Trends we spotted | Week 07
Basecamp Eco-resorts acquired Boutique hotel The Unbound in Amsterdam
Citadines Canal Amsterdam opens its doors soon
Citadines Canal Amsterdam opens its doors soon
een duurzame Dripdrop paraplu bij DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station
Freed Developments announced a 5-star luxury hotel and residences project in Toronto
Snack Bases by Santa Maria
Subway® Canada played cupid
The Goodbye Pies from Pizza Hut
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:
- Citadines Canal Amsterdam opens its doors soon.
- DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station has recently partnered with Dripdrop, offering its guests sustainable umbrellas on rainy days.
- Basecamp Eco-resorts acquired Boutique hotel The Unbound in Amsterdam
- Freed Developments announced a 5-star luxury hotel and residences project, called Freed, in Toronto.
- Hot Honey ‘Goodbye Pies’, by Pizza Hut USA, helped breaking up relationships for Valentine’s Day.
- Subway® Canada showed that anything is possible when Canadians say ‘Yesway’ to new experiences
- Snack Bases by Santa Maria, this product makes it super easy to make your own signature vegan and gluten-free snacks.
- Bow tie croissants – on sale at Layla Bakery on Portobello road in London.
- Another croissant craze – the ‘flat croissants‘ – one influencer compares these croissants from Alexander’s Patisserie to a palmier.
- Ice cream inspiration from Tokyo, soft-serve ice cream with deep-fried sweet potato!
- And painting with your food! ‘7 paintings’ by Dinner Tales at the Hyde Hotel in Dubai.
Enjoy reading!
Citadines Canal Amsterdam opens its doors soon
Between Spiegelgracht and Reguliersgracht, in the heart of Weteringbuurt, Citadines Canal Amsterdam will open in March 2024. Behind the historic facade, a modern world is awaiting you with attractively designed apartments. There are four types of apartments where guests can compose their own perfect stay. Comfortable rooms, breakfast service and a 24-hour reception with unlimited free hot drinks. All this makes you feel relaxed just like home with the convenience and service of a hotel. You can even bring your pet with you.
The aparthotel, with 93 rooms and apartments, is located on a quiet location within walking distance from popular attractions, shopping areas, restaurants and cafes. The ideal base for a business trip, staycation or simply to explore Amsterdam extensively. More details in the link in the title. Citadines is part of The Ascot Limited.
Rent an umbrella, plant a tree | Dripdrop at DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam CS
As part of sustainable business practices, DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station has recently partnered with Dripdrop, offering its guests sustainable umbrellas on rainy days. By renting out Dripdrop umbrellas, the company contributes to the Eden Reforestation Projects. This is an international non-profit organisation that works in developing countries to rebuild natural landscapes destroyed by deforestation. With more than 977 million trees planted by Eden to date, choosing a Dripdrop umbrella makes a positive impact on the environment, as part of the proceeds of each umbrella supports these projects. Furthermore, the umbrellas’ fabric is made of 100% recycled plastic, equivalent to five 0.5-litre bottles. Smart system, check out how Hilton offers these umbrellas in the video below. Link to Dripdrop’s website in the title.
Basecamp Eco-resorts has acquired boutique hotel The Unbound in Amsterdam
Basecamp Eco-resorts’ mission is to develop a global network of eco-resorts on the world’s most beautiful places. A total of seven parks have been acquired, some of which are still under development. Resorts in the middle of nature, where sustainability and co-creation are central. The Unbound Amsterdam, located in the green part of Amsterdam-West, is one of the resorts in their portfolio. The boutique hotel will continue under the wings of Basecamp Eco-resorts. The management of The Unbound was already taken over in summer 2023. There are still cottages for sale – link to hum website in the title.
Freed Developments announced a 5-star luxury hotel and residences project in Toronto
Visionary real estate developer Peter Freed of Freed Developments announces first-ever Freed Hotel and Residences tower located in Toronto. Designed by Chicago-based tall building experts Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, renowned for the next world’s tallest and most luxurious skyscraper Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, as well as Central Park Tower in New York, the project will feature 100 five star luxury hotel rooms and 400 luxury condominiums with a world class Skybar/restaurant on the 63rd floor, boutique spa, and a 10,000 sq ft Katsuya Restaurant on the 2nd floor. More details in their press release, link in the title. Check out the Freed hotels here.
Hot Honey ‘Goodbye Pies’ | Pizza Hut USA helped breaking up relationships for Valentine’s Day
Do you know what ‘Red Tuesday’ means and when it is? It’s the Tuesday before Valentine’s Day, the day that the most break ups of the year happen. More details in the press release of the Goodbye Pies by Pizza Hut, link in the title. Pizza Hut launched their limited-edition Hot Honey ‘Goodbye Pies’ on Red Tuesday this year, to help deliver spicy news in a sweet way for FREE. By sending a Goodbye Pie, Pizza Hut helped you break up with your significant other by delivering a personalized, simple message on custom packaging with a sweet and spicy Hot Honey pizza to ease the pain. The custom Goodbye Pie pizza boxes also had a space on the top for the break-upper’s name to be added. We don’t suppose it’s any better than a breakup via WhatsApp!
‘Yesway’ | Subway® Canada played cupid
Subway® Canada showed that anything is possible when Canadians say ‘Yesway’ to new experiences and partnered with relationship expert Kimberly Moffit to demonstrate how they could break bread and make a new connection. To help Canadians freshen up their dating life, Subway® Canada inspired the nation with their take on a ‘Meat Cute’ last Valentine’s Day. Cupid shot his arrow to unsuspecting singletons, asking if they were open to a new connection – and a free lunch. The experiment, captured on camera, launched on the Subway Canada Instagram and TikTok page as couples sat down for a chance encounter over a delicious sandwich. More details in their press release, link in the title.
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Snack Bases by Santa Maria | Your own signature vegan and gluten-free snacks
A shortcut to unique snacks for your restaurant. Spotted at the Horecava by a colleague who worked in a bar. Snack Bases is a clever snack that you can add your own flavor to in no time. Baking just a handful of these snack pellets provides a generous portion of snacks at low cost. You bake Snack Bases in less than a minute. Serve them with your own unique spice blend to make the freshly made snack chips extra surprising. Low cost and effort with a surprising impact and marge. More details on the website of Santa Maria, link in the title.
Ice cream inspiration | Soft serve with deep fried sweet potato
Joods, SF Bay Area Foodie brought us this ice cream inspiration! Deep-fried sweet potato tempura soft serve. You can enjoy it at motoyoshi_imo, a supermarket at Daikanyama station in Tokyo. It’s salty milk soft serve with deep fried sweet potato topped with crispy tempura bits. According to the influencer it’s a perfect balance of savoury and sweet.
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Croissants in the shape of a bow tie
Recently Marjolein wrote a blog about the huge amount of croissant variations! She is clearly a part of the “just give me a regular croissant” camp. But we came across 2 new variations this week including an Instagram post from eatnlondon! A ‘rhubarb and hibiscus bow tie’ at Layla Bakery on Portobello Road in London. Link to her website in the title.
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This looks special, a ‘Flat Croissant’. The Instagram post by Rachel | Bay Area Food & Beyond also talks about comparing it to a ‘palmier,’ lots of butter, crispy and sweet. She bought this ‘flat croissant’ at Alexander’s Patisserie. Their Instagram account looks like a source of inspiration for bakers. Link to their website in the title.
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7 paintings at the Hyde Hotel in Dubai
An interactive, magical and immersive 3D dining experience in the Hyde Hotel in the Business Bay in Dubai. A two hour experience in which you get to enjoy 7 dishes which are a true work of art, some even done by the guest. Great compilation by Nadine Markiz. Link to the website of Dinner Tales in the title, they have created more experiences and are in many more cities. For Dubai you can book here.
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