Trends we spotted | Week 32

12-8-2022

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 the first restaurant in Europe of Panda Express opened at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and the peanut butter s’mores Pizookie® returns to BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse.

Some openings: Bacon Nation will open on the second floor of the D Las Vegas on Fremont Street this fall. Nobu Hotel, Restaurant, and Residences will Launch in Danang, Vietnam and the 7Pines Resort Sardinia opens as part of the Destination by Hyatt portfolio.

Last week we published a recipe for a ‘frozen salted espresso martini’ spotted on Instagram. This week we spotted the Instagram account of ‘Our Life Corner’ with delicious looking drinks, like the Mango Tea Cream Cheese.

An interesting article about how cities are banning robot delivery vehicles from the sidewalks. As usually the problem of technique going faster than legislation. And Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey and a team will launch a plant-based restaurant & wellness chain.

Are you going to Paris in the first week of September or do you live there? Check out CookieWay, ‘le pop-up bar à cookies de Subway’! Chef and restaurateur Jean Georges Vongerichten opens massive Seaport marketplace in the restored historic Tin Building located in lower Manhattan.

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Trends we spotted week 31

5-8-2022

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 recipe for a frozen salted espresso martini cocktail, sound delicious doesn’t it?  And Zero sugar wine from Italy from Pure the Winery!

The Virtual Restaurant Association, or VRA is the United States first non-profit with the purpose of qualifying virtual restaurant companies to protect consumer, driver & restaurants on health, safety & profits.

And 2 openings in London for foodies! Brazilian chef Alberto Landgraf will open restaurant Bossa in Marylebone and the two Michelin starred Portuguese chef, Henrique Sá Pessoa will open restaurant JOIA in in London’s first art’otel.

For those who love to bake, check out the inspiring Instagram account of NUDAKE, they opened their fourth location in Seoul with the introduction of a ‘Burger Cake’. And would you pay €60,= for an espresso? They serve it at Ettore’s Espresso Bar at H.R. Owen Bugatti in Mayfair, London.

Restaurant Loetje needs staff, check out what they offer in a market where every restaurant is looking for staff. And check out whether you want to download the Accor’s annual Masters of Travel 2022 report! Accor also published their half year 2022 results.

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Kinfill | Sustainable cleaning products in concentrated form

1-8-2022

Kinfill is a sustainable brand that features an innovative collection of homecare products that contributes to a cleaner planet. Their reusable ‘forever glass bottles’ ensure that no plastic is used and refills are delivered in small bottles that can be diluted with tap water. They have a wide range of products (cleaning sprays, soap bars, hand towels etc.) for every area, including the kitchen. Since they do not use any chemical substances, their products are ideal to use in the hospitality industry and you never have to worry that harmful substances will reach the guest. Kinfill has recently been offered and used by several coffee shops, including the well-known coffee bar Saint-Jean in Amsterdam.

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Lifestyle-apartment hotel brand Locke opens aparthotel WunderLocke in Munich

25-7-2022

Lifestyle aparthotel brand Locke is expanding in Europe with the opening of aparthotel WunderLocke – a hospitality concept in Munich that is the most ambitious Locke hotel to date. Open for short and long stays from 17 July, WunderLocke is the ideal starting point for locals and tourists alike to discover the up-and-coming Sendling district.

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W Costa Navarino will open this August

22-7-2022

Opening – W Hotels Worldwide, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands, prepares to debut in Greece on August 11th with the opening of W Costa Navarino. Bookings are now open for the new property which welcomes exclusively adults and young adults over 12 years old, and is located in Navarino Waterfront, the newest integrated resort area of Costa Navarino. This is the prime sustainable destination in the Mediterranean,  located in the Greek region of Messinia in the southwest Peloponnese.

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Trends we spotted | Week 27

11-7-2022

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 ‘World of Barbie’ near Toronto, Canada and  ‘Bistrot Top Chef’ opened in France last week. They only serve dishes made by the candidates during the different seasons!

Aruba will host the Fourth Annual Vow Renewal on August 11 on the beautiful Eagle Beach! And the Museum of Ice Cream in Chicago will celebrate National Ice Cream Day (July 17) with free ice cream and the world’s first outdoor Sprinkle Pool.

The Connaught hotel in London announces the unveiling of a new hidden gem in the heart of the hotel – The Connaught Cigar Merchants. And the World’s 50 Best Restaurants announces the 51-100 list for 2022.

The Munich ice cream shop, Keep Bañana, turns rescued, overripe bananas into vegan soft serve and in the USA Dutch Bros serves new nostalgic drinks: Cookie Dough Cold Brew and the frozen Cookie Dough Freeze. It sound like we would love these sweet cold brews here in Europe as well!

From the Netherlands: LocalTea. They developed a unique tea plant which means that tea can be grown anywhere in Europe now. By growing and producing tea locally, LocalTea saves 96-99% water, energy and CO2!

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Trends we spotted | Week 25

24-6-2022

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’.

German Maritim Hotel group has signed a new 50-year lease with Union Investment for the biggest integrated congress hotel in Europe, The Maritim Hotel, being developed in Amsterdam North, close to the River IJ and opposite the city’s central railway station across the waterway.

Celebrating a milestone 50th anniversary, European-born brand Le Méridien brings glamour back to travel with renovations across its global portfolio. And SkyDrop and Domino’s gear up to launch a commercial drone delivery trial in New Zealand.

Hard Rock International commences partnership with GEK TERNA Group to create a luxury resort and Casino in the Heart of the Athens Riviera. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Athens is set to open in 2026. And a Heritage Market by Starbucks opened in Seattle, showing the past, present and future of coffee and their community.

KFC US unveils innovative new ‘finger sporks’ to make its side orders as finger lickin’good as its fried chicken. And NIPA Capital & Conscious hotels join forces for sustainable growth of this chain in Europe.

Organic wine form The Good Wine provides one thousand times more clean drinking water in cooperation with Water Made Blue. And the two Fletcher Hotels at Rotterdam The Hague Airport introduce a package deal: ‘The super relaxed travel package’.

In the category Catering, cleaning, security and various business services of the MT500, Hutten is number 1 this year. The MT500 is the reputation research for Dutch companies, based on the opinion of managers, decision makers and executives.

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Trends we spotted | Week 24

20-6-2022

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 the Michelin stars in South Florida, with COTE Miami amongst them. And in Russia opened the old McDonald’s stores under the name Vkusno & tochka’.

DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Central Station offers employees a VanMoof e-bike for one euro a day. And Swingers, the crazy golf club in London, Washington and New York, has reinvented mini golf for an adult audience by adding gourmet street food, cocktails and a party atmosphere.

Recently the 50 Top Pizza list in the USA was published, with nine restaurants from New York! We congratulate the winner: New York’s Una Pizza Napoletana. And vending machines of Subway are hitting the market.

An official ‘Golden Girls’ Kitchen pop-up is coming to Los Angeles this summer and TiNDLE, the plant-based chicken brand, is now available at all ‘Veggie Grill’ restaurants in the USA.

Panera helps guests stay charged for the longest day of the year with the limited edition ‘Charged Up Cup’, that will charge your phone while you simultaneously enjoy an energy boost from Panera’s new Charged Lemonades.

Shaffy Restobar in Amsterdam welcomes a new chef de cuisine: Koji Miyahira. He is adding an Asian twist to the menu. And in the ‘Learn to Taste’ series by Bird Brewery this month the difference between their Ekster and Ekstera beers. read more

#GoLocal | Artisanal spirits from the Netherlands

14-6-2022

In recent years, we have spotted a lot of new artisanal spirits in the Netherlands. We have written about the Jongens van Oud West (the Boys of Oud West) who produce Orancello, orange-based Limoncello, and about Voerman Vieux, whose vieux is served straight up with ice cubes or used in cocktails. And about Pink Willem, the first Dutch rosé vermouth based on rhubarb, raspberry and matching botanicals and about the canned cocktails by Amsterdam-based brand Kever Jenever. We also wrote about the sustainable limited edition Hemelwater jenever by Hooghoudt: the distillery from Groningen succeeded in producing jenever from rainwater in 2021.

Below a list of more artisanal drinks!

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Trends we spotted | Week 23

10-6-2022

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 ‘tree free paper’, notebooks made from upcycled stone waste. Is ‘Paper / On The Rocks’ interesting as stationary for those hotels who strive to be as sustainable as possible?

Audi USA teams up with three-Michelin-star Restaurant Noma and global nonprofit MAD to spark conversations around sustainability. And the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design opens in Oslo on 11 June, 2022.

You can play ‘feather bowling’ at Randolph Beer bar in Brooklyn. We never heard of ‘Feather Bowling’, or ‘Trabollen’ as they call it in Belgium, did you? Culinary cruise during the hundredth edition of the Dutch sailing event ‘Kaagweek’.

We love the simple idea behind the Pride Wopper of Burger King in Austria (that features a same-side bun for “equal love and equal rights”) but the campaign gets a lot of reactions. The Colombian brewery Dos Tercos prints promises by presidential candidates on beer cans. To remind them of it!

The Apollo Hotels successfully transformed into Leonardo Hotels and their new website is online as well. And TENZING Natural Energy is now also available in the Netherlands, it’s a completely plant-based, low-calorie energy drink with a positive impact on the planet.

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