Pyjama party at Insomnia Cookies
19-9-2023
Insomnia Cookies is a cookie company that is mainly known in the USA for selling warm and delicious cookies all day and late into the night, the company has over 245 locations. Today, Tuesday, September 19, Insomnia Cookies invites students in the USA, UK and Canada to the companies’ first ever pyjama party.
We have some stores completely dedicated to selling cookies in The Netherlands. The concept is popular and there are often long queues at the door. In Amsterdam, for example, you have Het Koekemannetje (the cookie man) and Van Stapele. The fact that a concept like Insomnia Cookies is so popular in the USA is interesting, especially since they mainly operate in the evening and the beginning of the night. We are curious if a concept like Insomnia Cookies would be as popular in the Dutch market as it is in the USA, what do you think?!
Enter the Passoã pornstar martini competition
18-9-2023
Passoã passion fruit liqueur is launching a global competition around the iconic pornstar martini. The person who gives the cocktail the tastiest twist will win € 1,000 and a bubble gun set from Flavour Blaster.
Ingka Centres confirms its ambitious plant-forward food hall Saluhall
18-9-2023
Ingka Centres (part of the Ingka Group, which also includes IKEA Retail and Ingka Investments) has recently announced its ambitious, plant-forward food hall Saluhall in San Francisco. This project is in collaboration with KERB, the renowned London food hall operator and small business incubator, and Claus Meyer, co-founder of the hugely-influential New Nordic Cuisine movement and entrepreneur behind multiple global community-focused culinary schools.
We are curious to see when the first plant-forward (80% plant-based) food hall will open in an IKEA in the Netherlands!
An ode to the negroni
18-9-2023
One of our favorite cocktails, the negroni, has its own international week! Annually the negroni is placed in the spotlight, this year from September 18 to 24. This iconic drink takes center stage in various bars all over the world. A number of cocktail bars in the Netherlands also pay attention to this drink! Want to make it yourself? At the bottom of the article there’s a delicious recipe with a twist!
A bartender 2.0 | L’OUI
15-9-2023
A Pornstar Martini or Piña Colada as well as several virgin mocktails served by L’OUI. Do you want to offer trendy cocktails but not spend precious time mixing, shaking or stirring? It’s possible with bartender 2.0 L’OUI. The operation of this innovative cocktail machine from Dutch origin is similar to that of Nespresso machines, the result invariably of top quality. The recipes have been developed in collaboration with the flavour experts at The Stillery. Bartenders keep their hands free, while L’OUI creates the cocktails and mocktails for them. According to the creators, the cocktails and mocktails are perfect of temperature, perfect in flavour and perfect in presentation. Ça c’est L’OUI.
McDonald’s is the first restaurant chain to Incorporate UBQ™ Materials
14-9-2023
Expanding from serving trays, Arcos Dorados, world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee, is now using UBQ™ Materials in bench seating and electrical system components, showcasing new applications in sustainability in their new São Paulo Restaurant.
Karen’s Diner pop-up in Hoofddorp and Leeuwarden
14-9-2023
Don’t you dare ask for the manager…. at Karen’s Diner. The popular concept is on tour and taking the world by storm. The concept revolves around the f*cking popular woman Karen, the one with a bad attitude. Karen’s Diner pop-up is coming to Fort NOXX, Hoofdweg Oostzijde 739 in Hoofddorp on October 14 and 15 and to FIZZ Leeuwarden at Zaailand 106 on November 4 & 5 November to give the Dutch the roast of their lives!
Neo-brasserie Gossler & Florin or in short brasserie G&F
12-9-2023
Opening – A new culinary destination in the heart of the Jordaan district in Amsterdam, Neo-brasserie Gossler & Florin aka brasserie G&F. Early September, Wesley van Haeften opened his a la carte brasserie with a range of international classics, each with a modern twist.
Trends we spotted | Week 36
12-9-2023
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 among others FoodGPT by AI Palette in Singapore, a one-of-a-kind generative AI tool, tailored explicitly for the complex F&B landscape. And an initiative to help revitalize historic downtowns and creating the American Dream for owning your own business: Own Your Own.
At BotBar Coffee in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, robot Adam serves the coffee! And in the Netherlands and Belgium the wines are of very good quality, 35 gold medals at the Wine Inspection of the Low Lands.
Chef Jonnie Boer of the Dutch restaurant De Librije (***) is the new ambassador of Urban Cultivator. They recently introduced ‘Librije Backstage’ and vertical farming by Urban Cultivator. And spotted in Paris, the GalBar. A crêpes and galette bar, which they serve in a scone.
Belgian startup Dripl raised 2.15 million euros of growth capital to accelerate their refillution. Their self-developed Refill Points have been offering a healthy alternative to soft drinks since 2021 and help companies reduce their waste and footprint.
During the renovation of restaurant RIJKS® in the Rijks museum in Amsterdam, you can enjoy the skills of their chefs at the RIJKS® pop-up on the Zuidas. And chef Guillaume de Beer opened Bar Gui in Amsterdam, his dishes look delicious!
Shichiken sparkling sake | The alternative to champagne during the holiday season
8-9-2023
As the holiday season approach, the Japanese sake brewery Shichiken is, in collaboration with Belgian importer Kaori, bringing a sparkling surprise: ‘sparkling sake’. Sparkling sake has been appreciated in Japan for some time, but is still relatively unknown in our country. This refined and tempting alternative to champagne is increasingly being put on the menu by sommeliers of gastronomic restaurants and is rapidly gaining popularity. You can already find this Shichiken sake in many fine dining restaurants, but also in the Kaori webshop.
Pyjama party at Insomnia Cookies #PJP23 Captain N Crunch Berries
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