Sipping cocktails in a ‘ball pit bar’!

1-4-2016

Only accessible for those who are over 21 of age but wished they were still five! Forward Motion organised a ‘ball pit bar’ in San Francisco, the bar was open on the 19th and 20th of March. The ‘Ball pit bar’ made adults feel like kids again, but with alcohol.

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Quite zen, the Zenroast allows you to roast your own coffee beans

31-3-2016

Zenroast, the ceramic coffee roaster from Japan allows everybody to roast his or her own coffee beans. A classic everyday tool that is used for roasting tea leaves and sesame seeds has been introduced as coffee roaster to create the ultimate coffee to your own taste.

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Kuvée, a wine bottle shaped object with touchscreen, Wi-Fi and sensors

31-3-2016

An article about a new product in the wine industry. It’s a wine bottle shaped object with a touchscreen that is connected with Wi-Fi and has sensors to read details like how many glasses of wine left… And the system is designed to keep the wine fresh for 30 days.

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Lentebock Festival Utrecht

30-3-2016

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Upcoming weekend the fifth edition of the Lentebock Festival will be held at the ‘Ledig Erf’ in Utrecht. Three days long you can try over twenty different kinds of Lentebock beers and rank them. Based on the rankings the winner will be chosen, this beer can be called the best Lentebock beer of the year. lees verder

Waking up between sharks with Airbnb’s ‘A Night At’

30-3-2016

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A once in a lifetime experience: spending the night at a very unique accommodation. In the context of ‘A Night At’ campaign it is possible to spend the night in an underwater bedroom in the shark tank of Aquarium de Paris. This means you will wake up between sharks! Who dares? lees verder

‘IJsmanschap’ is the first Popsicle Bar in the Netherlands

29-3-2016

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Recently the first Popsicle Bar of the Netherlands was opened in Amsterdam, called ‘IJsmanschap’. Besides artisanal popsicles you can also get good quality coffee. lees verder

McDonald’s in 2016: A restaurant?

29-3-2016

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Guest blog of Leonie van Spronsen, living and working in Paris, where she experienced the table service at the McDonald’s at the Champs-Élysées. lees verder

Trends we spotted this week – week 12

28-3-2016

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At the redaction of Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we us in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others ‘Tiny Irish pub on wheels’, ‘Gigantic edible Easter bunny’ and ‘Robots to serve fast food restaurants’. lees verder

Do’s and don’ts for your terrace 2016

25-3-2016

  • By Freepik

#1 ‘Sorry, I don’t take orders, you will have to ask my colleague’ – don’t

Large groups of guests are often annoyed by this. The owner choses to take the orders through automated devices, which is fine for the efficiency, but should never bother the guests, like the answer: no one brought a ‘device’ with them. Solution: when the staff is busy serving, they are allowed to ask for a moment. Afterwards they should immediately signal a colleague with a device or pass on the order. lees verder

The menu: what should I pay attention to?

25-3-2016

  • By Freepik

You find them in every restaurant, in different sizes; the menu. Some restaurant owners are very creative with their menu to turn them into an eye catcher, some restaurant owners don’t really care. What should you pay attention to as a restaurant owner whilst designing your menu? lees verder

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