The world’s first pizza box for eating pizza in bed | By Boston Pizza

21-6-2018

It was never all that challenging in the first place, but eating pizza in bed just got even easier, thanks to a new pizza box developed by Canadian chain Boston Pizza. Unveiled in an online video in the beginning of June, an unassuming limited edition pizza box transforms into a self-supporting table and lets you eat pizza in bed. Boston Pizza introduced ‘BP in Bed’ on social media with the hashtag #BPinBed. Although the pizza boxes were a part of a larger promotion campaign we think they might alway be handy!  read more

ShareOle | Snap, Share, Earn | Marketing automation with a human touch

19-6-2018

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With ShareOle you reward your customer for sharing pictures of your product or service. This way they guarantee you a higher organic reach on your social media channels and a massive exposure. It’s a new app created by a Dutch marketing company WASOE. Instead of investing in new customers, invest in your current customer and let them help you to reach new customers. Your customer has dinner at your place, makes a picture, shares it at Instagram with the hashtag #ShareOle and the name of the restaurant, the total likes will be translated in a discount! read more

Nutella Cafe In New York City | Ferrero opens café by the end of the year

19-6-2018

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Soon New Yorkers, known for their culinary palettes, will be able to enjoy the taste of Nutella® in a variety of unique dishes tailored especially for them. Ferrero, a global confectionery company and the maker of Nutella® The Original Hazelnut Spread®, today announced it will be opening a Nutella Cafe at 13th Street and University Place, near Union Square, by the end of the year. Nutella Cafe New York will feature a Nutella-inspired cafe menu and specialty espresso beverages. read more

Crospresso by Piccolo Me | Croissant + Nutella + espresso

18-6-2018

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It’s always great to spot concepts that know how to hit the social media with Instagrammable food! Piccolo Me in Australia is one of those concepts where their guests talk about the fun factor of their  food and how delicious it is. The coffee chain Piccolo Me started back in 2012 and has 12 outlets as we write. Their menu is a mix of dishes, they serve a Cheesy Frenchy (a Cheeseburger in a croissant), a Piccologato (a twist on the classis affogato) and since a couple of months the Crospresso!  read more

SUSHISAMBA celebrates International Sushi Day | With FIFA World Cup sushi

18-6-2018

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In honor of International Sushi Day and in line with the FIFA World Cup, the chefs of SUSHISAMBA have created a delicious Game Sushi Roll. Made from carefully chosen ingredients such as tuna, salmon, yellowtail snapper, shrimp and omakase toppings. The Game Sushi Roll is only served today, Monday, June 18 from 11.30 to 00.30. Nice way to respond to the International Sushi Day and the World Cup. We would put this Game Sushi Roll on the map for the entire championship! read more

Trends we spotted | Week 24

15-6-2018

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At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.

This week, amongst others about the ice cream shop Ben & Jerry’s in London that kicked off a blockchain initiative to let customers offset their carbon footprint. And about the new food app Provision that connects food pantries to eliminate food waste. Parisian confectioner Fauchon is best known for their delicious and beautifully crafted desserts and pastries and now they announced that they will be opening a hotel in Paris, from haute cuisine to hospitality! Who knows maybe guests will find one of their delicious pastries on their pillow after turndown service ;-).

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Custom-made cheese sculpture | The cheesiest Father’s Day present possible!

15-6-2018

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This Sunday we celebrate Father’s Day, and the American company Kraft offered the cheesiest gift possible in an auction! We would love it if we could order a gift like that made from our famous Dutch cheeses next year! Kraft helps Americans to celebrate the man who is sometimes cheesy, but always great, by giving them the possibility to order a Kraft custom-made cheese sculpture of their dad! read more

The Tacro | The newest croissant-hybrid food craze

14-6-2018

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The Vive La Tarte bakery, located in the Ferry Building in San Francisco created the Tacro, the newest croissant-hybrid food craze. You have to eat the Tacro like a taco, it’s stuffed with savoury fillings but it’s made of crispy croissant puff pastry. We wrote about it in our ‘Trends we spotted in week 4 of 2018’ and recently got images, that’s when we decided to write an article about it. And at their Facebook page we saw that they’ve got a new creation: Gotcha Mocha! If you’re a baker you might want to go to San Francisco for inspiration but if you’re a tourist you might consider to simply enjoy a Tacro for lunch at Vive la Tarte! read more

The lobby of the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Paris | Has the only Christian Louboutin pop-up nail bar

14-6-2018

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Mandarin Oriental, Paris will host the French capital’s one and only Christian Louboutin pop up nail bar from 17 June – 7 July 2018. To make the manicure experience even more memorable, guests can enjoy savoury cocktails inspired by the colours and names of the French designer newest nail polishes.

Another example of how to make your lobby more vivid. The Mandarin Oriental ‘s Bar 8 bartenders also created three new cocktails to drink after the 30-minutes Christian Louboutin manicure.  read more

Raffles Europejski Warsaw | 5 Star luxury hotel with a rich history and an impressive art collection

12-6-2018

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June 1st 2018 the Raffles Europejski in Warsaw opened. Bringing over 160 years of history and heritage to the culturally rich Raffles Hotels & Resorts brand, this fully restored Polish icon joins Paris (Le Royal Monceau) and Raffles Istanbul as the third European destination where the inimitable Raffles experience can be found. Not only art but also the skill of Polish craftsmanship is represented within the hotel, whether in the lighting, in the carved burl wood headboards, the parquetry floors or the Warsaw skyline etched into the grey marble bathroom walls, rooting Raffles Europejski firmly in Poland. This sense of place is emphasised by the venerated hotel’s location on the historic Royal Route, with views from spacious and elegant guestrooms onto the Old Town, the Presidential Palace and, across the city’s biggest square, to the eternal flame burning at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the leafy Saxon Gardens behind. The 106 rooms and suites are classically stylish with blackened oak floors, contemporary Polish art, a corner library and sleek marble-clad bathrooms with Art Deco touches. All Raffles hotels have their own signature in which art is very important, you will enjoy wandering through the hotels open spaces whilst enjoying the art!  read more

Vegetarian sushi | Ahimi, Unami & Sakimi

11-6-2018

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We heard about the very popular vegetarian sushi shop, Beyond Sushi with 6 locations in New York City. Here they serve fish-less sushi and they’re pioneer of the plant-based, sushi movement. But we also read an article about Ahimi, Unami & Sakimi of Ocean Hugger Foods. They unveiled an aggressive expansion plan to take plant-based tuna, salmon and eel to the mainstream. read more

Trends we spotted | Week 23

8-6-2018

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At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.

This week, amongst others about American start-up Kabaq that has developed an Augmented Reality software that enables diners to preview their food through Snapchat World Lens. KFC is testing vegetarian chicken and has a branded pool flotation of Colonel Sanders. We wonder whether we will get another president with a hospitality background after 2020 as president of America for the  Democratic Party?

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CONDIVIDERE by Lavazza | New Ferran Adrià concept opens in Turin

8-6-2018

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While planning a trip to France and Italy for September I came across restaurant CONDIVIDERE by Lavazza in Turin. I will most certainly try to make a reservation while in Turin but I think more foodies would love to make a detour for this restaurant. CONDIVIDERE will be housed in the new Lavazza headquarters in the heart of Turin, a symbol of a city that wants to be a leader in haute cuisine, as well as the capital of Italian coffee. CONDIVIDERE by Lavazza is commissioned by Lavazza and designed by Ferran Adrià. The interior space has been designed by Dante Ferretti, while the kitchen and the management of the restaurant will be supervised by Federico Zanasi, a young and brilliant Italian chef. According to some news sites the restaurant will open today the 8th of June, we wish the team lots of fun and success!  read more

Truffles from Wales | The famously difficult-to-cultivate delicacy may now be easier to grow outside of its natural habitat

7-6-2018

A British scientist may have unlocked the key to farming expensive truffles, the famously difficult-to-cultivate delicacy may now be easier to grow outside of its natural habitat. The summer truffles or otherwise known as Burgundy truffles (Tuber Aestivum / Uncinatum) and winter truffles (Tuber Melanosporum) otherwise known as Perigord Truffles are grown by the Welsh Truffle Company. We would love to taste these truffles from Wales! read more

LaundROO | Lounge and vintage clothing swap powered by LG at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

5-6-2018

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LG Electronics USA is taking its “Life’s Good” mantra to the four-day 2018 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, on June 7-10, with the first-of-its-kind “LaundROO Lounge and Vintage Clothing Swap, Powered by LG” – an interactive destination for festival goers to refresh their style, as well as their mind and body. Wouldn’t we want a cutting-edge wash’n’fold service, an air-conditioned lounge equipped with mobile phone charging stations, interactive gaming stations, indoor and outdoor hangout spots and a vintage clothing swap station at festivals in Europe? We’re quite certain that all the Dutch and other European festival goers want to experience #lifesGood and #getDIRTY ;-). The initiative of LG USA made us think of the Miele Power Wash at the Lowlands festival back in 2017. Check out the video from that event below the article. read more

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