The friandise Tresor is chosen by the INN Awards (Belgium) as one of the best innovations of 2012. INN Awards are the premier award of innovative food products in the Retail sector. This friandise of grilled gingerbread, bloc de foie gras and onion preserves provides a sophisticated snack during the aperitif. It’s delivered frozen.
Following the ‘Caffe Sospeso’ and the ‘Suspended Coffee’ we now spotted the ‘Suspended Fries’. Owner Eric Duhamel, of the snackbar Bompa in Brussels, is the initiator. His customers can buy one portion of fries for the price of two! They can leave the voucher they receive for social workers in the neighborhood or give them away to Brussels’ homeless people. The first week the friturists sold sixty portions ‘Suspended fries’ and thirty were claimed. There are several frituristen in Belgium who will follow the initiative (a Friturist is an owner of a snackbar in Belgium).
The sustainable brand ‘Well Water’ celebrates its tenth anniversary with the introduction of a ‘Pat & Mat’ bottle. To get even the smallest children to drink water, their spring water is packaged in a handy bottle for small children’s hands, with a resealable cap. In addition Well Water works with Simavi to provide thousands of people in Malawi clean and safe drinking water in 2013.
Many dishes are photographed worldwide. There are more and more restaurants that no longer allow the use of instagram or camera’s. This is partly due to the inconvenience to other guests (flash for example) but also to the poor quality pictures that are spread across the net. Maybe the apps SnapChat and Poke are a solution to this problem. These apps enable users to share images that can only be viewed by the recipient for a few seconds before they ‘self-destruct’. As restaurant owner you can make a sign to indicate that you only allow your guest to take pictures with Poke & SnapChat ;-).
This video shows the Street Feast in Ireland 2012. Street Feast started out in 2010 as a non-for-profit event to bring local communities in Ireland together through social lunches. The initiative has grown ever since, and will have its fourth edition on Sunday June 23rd around noon. People are invited to take the initiative and organize a lunch themselves, or to join a community lunch that’s happing near them. Read more about this initiative at The Pop-Up City. This is an opportunity for local restaurants and cafes as well, why not co-organize a similar event to get acquainted with your neighbours?
By 2025 the number of cyclists is expected to double in Switzerland’s largest metropolitan area. Because of these staggering statistics, Zurich’s City Council has created the stadtverkehr 2025 program, which aims to improve the pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure, and reduce motorized traffic. Part of this initiative includes the opening of the Velokafi – a ‘drive-in’ for bicycles on the outdoor terrace of the Rathaus Cafe, which is a popular spot next to the Limmat river. Two wooden docking stations with tabletops enable cyclists to pull up and have some food and a coffee without getting off their bike. Nice gimmick but we prefer to drink our espresso at the terrace. But the initiative gives a lot of rumour around the ‘Stadtverkehr 2025 program’.
Serve pure table water made from tap water.. With the special ‘ecotap’ and bottles the entrepreneur can offer the guests tap water with the appearance of mineral water. The ‘ecotap’ provides an economically and ecologically alternative for mineral water. By special filtration the water is safe and tasty. It is also possible to obtain the ‘ecotap’ with a coolingsystem and as sparkling water.
It is Mother’s Day at 12 May. In the coming weeks we will occasionally publish remarkable recipes and actions 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. Who knows your company might be on horecatrends.
Steakhouse Midtown Grill in the Amsterdam Marriott hotel organizes a special Mother’s Day brunch for the whole family. Under the skilled guidance of the pastry chef, the kids will get a cooking class in making and decorating delicious pancakes for their mothers. During the brunch the family can enjoy the pancakes prepared by their kids and other delicacies.
40% of the food in the Netherlands disappears into the trash of consumers, supermarkets and producers. DAMn Food Waste wants to bring the food waste to the attention. On June 29 in the heart of Amsterdam they organize a free lunch for 5,000 people, made of food that would have ended up in the trash. However, they need 5,000 registrations on Facebook to organize this lunch. Previous actions against food waste were organized in London en Sweden.
Grippy’s are designed napkins to ensure that you don’t get dirty or greasy fingers when eating finger food. Because of the shape of the Grippy’s, the guest will always grab one napkin form the pile and can easily pick a small snack. Through the small size, the Grippy’s can be served on the serving dish. The napkins are hygienic and its small size reduces waste. The Grippy’s are developed by EF-FIS.
Cool green events will introduce the old hot dog, but with new tricks. The hot dog will be made of honest meat with a transparant background, multigrain bread, topped with beetroot and parsnips (depending on season) and artisanal sauces. The organic hot dog is made of biological ingredients and fits the current trends like healthy, pure and sustainable food. The organic hot dog will be served this summer by the ‘Cool green house’ (kind of a food truck without wheels) and be available on events and festivals. Maybe they can serve this organic hot dog at the new ‘healthy’ hot dog restaurant of Jamie Oliver?
Sleeping between the snarling animals in a zoo.. This year ‘Dierenpark Amersfoort’ organizes ‘Father Night’ for the second time on 14 and 15 June. During ‘Father Night’, fathers can sleep with their children in the ‘Dinobos’ at the zoo. They can set up their own tent and in the evening a barbecue and entertainment will be available. In the morning the mothers are welcome for breakfast and a visit the zoo with their family.
Happy Drinks started an original competition together with The Greenery and ‘Voedingscentrum’. The most inspiring cocktails will win a royal weekend at Hotels van Oranje or a blender. Pierre Wind already created a culinairy ode to the future royals. The recipe is only in Dutch.
Spring has started, the sun begins to shine and to introduce the asparagus season Kwekkeboom launches the spring croquette in mid-April. The spring croquette is filled with ragout based on white asparagus. The asparagus croquettes will be produced in a limited quantity and is available in a number of cafes and restaurants, so they can distinguish aselves from supermarkets. We already look forward to the winter croquette filled with sauerkraut and sausage pieces
Food store ‘Whole Foods Market’ and supplier ‘Gotham Greens’ are building a greenhouse farm of 20.000-square-foot on the roof of the forthcoming Whole Foods Market store in Brooklyn. Gotham Greens has been a valued local supplier of fresh produce and will grow in the greenhouse farm premium quality, pesticide-free produce. In this way Whole Foods Market can offer consumers the freshest leafy greens, herbs and tomatoes, year-round. Whole Foods also plans to offer educational opportunities for area students and local schools to learn about greenhouses and farming.
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The little cartoon cat Kitty has become a real woman and now has her own wine label. And not without success, this wine is sold in Singapore, USA, Russia and England. The wine comes from the vineyards of Lombardy, a Pinot noir grape, in northern Italy.
Rather than borrowing money from the bank, Hotel Chocolat wants to borrow money from customers. When you invest in “Hotel Chocolat” shares, you will receive your interest in chocolate. With an investment of £ 2000,= people get a chocoladebox, worth £ 107.70, six times a year.
The Italian designers of Acquacalda have the ideal solution for both the decanting and pouring of wine. In addition, the wine is fairly distributed.
One of the biggest sellers of caviar in Moscow, Russia, Ikra, has placed 33 vending machines with salmon caviar. Unfortunately for lovers of expensive versions such as Beluga or Sevruga caviar … they are not in the assortment yet.
Especially for large events and other happenings, Sam Veluw designed the P-tree. Where other toilets are dirty and difficult to place, this urinal a solution. Before use you might want to check with the municipality, the “water” is going directly into the ground.
Order a Pepsi with your iPhone in restaurants. You’ll save points on your Loot (iPhone App). When collected three points, you can download a song from a database of 250,000 songs. According to Pepsi, this is the first iPhone app that acts as a loyalty program.
After Nespresso, Samsung used a 3D animation for a product presentation. This time in our own capital, Amsterdam, using one of the most famous buildings in Amsterdam, the “Beurs van Berlage”.
It looks more decorative then functional, but appearances can be deceptive. This air conditioner is designed to provide you with an ideal sleeping environment. However without cooling the complete chamber. This could help save up to 60% on energy costs.
Urinals are often an annoyance on the streets. Big, ugly devices that ruin the streetview. With the Urilift , this is history. The Urilift will only surface at times when they are really needed, (in the evening). They are directly connected to the sewerage and very low in maintenance.
Utrecht has the first ice cream man who uses social media in The Netherlands. Ice cream man Martin Schuurman uses Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and Foursquare for both passing his locations as to let the consumer determine the flavour of the day. Also through promotions, like free ice cream for followers, he tries to attract consumers.
This student dormroom, developed by students from the University in Karlsruhe, Germany, is unique. The inhabitant of the cylindrical room, can move the room in different positions by rotating the cylinder. You can sit still on the bench, and if you are ready to go to sleep, move it around a bit and your bathroom is ready.
Izarzugaza is a highly respected butcher in northern Spain. While the meat is prepared traditionally, the marketing techniques are state-of-the-art. Last year he started selling online and ordering via touch screen, this year they installed a 24-hour vending machine, filled with the best meats, according to the season.
Conference Hotel Kapellerput, in Heeze, The Netherlands, is currently building a classic “Kaban”. It will be a floating meeting room from 148m². It will be placed among the trees of the forest, next to the current hotel. A new dimension in meetings.
This new brand of chocolate uses cocoa which is grinded cold, so that all anti-oxidants, but also the substances that arouses loving feelings are still in the chocolate. Not only will you feel happier, the product is completely eco-friendly and gives people in Ecuador a chance to a good future.
These two men have been operating a “coffee shop” since last weekend in the streets of New York. Where? No one knows. It just depends on where the bike is leading them. Everything is done on manpower (green engine). Even the beans are manually grinded for you. A delicious cup of coffee, if you know where to find them, anyway.
Coca-Cola is recycling empty cans and bottles into chairs. Not only chairs, but also jackets and other clothing will become part of the recycling program.
Can’t afford a ticket to South Africa? Or just not such a huge fan? There is still a possibility to watch yourself on TV. You can buy a spot on the banner of www.hetoranjespandoek.nl, which will be displayed at the match The Netherlands-Denmark. So your face will still star on TV.
We spotted the French fastservice, Roulegalette, (French crêpes) and wondered when the first Dutch “pancake to go” would start. Via Twitter the “pannenkoekenbus” (pancake bus) reacted within a few minutes. Young entrepreneurs Robin and Gerard, who got the idea while waiting for the bus to school, combined their part time job in a pancake restaurant with a bus.
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If you’re always standing in the shadow of the big competitor, what can you do? Seattle’s Best Coffee has the answer. Take out the competition by taking over their office. How? Watch the YouTube video.
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This Thai producer of soda water could not break through in Thailand. Until they came up with this marketing stunt. In the months following after that stunt, sales rose from 200,000 bottles to 1,000,000 bottles. View the marketing stunt on YouTube.
Besides ice cream, Ben and Jerry’s now also sells clothes in their webshop. Half the profit goes to charity. Be quick, because everything is made in a limited edition.
The new office supplies of Lexon are completely ecological. Made from bamboo and working on solar energy. Also, almost every part of these devices are recyclable.
The stunning sustainably-built rugby stadium features state-of-the art green technology, making the most of available resources. They use rainwater, heat and cold storage, solar power and natural light. An example for future stadiums.
In France, the first fast service “crêperie” opened with 3 outlets in Paris. The concept is named after the savory crêpe, “Roule Galette”. One of France’s most classic dishes in a modern way.
For the creatives among us, a café in Paris has opened, where one can rent a sewing machine. The café has ten work stations. Costs? € 6 per hour and € 25, = per day. They also frequently organize workshops. Similar initiatives have been spotted at various locations, for example in Rotterdam.
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