New entrepreneurs | The newest hospitality concepts of the Netherlands

3-9-2024

A number of new concepts have opened in the past few months. Last month, among other things, we wrote about the enthusiasm for Matcha concepts in Amsterdam! This month a little more variety in the newest hospitality concepts, from a Thai dessert shop in Utrecht or a restaurant in Bloemendaal to a unique pastry concept in Amsterdam! Also a special restaurant where they combine sound & taste and a well-known Mediterranean Street Food concept coming to Amsterdam. We wish all these entrepreneurs the best of luck! Below is a list of 7 of the newest catering concepts.

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Trends we spotted | Week 32

12-8-2024

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:

• Seville is getting a Crystal Lagoons project aka a Public Access Lagoons Meanwhile, there are quite a few lagoons in the pipeline for Europe.
• Ras Al Khaimah’s Al Hamra is targeting UK and overseas investors with a month-long, PR concept at Harrods. Opening in August.
• A research institute in Japan for a special dish! The dish: raw eggs over rice or as they call it: Tamago Kake Gohan (TKG). Ever heard of yuzu eggs or wine eggs?
• Frittenwerk already has 40+ branches in Germany. They are ready to open branches outside Germany as well. Check out their marketing! Really cool.
• Dutch GP announces biggest ever flag campaign in Dutch sports history.
• Saudi Arabia has unveiled the designs for 11 new stadiums for the 2034 World Cup as part of its bid book. Extraordinary architecture!
• McDonald’s is testing a ‘Big Arch’ burger in Portugal.
• Savor has developed a technology that turns carbon into cooking fats, oils, and other food products, like butter.
• Artist Iwan Smit designed the 2024 Duvel Glasses. The theme for the design is, ‘making a real connection’.
• And a reel about a Cherry Crioche, created by chef Dmytro Zhukovets. More inspiration on his Instagram account!  

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Sunscreen at Bagels & Beans | Getting vitamin D with Factor Creamcheese

9-8-2024

At the Dutch chain of Bagels & Beans, they grease their bagels well and now guests can do the same on their terraces for free! Enjoying a staycation or grabbing a sunny terrace is now even more appealing. Sunscreen is on hand at every location. Getting vitamin D with Factor Creamcheese. Enjoy the summer more responsibly!

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Trends we spotted | Week 31

6-8-2024

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:

• People’s Captain is a special beer brand in the UK that supports positive mental health in the country. They’re brewing positivity.
• We love to follow news around lab-grown meat and we read that the UK is the first European country to approve putting lab-grown meat in pet food. It will be done by Meatly.
• Spotted on Instagram, Fruttini. They produces artisanal frosted fruit in Paris. It looks delicious!
• It’s croissant time again, we spotted a new one: the Cröner. Turkish kebab and the croissant meet to create the ultimate kebab. Sold at Cio’s Grill & Kebab in Vienna.
• ‘Inspired by KM’, Kylian Mbappé and Accor forge alliance to empower younger generations.
• For those who love to play a game of ping pong, you should try Tipong Sport, created in France!
• Great name swap: pickles festival Picklesburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! We know that they love pickles in the US but we wonder if Europeans would fancy pickle shaved ice, pickle tots or pickle cheesesteak.
• After a redesign the Asian restaurant Mr. Sam will reopen this month in Amsterdam.
• Earlier we wrote about the introduction of the German app NeoTaste in Amsterdam, they’re now expanding to many more Dutch cities. They have a lot of restaurants offering special culinary benefits in Amsterdam and Rotterdam for example.
• Pasquale Carfora, chef of Aroma Italian Fine Dining Restaurant in the small Dutch town of Vaassen, is named winner of the renowned Primo dei Campi competition in Italy.
• Chiel Dohmen, owner of restaurant By Chiel in Zutphen, has been awarded the prestigious Gerrit de Kiewit Trophy of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Nederland.

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Young entrepreneurs | The newest hospitality concepts of the Netherlands

30-7-2024

A number of great concepts have opened in recent months, including the long-awaited Rif010 in Rotterdam, which finally started its waves on July 6. We also came across a number of great new concepts by young entrepreneurs, a remarkably number of these new concepts in Amsterdam sell matcha. We wish all these entrepreneurs the best of luck! Check out our list with 7 of the newest hospitality concepts of the Netherlands.

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Restobar Vista Rotterdam opened by the owners of Vista Willemstad

26-7-2024

Opening – Ingrid and Henrie van der Heijden opened Restobar Vista in Rotterdam on July 15th 2024. It’s the second restaurant of the couple, who also own Michelin star restaurant Vista in Willemstad. Guests at Restobar Vista Rotterdam dine with a unique view over the water of the Nieuwe Maas river, the Erasmus Bridge and the skyline of Rotterdam. The new establishment is run by chef Kimmo Geus and hostess Nikki Bijtenhoorn.

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“to Otomat or Notomat?” | At Belgian pizza chain Otomat

11-7-2024

Otomat serves ‘Heavenly pizza & glorious beer’ according to their website. It is a chain of pizza restaurants with branches in Antwerp (MAS), Ghent (with a view of ‘the Leie’ and a ‘Paddle in’), Bruges, Leuven and Mechelen. Otomat says it has reinvented the pizza experience and given it a unique Belgian twist. They create pizza with Flemish classics, the pizza bases have a local touch and, of course, the ‘beer pairings’! They have a special menu this summer and in addition they ask “to Otomat or Notomat?” upon entering. Curious?

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Opening of Alma Bistro in ‘t Ginneken in Breda

9-7-2024

Opening – Chef Wouter van Laarhoven and hostess Malou Hagenaars opened Alma Bistro in the Dutch city Breda earlier this month. The gastronomic bistro is the couple’s third establishment after Michelin star restaurant Alma Fine Dining and Alma Bodega in Oisterwijk. Guests can enjoy high-quality bistro dishes and fine wines in a relaxed atmosphere with high-level service.

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Fedde Le Grand and MESAMIS | Alcohol-free delights in the spotlight

28-6-2024

MESAMIS, maker of Amsterdam’s alcohol-free spirits GINAMIS and RUMAMIS, is proud to announce a partnership with internationally renowned DJ Fedde Le Grand. The collaboration focuses on creating awareness of alcohol-free delights in a nightlife environment where a healthy lifestyle and good taste go hand in hand. The parties join creative forces to organise activities where that mission gets the full spotlight.

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Trends we spotted | Week 25

25-6-2024

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 We’re Smart award ceremony for Best Vegetable Restaurant in 2024 will take place in Valencia on November 12, 2024.
• Restaurant Noor is ranked 155 in the top 555 restaurants in Europe, of Opiniated About Food (AOD). All the Dutch restaurants mentioned on the list in this article!
• Quality Lodges celebrated its 21st anniversary with a 21-year dinner at The Duke Suites in Nistelrode. The ‘QL Hotel of the Year 2024’ award was presented to Châteauhotel & Restaurant de Havixhorst.
• Hilton Amsterdam recently celebrated the arrival of the first keg of ‘Hollandse Nieuwe’ (herring) on their waterside terrace for the 29th time, with an Olympic touch and special preparations.
• Last Friday, June 21^st, restaurant Soigné organised an ‘EK 3-course meal‘ and restaurant de Burgemeester (the Mayor) organised an ‘EK dinner for champions‘. A delicious meal and on time for the match of the Netherlands – France! Great idea?
• The Connaught recently unveiled an art installation by Alex Israel in London’s Carlos Place. They also sell ice creams inspired by the artwork.
• Seventh Brunch wins award for best brunch in Lisbon from Tripadvisor.
• Haarlem-based craft brewery Jopen has made an IPA with desalinated North Sea water from SEA Water.
• Reopening of sustainable restaurant Nolla in Helsinki, 2 special nights of cooking without electricity.

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