A wide range of hotels in Spain, Andorra, Portugal and the Netherlands joined this concept.
Cookieboy
15-4-2011
Cookieboy is originally a fashion-designer but switched to baking and desiging cookies. His cookies are used for several projects like the LaForet Harajuku shopping complex en the musuem of Tokyo. Next to these exhibitions he works with brands like Issey Miyake. Also nice as ‘follow-me-on-Twitter’-cookie with the coffee.
Funny campaign Big-Bloom
15-4-2011
How do you show that your chewing gum makes the biggest bubbles…
The Hospitality game
15-4-2011
The ‘Gastvrijheidspel’ (dutch for: The ‘Hospitalitygame’) is a simple but educational game, which makes you understand what hospitality means for your company. The standard forms help you translate the outcomes into marketing campaigns.
Inspiration from 2009: Take the stairs, choose a target
15-4-2011
Last week we’ve informed you about a new ‘ healthy’ McDonalds concept in Paris. It’s not the first time that health is on the agenda of McDonald’s. In 2008 at Stockholm, the fastfood restaurant based a campaign on their visitors’ movement habits. Depending on their choice for stairs or escalator, they would see an Coca Cola regular of light advertisement.
Find all parties on Queensday with this iPhone app
14-4-2011
A clear overview of all the Queensday parties in your neighbourhood, sending tweets, practice the national anthem, follow the photostream, stay up to date with the latest train information and see where all your friends hang out on April 30. The Queensday 2011 application is now available.
Book a restaurant table via Facebook
14-4-2011
Reservationbook eTender has developed a Facebook application that enables visitors to book a table directly on the Facebook page of a restaurant. “Eetcafé Aangenaam” in Haarlem is the first who offers this application.
New hottest pepper ever Trinidad Scorpion Butch Taylor
14-4-2011
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To cook with the hottest chilli in the world, special protective clothing including a mask and gloves is required. The Trinidad Scorpion Butch Taylor measures on the Scoville scale, which measures the spiciness of peppers, over 1.46 million units. To compare, pepper spray gets a score of two million units.
Inspiration from 2008: Citytours by Louis Vuitton
14-4-2011
In partnership with Soundwalk, Louis Vuitton organized in 2008 serveral audio-guided citytours in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. For € 12,= per person, you could enjoy of stories of theses cities. A nice example of brand stretching, when a company is focusing on new unexplored markets. Other examples of brand stretching, is the Armani hotel or the Ralph Lauren restaurant.
Inspiration from 2008: Louis Vuitton-Soundwalk
14-4-2011
In partnership with Soundwalk, Louis Vuitton organized in 2008 serveral audio-guided citytours in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. For € 12,= per person, you could enjoy of stories of theses cities. A nice example of brand stretching, when a company is focusing on new unexplored markets. Other examples of brand stretching, is the Armani hotel or the Ralph Lauren restaurant.
SOK, Summer Espresso Lab opens in Amsterdam
13-4-2011
Announced today via Twitter: This Friday opens pop-up espresso bar SOK. It’s the new pop-up espressobar from Onno van Zanten, Sander Schat and Kees Kraakman. The name SOK represents the first letters of the initiators: Sander, Onno and Kees. The esspresso bar will open at the Hartenstraat 34, Amsterdam.
Rabbit ears salad servers
13-4-2011
It’s finally spring! After a Calorie rich winter, our salad needs a spark of humor on the table … Two rabbit ears in the bowl immediately sets the tone!
Dioss CanHead
13-4-2011
The top of a can hasn’t been used for branding and promotion yet. Until now. The Dioss CanHead is changing that. The Dioss CanHead is a printable polypropylene disc that can be applied on the can. This will give your brand a maximum visibility. Your brand on top! Materials and ink are completely safe and the disc can not be swallowed. A safe product that is even 100% recyclable.
The enviromental friendly lunch bag
13-4-2011
The lunch bags are designed by 3Greenmoms and made of cotton. Equipped with a waterproof layer they’re very well prepared for your bread and snacks. The beautifully styled bag is small and flexible, therefore very convenient. Another a very big plus, the bags can go in the dishwasher!
Preview your hotel online at Room 77
13-4-2011
The new website Room77.com contains almost half a million hotel rooms. At the website, potential guests are able to virtually look at the view and surroundings of the room prior to their visit. Room77.com is using Google Maps and Street View.
McDonald’s without hamburgers
13-4-2011
McDonald’s is testing a new restaurant concept without hamburgers in La Defense business district in Paris. At the McCafe & Salads Live, salads are freshly prepared at the request of the consumer. French fries and hamburgers are not on the menu.
Carbon neutral ecological beer
12-4-2011
Limburgs Land Ur-Weizen. A carbon neutral ecological beer! This beer is an addition to the existing ecological climate-neutral products of the ‘Limburgs Land’ line from Gulpener. This Weizen beer is brewed exclusively with organic wheat, barley, hops and pure water from their natural sources. The raw materials are, just like the other beers of Gulpener, cultivated by farmers in Limburg (The Netherlands).
Posh bowling
12-4-2011
‘Posh’ will not be the first association when it comes to bowling alleys or curling rinks. Yet, at The Spare Room, on the mezzanine level of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, both bowling and the bowling oxfords custom-designed for the newly opened lounge by George Esquivel are now decidedly in. Worth a visit to Los Angeles!
Wine tasting with QR codes
12-4-2011
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For the first time, the QR-code is used in the wine industry. This new mobile technology is applied at Wijnen & Likeuren Dulst, Blanden (Belgium). The try-out wines come with a QR code which can be scanned with a smartphone. The code links directly to a website where all information about the wine is readable on the screen of the phone: Where is the wine produced? What is the composition? How long can I store the wine? Next to which dish can I serve this wine best?
Healthy cupcakes
12-4-2011
Petit Pois Cakes, an extraordinary line of cakes that can be eaten without any guilt. The butter in the cakes is replaced by a most unexpected and secret ingredient: vegetables. Petit Pois cakes have half the calories and fat of ‘normal’ High-Street cakes and are both gluten- and lactose-free. With the use of vegetables –which are tasteless by the way- comes a naturally longer shelf life without any additives.
