Does your hotel has a soap concierge?

24-4-2012

High-end hotels sometimes offer an array of luxury soaps and other personal cleansing items. We haven’t seen the personalization and selection at the level of Mexico’s Viceroy Riviera Maya before. A ‘soap concierge’ at the newly renovated luxury hotel now offers guests a choice of locally made soaps and then hand-cuts bars on the spot from their selections.

Inspiration for our Queen’s Day?

23-4-2012

Bit artificial but it looks festive! And at April the 30th we celebrate Queen’s Day in The Netherlands, so a nice treat in the colors of the Dutch flag.

Some more inspiration for Queen’s Day

23-4-2012

An delicious layered cake, in the colors of the Dutch flag. Use whipped cream, frosting and fresh berries to give it that refreshing touch you need on a (hopefully) warm Queen’s Day in The Netherlands.

United shake of America on Queen’s Day

23-4-2012

A nice shake with three layers inspired by the Dutch flag. Nice for the Queens day or during the European Championship 2012.

Fries as healthy as possible

23-4-2012

The fries from NYF are made from select Russet and Russet Burbank potatoes. They leave the skin on for extra flavor and nutrition. The potatoes are cooked in non-hydrogenated (trans fat, cholesterol free) sunflower oil in an unique 3-stage cooking process to create the perfect fry texture hot and crisp on the outside, and light and fluffy on the inside.

Bubbels and Oysters for members

20-4-2012

Restaurant De Wits organizes a special Sunday for it’s members. There are free workshops during the afternoon (for example making pasta, taste wine or oysters) and a (paid) pre-taste of five new menu dishes at the evening. A simple but effective concept. Why? It creates community bonding, the free activities are interesting and there is a good change that people will return.

The only thing that scares

20-4-2012

Droste’s wants to emphasize the rural and spacious character of their the farm lodges in Twente. They do it in an original way with a photo of an electric cattle fence. The newsletter is minimalistic and there are no offers in it.

National secretary day at De La Soul

20-4-2012

At ‘national secretary day’, restaurant De La Soul has sent a letter to promote their lunches to all nearby secretaries. This is how keen marketing is done!

Hotel below the surface

20-4-2012

In the Tianmashan Mountain (China) the Shanghai Shimao Property Group is building the InterContental Shimao Wonderland, a hotel that’s situated 100 meters below the earth surface. There are three floors above the ground and the other 16 are below. The high-end hotel will open in 2014 or 2015.

Dessert in flowerpot

20-4-2012

The iNG restaurant and the Moto restaurant in Chicaco did introduce their new April Showers menu in a YouTube movie. We already placed the movie yesterday, a great example of showing your menu. We especially liked the dessert in a flowerpot.

The French Mc Baguette

20-4-2012

The Mc Baguette from France looks great, we want it in The Netherlands as well!

Lunchbox inspiration

19-4-2012

Caterer ‘5 breads and 2 fishes’ has created a luxury lunchbox for a presentation of new products from Keune Cosmetics at the press conference in Audax Amsterdam. The ingredients of the lunchbox where inspired by the smell of the new products. Like mint-rosemary; ginger-lemon; lavendel and orange.

Are we going to drink a digibeer?

19-4-2012

 

Stéfhan van der Sligte, a Dutch entrepeneur, has created the digital beer app. With the app guest do get a second beer for free and for participating pubs this should ensure more costumers. The app shows the pubs in the city where you can get a second beer for free. The guest chooses a pub and activates the beercode and shows this code by ordering.

Electric pizzascooter with great sound!

19-4-2012

Electric pizzascooter with great ‘ad’sound! Domino’s Pizza in The Netherlands has new electric pizzascooters. Watch the movie and smile.

Presents for your female staff

19-4-2012

Would these earrings push your sales? Etsy sells them online, in all kind of shapes and sweets.

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