Inspiration for upcoming national and international days
13-2-2024
13 February 2024 – A blog by Marjolein van Spronsen, on using national and international days as inspiration. We mention these days 1 to 2 months upfront in our weekly trendletter. With links to the former trendletters. We don’t publish those articles on Horecatrends but of course everyone can subscribe to the weekly trendmail. 
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Croissant craze | What does 2024 bring?
25-1-2024
Marjolein van Spronsen blogs about the croissant hype with for example broissants, cube- and round croissants, croffles, crospresso’s, cragels, tracos, cronuts and Christmas croissants.
Paying in advance for Taylor Swift, not for your restaurant reservation
11-8-2023
Leonie van Spronsen blogs about how we find paying in advance completely normal (a year in advance!) for a ticket for Taylor Swift and prefer not to do so for a restaurant reservation.
This blog was previously published in Dutch at the website of Van Spronsen & Partners hospitality consultancy.
Bicicletta bar at your outdoor dining space
28-3-2023
A blog by Marjolein van Spronsen with an idea for the outdoor dining space of your restaurant: a Bicicletta bar!
This blog was first published in Dutch on the website of Van Spronsen & Partners, hospitality consultants.
Dry-aged fish
12-1-2023
Marjolein van Spronsen blogs about the ancient Japanese technique of dry-aging fish, there are even fish shops in New York and Australia that specialize in dry-aged fish. She would love to be able to buy this fish here in the Netherlands.
This blogs was previously published in Dutch at the website of our organization Van Spronsen & Partners Hospitality Consultancy.
Healthy cooking for the community
3-2-2022
Marjolein van Spronsen blogs about an initiative from California where catering companies and restaurants offer a ‘plate pass subscription’. Definitely an idea for restaurants in neighbourhoods with many dual-earners and their families.
This blog has been posted in Dutch recently at the website of Van Spronsen & Partners Hospitality Consultancy.
Don’t worry, I will not be taking my dog with me to your hotel looking like this!
2-4-2021
Marjolein van Spronsen blogs about a potential new guest, the dog! Even though hotels are focussing on hygiene and safety first due to Covid-19, your (potential) guests have bought a lot of dogs recently. Under which circumstances are dogs welcome at your hotel? And isn’t a ‘dog wash station’ super helpful? Looking at our Jimmy it certainly is!
Dark Kitchens | What’s next?
23-3-2021
Our colleague Leonie van Spronsen blogs about the phenomenon of ‘Dark Kitchens’. Currently these companies mainly focus on fast food and fast casual meals, but why not deliver high-quality meals from highly commended chefs from a virtual restaurant?