OCEANIX Busan | The world’s first prototype floating city at the coast of South Korea

29-4-2022

  • OCEANIX Busan - Aerial from Land - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels GroupOCEANIX Busan - Aerial from Land - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group
  • OCEANIX Busan - Top Aerial - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels GroupOCEANIX Busan - Top Aerial - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group
  • OCEANIX Busan - Aquaponic Forest - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels GroupOCEANIX Busan - Aquaponic Forest - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group
  • OCEANIX Busan - Aerial Night - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels GroupOCEANIX Busan - Aerial Night - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group
  • OCEANIX Busan - Research Platform - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels GroupOCEANIX Busan - Research Platform - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group
  • OCEANIX Busan - Peoples alley at night - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels GroupOCEANIX Busan - Peoples alley at night - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group
  • OCEANIX Busan - Lodges - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels GroupOCEANIX Busan - Lodges - credits OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group

Recently the United Nations unveiled its prototype for the world’s first floating city, the futuristic Oceanix Busan will be located off the coast of the city of Busan in South Korea. OCEANIX Busan is created by the Danish architect Bjarke Ingels in partnership with the UN and maritime development firm Oceanix. The project aims to provide breakthrough technology for coastal cities facing severe land shortages that are compounded by climatic threats.

In this article a video about this floating city. We are curious what type of sustainable restaurant and hotel concepts we will spot in this city!

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KFC and Mother’s Day | A Kentucky Fried Buckquet from Proflowers®

28-4-2022

  • Kentuckey Fried Buckquet - KFC X ProflowersKentuckey Fried Buckquet - KFC X Proflowers
  • Kentuckey Fried Buckquet - KFC X Proflowers

This Mother’s Day, KFC and Proflowers are helping you celebrate mom like never before – introducing the Kentucky Fried Buckquet, a DIY floral arrangement that, once assembled, can be part fried chicken, part fresh flowers and altogether amazing.

Only available in the USA but it might be inspiration for local restaurants to collaborate with another entrepreneur to create a great Mother’s Day present? Which mother wouldn’t love to dine out and receive flowers, perfume, chocolate or….?

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Stadshaven Brewery opens new terrace in the Rotterdam Merwehaven

28-4-2022

  • Nieuw terras voor de Stadshaven BrouwerijNieuw terras voor de Stadshaven Brouwerij
  • Nieuw terras voor de Stadshaven BrouwerijNieuw terras voor de Stadshaven Brouwerij
  • Nieuw terras voor de Stadshaven BrouwerijNieuw terras voor de Stadshaven Brouwerij
  • Nieuw terras voor de Stadshaven BrouwerijNieuw terras voor de Stadshaven Brouwerij

Do you want to enjoy a freshly tapped and ice-cold (special) beer on the largest terrace in Rotterdam’s Merwehaven? Starting May 6, you can do so on the new terrace of Stadshaven Brouwerij. The terrace of these ‘fearless brewers’ was carefully designed and built and is now completely ready to receive guests. On May 6, the official opening of this brand new terrace will take place, with various acts and entertainment. For example, the HW Party crew (Hermes House Band of 2019) will perform, and DJ Bootsy Paul will provide guests with the tastiest funk, disco and soul with his ‘moving sound machine’.

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Which Wich® Superior Sandwiches launches a Crypto Box Meal

26-4-2022

  • Which Wich® Superior Sandwiches to Launch a Crypto Box Meal available only on April 29Which Wich® Superior Sandwiches to Launch a Crypto Box Meal available only on April 29

Which Wich® Superior Sandwiches is taking the booming cryptocurrency world by storm, revealing a brand-new Crypto Box meal available only on April 29 at Which Wich locations in the U.S., while supplies last.  The Crypto Box Meal includes regular sandwich, cookie, chips and large drink, plus an additional gift, a limited-edition Which Wich-branded CryptoCoin that is worth $10 on April 29 but changes value daily for up to two years based on Bitcoin fluctuations.

Interesting for European chains to create a product and combine it with cryptocurrency? We don’t think we are at the same level of the Americans, of which 14 percent owns some form of cryptocurrency.  

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Gelateria Miuz opened on the Overtoom in Amsterdam

25-4-2022

  • Gelateria Miuz in AmsterdamGelateria Miuz in Amsterdam
  • Gelateria Miuz in AmsterdamGelateria Miuz in Amsterdam
  • Owner Carlo Petroni van Gelateria Miuz in AmsterdamOwner Carlo Petroni van Gelateria Miuz in Amsterdam
  • Gelateria Miuz in AmsterdamGelateria Miuz in Amsterdam
  • Gelateria Miuz in AmsterdamGelateria Miuz in Amsterdam
  • Gelateria Miuz in AmsterdamGelateria Miuz in Amsterdam
  • Gelateria Miuz in AmsterdamGelateria Miuz in Amsterdam
  • Gelateria Miuz in Amsterdam

Opening – Italian owner Carlo Petroni op gelateria Miuz makes his gelato with only the best ingredients, which are also traceable. Gelateria Miuz recently opened and is located at Overtoom 117, right behind the always bustling Vondelpark and Oud-West. Carlo Petroni’s gelateria sells daily made, fresh, artisan gelato. Made with the best ingredients that Carlo personally selects. No prefab, no artificially colored ice cream, but quality gelato you can come home with.

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Trends we spotted | Week 16

22-4-2022

  • Trends we spottedTrends we spotted
  • Mexican Pizza at Taco BellMexican Pizza at Taco Bell

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 blog by Deliverect about how environmental friendly take-out and delivery options are important for guests’ ordering decisions. And inspiration for sustainable building: the wooden Rocket&Tigeli building will stand 328 feet tall when it is completed in 2026.

Valpas is a Finnish startup that helps dozens of luxury hotels combat bedbugs in an unlikely way. And Space tourism company Space Perspective has revealed the interior design for its lounge-style travel capsule, which will be hauled into the stratosphere by a giant balloon.

Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans for its first-ever all-year-round ski resort — a futuristic, luxury super-project ensconced in the mountains of the desert kingdom which will be 33 times the size of New York City. And Emirates Airlines will launch NFT’s and experiences in the Metaverse.

We spotted a Starbucks all-you-can-eat buffet at the Starbucks Reserve Ginza Marronnier-dori store in Japan. And we never heard of the Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza but it makes its long-awaited return in May!

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Restaurant ShakShuk in Amsterdam made a special dish for Earth Day

22-4-2022

  • Spicy Beyond Merguez by restaurant ShakShuk – credits @foodlicious.amsterdamSpicy Beyond Merguez by restaurant ShakShuk – credits @foodlicious.amsterdam

Especially for Earth Day (April 22), ShakShuk, a shakshuka restaurant on the Zuidas  in Amsterdam, developed a new dish in collaboration with Beyond Meat: Spicy Beyond Merguez. The spicy sausages in this dish are normally made from animal meat, but ShakShuk replaced them with sustainable, plant-based Beyond Sausage. The new dish will be launched with a special promotion on Earth Day and will remain on the menu for a month.

Spicy Beyond Merguez is being introduced with a special promotion: ShakShuk is offering 100 dishes for free on April 22 to celebrate Earth Day. Restaurant-goers can make reservations for this through ShakShuk.

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New Flagship Venice Location for Honeybee Burger opens on Earthday

22-4-2022

  • Honeybee Burger in Venice CaliforniaHoneybee Burger in Venice California
  • Honeybee Burger in Venice CaliforniaHoneybee Burger in Venice California

Today is Earthday and the day that Honeybee Burger Inc. opens its new flagship location at 326 Lincoln Boulevard in Venice, California. A great day to open a plant-based burger chain!

Honeybee plans to announce various special items and launches in celebration of Earth Day, including the QSR debut of the world’s first bio-identical vegan honey from Meli-Bio, about which we recently wrote in our ‘trends we spotted week 14‘ and the Los Angeles debut of Ripple soft-serve, which will be featured in Honeybee’s popular shake program.

Recently we also spotted the vegan Plant Power Fast Food chain in the USA, we wonder when chains like this will find their way into Europe.

 

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A vegan, Japanese-inspired dining experience | Omakaseed at Plant Bar

21-4-2022

  • Omakeesed at Plant Bar

Omakaseed at Plant Bar, a plant-based omakase dining experience set to open in New York City’s NoMad neighborhood on April 30, will bring global flavors and fresh plant-based ingredients to New Yorkers and visitors from around the world. The unique dining experience is launched in partnership with SimpleVenue, an experiential agency connecting food and beverage concepts with world class venues, and Vegan Warrior Project, an organization that helps restaurants maximize their kitchen capacity by connecting them to plant-based delivery concepts. The Japanese-inspired service will feature an eight-seat sushi bar with five seatings per night, and an omakase menu curated by the Chef based on seasonal, fresh ingredients.

For those who are looking for Vegan dining experiences in New York: a new concept to put on your to-go-to-wish list.

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Life Fire Cooking’ at restaurant Nela in Valley Amsterdam

21-4-2022

  • Restaurant Nela - chefs Hari Shetty en Ori GellerRestaurant Nela - chefs Hari Shetty en Ori Geller
  • Restaurant Nela in Valley AmsterdamRestaurant Nela in Valley Amsterdam

This summer, restaurant Nela will open its doors in Valley, the sustainable and innovative building, on the Zuidas in Amsterdam. In this new hospitality formula of the internationally renowned chefs Hari Shetty and Ori Geller, they have chosen ‘Life Fire Cooking’. The name Nela means pure and this is exactly what the two chefs want to reflect in all aspects of their restaurant. From pure gastronomy, which involves cooking on an open fire with the very best and honest ingredients, to the design which is made from natural and unprocessed materials in their purest form. And all this is aimed at connecting people, cultures and traditions.

Currently they are still recruiting staff!

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Ghost kitchen chain Casper from Belgium is going to expand to the Netherlands

20-4-2022

  • Casper oprichters Peter Van Praet, Matthias Laga & Zhong XuCasper oprichters Peter Van Praet, Matthias Laga & Zhong Xu

Casper, the fast-growing ghost kitchen chain in Belgium, announced it has raised €5 million in a Series A financing led by Amsterdam-based Slingshot Ventures, in partnership with serial entrepreneurs Zhong Xu & Jan Hollez (Deliverect) and Jürgen Ingels (Smartfin).

With this injection Casper will expand to various locations in the Netherlands (The Hague, Rotterdam, Eindhoven and Utrecht), France (Lille) in the third quarter of this year and Luxembourg will follow in the fourth quarter. As of Q2 2024, Casper aims to have 50 international locations.

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citizenM begins building a hotel in the Metaverse

19-4-2022

  • citizenM becomes the first hospitality brand to buy property in The SandboxcitizenM becomes the first hospitality brand to buy property in The Sandbox

citizenM, the pioneer of affordable luxury hotels recently announced it will acquire a LAND site in The Sandbox, a leading decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, to begin building a hotel in the Metaverse. This endeavor signifies a new movement in hospitality, as citizenM will be the first ever hotel group to purchase LAND in The Sandbox.

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Trends we spotted | Week 15

15-4-2022

  • Trends we spotted
  • Canopy by Hilton Cannes RooftopCanopy by Hilton Cannes Rooftop
  • Nahkauf BOX by REWE in PettstadtNahkauf BOX by REWE in Pettstadt
  • Cookright coffee by Miso RoboticsCookright coffee by Miso Robotics
  • Fotocredit: KAVB/VidiPhotoTulpen mozaïek bij Kasteel Terworm -credit: KAVB/VidiPhoto
  • terrassen festival Almere -VidiPhototerrassen festival Almere -VidiPhoto

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 the CookRight Coffee product line, the coffee robot that Miso Robotics is testing at stores of Panera. And the mobil ordering platform for the food industry Choco connects restaurant kitchens directly with suppliers to more easily order and manage their inventory.

Here in the Netherlands the world horticultural exhibition Floriade Expo 2022 opened and it’s located near the city of Almere where you will be able to enjoy a terraces festival. And in the south a tulip mosaic of a wine bottle and wine glass is in full bloom at the gardens of Terworm Castle.

The supermarket chain REWE’s in Germany brings with their unmanned concept ‘nahkauf BOX’ or ‘walk in store’ fresh groceries to rural Germany. And Walt Disney World in Florida earmarks 80 acres for new affordable housing development for staff and the general public.

Accor is enhancing it loyalty program All-Accor live limitless with a new range of experiences in partnership with Fever, the leading global live-entertainment discovery platform. And Hilton’s lifestyle category hotels pipeline is expected to more than double over the next decade.

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P.Pole Pizza serves skate-board shaped pizza

15-4-2022

  • Giulia Carniato, Founder of P.POLE PIZZAGiulia Carniato, Founder of P.POLE PIZZA
  • The skate-board shaped pizza of P.POLE PIZZAThe skate-board shaped pizza of P.POLE PIZZA

P.Pole Pizza in Miami serves dynamic freestyle pizza in the shape of a skate-board! And they put your pizza passion to the test as you create your own pie to please your taste buds. Their reimagined pizza is the answer to finding pies which cater to gluten free and organic tastes with a vast array of flavors and options. They recently opened a new restaurant at 701 Washington Avenue in South Beach Miami just steps away from the ocean and sand.

We love the idea of the skate-board shaped pizza and the fact that the guests can freestyle their own pizza, there are three choices of dough, plus five sauces and over 30 toppings to choose from! As they say, it’s not your old-school pizzeria.

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Orancello by De Jongens van Oud West | The alternative to limoncello

14-4-2022

  • De Jongens van Oud West - Rick Taks, Joeri van Dongen en Bart van den HeijkantDe Jongens van Oud West - Rick Taks, Joeri van Dongen en Bart van den Heijkant
  • Orancello van De Jongens van Oud WestOrancello van De Jongens van Oud West
  • Orancello van De Jongens van Oud WestOrancello van De Jongens van Oud West
  • Orancello van De Jongens van Oud WestOrancello van De Jongens van Oud West
  • Orancello van De Jongens van Oud WestOrancello van De Jongens van Oud West

Orancello is made with orange peels instead of lemon peels, resulting in a fresh-sweet liqueur that is perfect for cozy evenings or as a drink in the sun. The orancello of De Jongens van Oud West is characterized by quality and an accessible character.

In this article a recipe for Oud West Finest, a cocktail with orancello and a link to recipes for an Orancello Cosmopolitan, an Oud West orange mimosa and a Mister Orange.

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