Trends we spotted | Week 27
Circular Food Center-cluster werkt aan efficiëntere broodketen 
Cookie Dough Cold Brew and ‘Cookie Dough Freeze’ by Dutch Bros
Museum of ice cream Chicago - Sprinkle pool
The 50 Best Restaurants 51 - 100
The Connaught Cigar Merchants
The Fourth Annual Vow Renewal - credits Aruba Tourism Authority
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 ‘World of Barbie’ near Toronto, Canada and ‘Bistrot Top Chef’ opened in France last week. They only serve dishes made by the candidates during the different seasons!
Aruba will host the Fourth Annual Vow Renewal on August 11 on the beautiful Eagle Beach! And the Museum of Ice Cream in Chicago will celebrate National Ice Cream Day (July 17) with free ice cream and the world’s first outdoor Sprinkle Pool.
The Connaught hotel in London announces the unveiling of a new hidden gem in the heart of the hotel – The Connaught Cigar Merchants. And the World’s 50 Best Restaurants announces the 51-100 list for 2022.
The Munich ice cream shop, Keep Bañana, turns rescued, overripe bananas into vegan soft serve and in the USA Dutch Bros serves new nostalgic drinks: Cookie Dough Cold Brew and the frozen Cookie Dough Freeze. It sound like we would love these sweet cold brews here in Europe as well!
From the Netherlands: LocalTea. They developed a unique tea plant which means that tea can be grown anywhere in Europe now. By growing and producing tea locally, LocalTea saves 96-99% water, energy and CO2!
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Dutch Bros serves new nostalgic drinks
Summertime vibes at Dutch Bros, with a nostalgic Cookie Dough Cold Brew and its frozen partner-in-crime the Cookie Dough Freeze. The drive-thru coffee company is featuring Cookie Dough Cold Brew and Cookie Dough Freeze at all of its more than 570 locations.
The Cookie Dough Cold Brew is a delicious mix of Dutch Bros’ cold brew (regular or nitro) with chocolate milk and chocolate chip cookie dough flavor topped with Dutch Bros’ signature Soft Top, a fluffy, sweet topping and chocolate sprinkles. Its frozen PIC (partner-in-crime) is the Cookie Dough Freeze featuring the same flavors and toppings in a Dutch Freeze (aka blended coffee perfection).
As we still don’t drink much cold brew coffee in the Netherlands, we wonder whether flavors like this could change that!
Stéphane Rotenberg launches the first ‘Bistrot Top Chef’, opening scheduled for July in Suresnes, France
With a hundred seats, a ‘Bistrot Top Chef’ opened its doors on Friday July 8, 2022 in Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine). Imagined by the presenter of the famous M6 show, Stéphane Rotenberg, the restaurant will only offer dishes made by the candidates during the different seasons of the game show. More details in the article, link in the title.
We have a lot of food shows as well – why not open it for public and start a restaurant?
‘World of Barbie’ | Discover, explore, and revel in her lifestyle and many careers
Among the exciting and immersive activities, guests can pay a visit to Barbie’s iconic Dreamhouse, brought to life! Chill out in Barbie’s full size camper van, built by the world-famous West Coast Customs! Travel to intergalactic destinations aboard Barbie’s Interstellar Airways shuttle! Grab the mic and record their masterpiece in Barbie’s Music Studio and revisit Barbie dolls and accessories from over six decades of fun. The ‘World of Barbie’ opens July 15 and is located in Mississauga, near Toronto. Check out their website in the link in the title for more details. A production of Kilburn Live.
We think that European fans of Barbie would love to visit an immersive ‘World of Barbie’ as well!
Love conquers all on Aruba | They host the Fourth Annual Vow Renewal
It’s never too early or too late to renew your vows, especially on an island as romantic as Aruba. After a two year hiatus, the Caribbean’s largest vow renewal returns for its fourth year of toes-in-the-sand romance. The renewal will take place on August 11, 2022, on Eagle Beach, this year’s Tripadvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Awards Top Ten Best Beach in the World. At sunset, on the breathtaking shores of Eagle Beach, couples will recommit their love with a celebratory champagne toast surrounded by picture-perfect décor and local music inspired by Aruba’s destination weddings. For the first time ever, the Vow Renewal Ceremony will be globally accessible for those unable to attend in person through a Facebook and Instagram live-stream, allowing couples to share this experience with loved ones back home. Couples can register to attend the vow renewal by visiting aruba.com/us/renew-your-vows-in aruba. More details in their press release, link in the title.
Couples can also book a love-inspired vacation package, attraction deal, or take advantage of a retail discount from more than 11 on-island partners.
The Connaught Cigar Merchants recently opened
The Connaught hotel in London announces the unveiling of a new hidden gem in the heart of the hotel – The Connaught Cigar Merchants. This intimate room – tucked away and accessed by those in the know via the Red Room bar – will be home to one of the finest cigar collections in the capital and exemplary spirits. Guests and customers will be able to drop in and shop the collections, guided by Head of Cigars Adam Lajca and team, or take time to sit and sample the cigars with views of majestic Mount Street. This new addition to the hotel has been designed by Bryan O’Sullivan Studio. More details at their website, link in the title.
Museum of Ice Cream to celebrated National Ice Cream Day with free ice cream and the world’s first outdoor Sprinkle Pool
In celebration of National Ice Cream Day, Museum of Ice Cream Chicago at The Shops at Tribune Tower is throwing the coolest party of the summer! To honor their favorite holiday, MOIC is building the world’s sweetest outdoor swimming pool – filled with sprinkles and a side of free ice cream and frozen novelties compliments of Popsicle, Klondike, and Breyers. This first-ever outdoor Sprinkle Pool will be 56 feet long and open to the public from 12pm to 6pm on Sunday, July 17 in Pioneer Court, adjacent to The Shops at Tribune Tower. Ice cream and frozen novelty fans can choose from a variety of free sweet treats as they float on a bed of sprinkles along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile at the i-cone-ic Chicago Tribune Tower! More details in their press release, link in the title.
The world’s 50 Best Restaurants announces the 51-100 list for 2022
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, recently revealed its list of restaurants ranked from 51st to 100th ahead of the annual awards ceremony, taking place on Monday 18th July in London. The annual list, which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary, is created by a voting panel comprising 1,080 independent authorities in the world of gastronomy, from renowned international chefs and food journalists to travelling gastronomes. The extended ranking is created from the same voting process as The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and acts to shine a spotlight on a greater number of hospitality establishments across the world.
Munich ice cream shop turns rescued, overripe bananas into vegan soft serve
At the Munich ice cream shop Keep Bañana, you can order a soft serve made from rescued overripe bananas from local supermarkets. They blend these overripe bananas with oat-milk, dates and ice to create a soft serve that’s naturally vegan and gluten-free. More details in the article at Trendwatching, link in the title. They also serve banana bread and coffee.
New investors for sustainable tea brand LocalTea
LocalTea, Holland’s most sustainable tea from Zundert, can continue to grow and make the tea category structurally more sustainable by attracting impact investors Fair Capital Impact Fund and DOEN Participaties. After the entry of the founders of the Vegetarian Butcher, now impact investors Fair Capital Impact Fund and DOEN Participations join the mission of LocalTea; Local tea with global impact! LocalTea has managed to grow the tea plant local in the Netherlands even in the winter, and with the development of this unique plant, tea can be grown anywhere in Europe. Thanks to this new investment, LocalTea can continue to expand. Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world after water. Unfortunately, its transport across the planet also results in enormous CO2 emissions. By growing and producing tea locally, LocalTea saves 96-99% water, energy and CO2!
