Tourism organization ‘Westtoer’ pays tribute to the culinary treasures of the North Sea with the new campaign ‘Sea of Taste’. Gastronomic evenings will be organized at three beach bars during the ‘Sea of Taste’. The fish dishes are composed by star chef StĂ©phane and prepared on a barbecue by a team of students of the Hotel school. With this promotion they want to create more interest for the North Sea fish. Check the website for the exact dates and locations.
Our colleague Guido Verschoor spotted chocolate shop ‘Pierre Ledent’. Pierre Ledent is a multi award winning Belgian Master Chocolatier. His praline and almond biscuit creations are available in multiple locations around the world. His store located in Brussels has a luxurious look. The range consist of many variants of pralines and almond biscuits. The shop and the salon have a very luxurious look. In the salon you can enjoy desserts, verrines, ice creams and drinks. The dishes served look amazing! The almond biscuits are available in special varieties, like mojito, balsamic vinegar, olive and violet. The website is a source of inspiration and when we go to Brussels, we will definitely visit this shop!
The female PSV fans (football club from Eindhoven, The Netherlands) can be surprised by their partners or children with a brunch on the field of the Philips Stadium. Together with their children and husband they can kick a ball at lunch! A special location, although we recommend other clubs to use this for father’s day đ
There’s a burger out there made with dry-aged ribeye, foie gras and entire chunks of butter. Then it’s topped with black truffles, truffle cheese and bordelaise. It’s a spectacular burger. But we have seen similar burgers worldwide. More spectacular is that the folks at Restaurant the Barrymore in Las Vegas only make a dozen per day. Image making your own ‘special off-menu’ dish and sell it in limited numbers.
Create more ambiance to your taste with the string lights and pendant lamps of iGlowbes. The lightning is available in more than 60 colours and the pendant lamp in five dimensions, so fitting into any interior. Great for restaurants, hotels and events to match the colours to the interior or the theme of the party. You can hang the lights, but they are also great as decoration on a table or in a vase. The lighting is hand made of polyester in Thailand, which makes each ball unique. Are you planning to open a pop up store? iGlowbes likes to take care of the lighting and create the atmosphere. Interested, please contact us via tip@spronsen.com or contact@iGlowbes.com. We will place your pop-up store with the decoration on Horecatrends.
Have you always been curious what goes on behind the scenes at Domino’s Pizza? Domino’s has installed five webcams at a Salt Lake City Domino’s location. When consumers order a pizza online, they can follow the pizza-making process from start to finish through DominosLive.com, 12 hours a day. You can even zoom in on the dough, toppings or the oven. Domino’s added a new dimension to its transparency.
An old fashioned principle, origami with towels! Kids love it and even adults are fascinated. If you look at websites as Tripadvisor, these little pieces of art are often photographed and put online by guests! The “Ratilanna Riverside Resort” in Chiang Mai, Thailand has the elephant as symbol and uses this for their towel art as well. Do you want to read more examples of small gestures, read our last edition of ‘Royal hospitable gestures’.
At the shopping mall, Hoog Catharijne, and the adjoining Central Station Utrecht the ‘Call of the Mall’ will be held this summer. In the hallways, on the walls, on roofs and other “hidden places” visitors can see art from more than 25 artists from home and abroad. Artworks Call of the Mall is organized by the ‘Stichting Kunst in het Stationsgebied’ in cooperation with the city of Utrecht. Artists will try to catch the digital and technical changes of our times in the mini-society of ‘Hoog Catharijne’ and at the same time show the visitors the consequences.
Especially in the hospitality industry we go above and beyond to treat our guests as a king. Hospitality with a hint of royalty! We publish these booklets to show the hospitality industry practical and easy-to-use examples of exceptional hospitality. We believe true hospitality is to be found in small gestures, gestures of the individual within the company. We will show you examples among other of InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam, Waldorf Astoria New York and the Ratilanna Riverside Resort Chang Mai. Click here to download the booklet for free.
No more waiting for two hours until your laundry is finished in an boring launderette… Two young advertisers Dries Henau and Yuri Vandenbogaerde launched the new concept the ‘Wasbar’ in Gent last October. The concept is simple, the ‘Wasbar’ is a combination of a launderette and a pub. While you have to wait for your laundry, you can drink something, eat breakfast or lunch, browse on the web, meet friends or even have your hair cut. On some evenings you can eat tapas and concerts are organized. What started on a small scale, turned into a great success. They soon will soon open a second location of the concept in Antwerp and a third in Leuven. There is also a request to franchise.. Look also at the launderette in Amsterdam.
Whiskey brand ‘The Glenlivet Alpha’ introduced a very special mysterious single malt whiskey. The bottle is matte black and contains no trace of information about the original ingredients. The whiskey brand challenges whiskey lovers and consumers to use their taste bulbs and get behind the secret. The Glenlivet Alpha is the first renowned whiskey brand that introduces a bottling without any kind of information. At the end of the four-week during campaign Master Distiller Alan Winchester will expose the secret online.
Dining at a 13 Michelin-starred restaurant…? Last Sunday April 28th Harrods organized an exclusive lunch in ‘The Georgian Restaurant’ prepared by the seven sough-after Michelin-starred Italian chefs. Carlo Cracco, Gennaro Esposito, Massimo Bottura, Enrico and Roberto Cerea, Davide Scabin and Luciano Monosilio cooked each a creative contemporary Italian dish for the seven-course ‘IdentitĂ London 2013’ menu. The sum of these chefs brings a total of 13 Michelin stars.
For years we’ve been making friends in the same way and make a toast. Now toasting has received an upgrade.. Toast with the Budweiser beer glass en become automatically friends on Facebook. Budweiser introduces the new beer glass ‘Buddy Cup’ with a chip that picks the signal of the nearest ‘Buddy Cup’. To connect the cup with a Facebook account, you need to scan the QR code at the bottom of the cup with a smartphone. When you toast, the red light will turn on and the toast is confirmed with a friend request on Facebook.
On 12 May it is Mother’s Day. In the coming weeks we will publish remarkable recipes and promotions on horeacatrends. Do you have a special recipe or does your restaurant or hotel plans a special activity, let us know by mail via tip@spronsen.com.
Domino’s started a funny Mothers day promotion. The pizza chain gives away 50 free pizza cards with a personal audio message, including your mother’s favorite pizza. Through Facebook you can record a message and the 50 most original messages will be delivered on Mothers day with her favorite pizza.
Last month the Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo opened the largest supermarket of the Netherlands in Breda. ‘Love for food’ is the main theme of the supermarket. Besides the biggest assortment of the Netherlands, Jumbo Foodmarkt focuses on tasty, healthy and inexpensive food. At the Foodmarkt cafĂ© consumers can consume a cup of coffee or a fresh meal. Every day there are cooks who prepare the most delicious dishes inspired by the Dutch, Italian and Asian cuisine. These dishes can be consumed in the cafĂ© or taken home. A totally new development within the retail market.
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A new concept from China, where trains no longer have to stop. See the movie for an explanation.
A simple green message for in the hotel bathroom.
Due to the online revolution, millions of people actively looking to find and keep in touch with like-minded people in the virtual world. Through GPS, Internet and mobile Internet, it is actually becoming easier to make appointments.
This Lego-block, designed by Tim Vinke, is actually a mobile office. It consists of 2 chairs, a bookshelf and a desk. The wheel makes the office mobile when it is assembled again.
Triangular Concepts gives the waffle a new look. These lollipops are baked in 2 minutes. Tasty and convenient for traveling.
The new Marina Bay Sands Hotel features a swimming pool and a park on the rooftop at an altitude of 250 meters. This swimming pool and park does connect the 3 buildings. World’s most expensive hotel is located in the harbour of Singapore.
Because of the World Cup, Nike has a new action. Through social media like Facebook and Twitter, people can send a message, containing an endorsement for their favorite soccer player, which is shown on a large screen on the Life Centre in Johannesburg. This screen, which is half the size of a soccerfield, shows the message with a corresponding animation. After showing the message, the transmitter receives a message containing a picture of her/his headline on the screen. The same technology can be used in a nightclub or a festival.
Finally, somebody found a purpose for the choirs that normally hang on your sweater, without being used. With the hoodiebuddie, earphones for your MP3-player are integrated in these choirs. The connector is incorporated into one of the pockets. In addition, the waterproof earbuds and the sweater can be washed in the washing machine.
Creater James Nash booked a great success with his wine-to-go. The glass of wine with a lid, costs ⏠3,=, and has the same pricelevel as a glass of wine in a bar. The wine is available in red, white and rosé wine. A rather expensive alternative to a bottle of wine and some plastic glasses for a picnic in the park. Perhaps suitable for singles? What do you think?
A Safeway-supermarket has taken the streetscape into account, to create a garage behind the building. Also, the supermarket is located on the topfloor of the 2-story building, so that on streetlevel, the building accommodates local suppliers. Nice initiative! Which entrepreneur provides a platform for local suppliers?
Know the feeling? ‘We are sitting at the same table, but we are not really together? Ingrid Zweifel started the campaign ‘my phone is off for you’. The idea is simple: Turn off your phone when you are having diner. Don’t be distracted by today’s networks and actually pay attention to the person sitting across you!
Supor has created a funny marketing stunt to promote their new wok, which doesn’t stick. In front of a large half-pipe, Supor put a large picture of the wok. Stunt skaters where skating on the half-pipe, dressed as shrimps, eggs and carrots. See the movie for the results!
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The employees of the Italian design company ‘Baldi’ are probably big fans of ‘The Flintstones’. This bathtub looks like it’s directly from the stone age. It’s made of a piece crystal stone and is big enough for three people.
Had enough of that boring office ceiling? Open Ceilings ‘pimps’ ceilings. A realistic high definition picture is printed on multiple translucent tiles of 60x60cm, suitable for each ceiling. Together these pictures create a beautiful view of the sky. By offering this product, Open Ceilings tries to create a new market.
People can’t live without social media anymore, let alone the Internet. However, a disadvantage is that the online language has deteriorated. Ozge irimlioglu created a great solution: The Pepper Mouth. Connect the USB connector into your PC every time when you curse online The Pepper Mouth will notice and emits a foul smell. So you learn to curse off fast!
Eline Paper has developed a new type of waterproof paper. The so-called Stone Paper is made of crushed stone. Calcium carbonate, to be exact. Especially because of its environmental friendliness, sustainability and strength it’s an interesting development in paper.
These trendy bracelets of Mosquitno, made of silicone rubber, gradually deliver a citronella scent for a period of 48 hours that repels mosquitoes and other insects. bracelets cost ⏠7.49 per 5 pieces and are available in different colors. Part of the sales go to the Foundation Malaria No More.
SapientNitro and Unilever developed an ice cream machine that rewards consumers for their smiles. The machine is equipped with a camera that can detect smiling people. When the smile is big enough, consumers will be rewarded with a free ice cream. This machine will make people smile for the coming 1,5 year.
Many tourists pay in hotels and restaurants abroad with their credit card. The downside is that the staff misses out on their tip. Where’s My Tip? now has a solution: The tip card. Put a specified amount on a card and give this card to a staff member. He or she can then use the code on the card to transfer the money to his own account.
Next Restaurant in Chicago will start a new concept. The restaurant will serve menus based on cities of the world in the past or the future. For example, a menu called “Paris 1912”, the menu of Hong Kong from the future, 2036. The most special feature of this concept will be that you will have to buy tickets online to make a reservation.
The default fonts that computers contain nowadays have the personal touch of the old manuscript turned into a complete blur. Pilothandwriting.com has now developed a program which anyone can upload his own handwriting to his PC and use it in an e-mail, with the personal touch. See the movie for a detailed instruction.
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Hotel Vitale has a new service for their guests. Guests can go grocery shopping with the chef at the local farmersmarket to pick out the ingredients for a two course meal. The guest does not only determine the recipes but the ingredients as well.
In Singapore, they try to push consumers to buy more at Changi airport. For every $ 30,= one spends at the airport, one may slide off the 12 meters high slide twice.
Topguest is a service where you earn points when you check in at a hotel. If you have enough points you may use it to get a free night or a discount at the following stay. It is not an app, you just have to sign up at one of the many social media that support this service.
Always looking for a corkscrew when you want to open a bottle of wine? With the world’s smallest corkscrew on your keychain, you will never have to look for it again. Perfect for a picnic.
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