Trends we spotted | Week 25

24-6-2022

  • Topping out Maritim Hotel AmsterdamTopping out Maritim Hotel Amsterdam
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  • Conscious hotels is going to expand in EuropeConscious hotels is going to expand in Europe
  • Finger Sporks at KFCFinger Sporks at KFC
  • Fletcher Hotel Rotterdam -AirportFletcher Hotel Rotterdam -Airport
  • Pike Place - Heritage Market Starbucks - credits Joshua TrujilloPike Place - Heritage Market Starbucks - credits Joshua Trujillo
  • SkyDrop Delivery DroneSkyDrop Delivery Drone
  • The Good Wine collaborates with the Made Blue FoundationThe Good Wine collaborates with the Made Blue Foundation
  • Topping out Maritim Hotel AmsterdamTopping out Maritim Hotel Amsterdam
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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’.

German Maritim Hotel group has signed a new 50-year lease with Union Investment for the biggest integrated congress hotel in Europe, The Maritim Hotel, being developed in Amsterdam North, close to the River IJ and opposite the city’s central railway station across the waterway.

Celebrating a milestone 50th anniversary, European-born brand Le Méridien brings glamour back to travel with renovations across its global portfolio. And SkyDrop and Domino’s gear up to launch a commercial drone delivery trial in New Zealand.

Hard Rock International commences partnership with GEK TERNA Group to create a luxury resort and Casino in the Heart of the Athens Riviera. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Athens is set to open in 2026. And a Heritage Market by Starbucks opened in Seattle, showing the past, present and future of coffee and their community.

KFC US unveils innovative new ‘finger sporks’ to make its side orders as finger lickin’good as its fried chicken. And NIPA Capital & Conscious hotels join forces for sustainable growth of this chain in Europe.

Organic wine form The Good Wine provides one thousand times more clean drinking water in cooperation with Water Made Blue. And the two Fletcher Hotels at Rotterdam The Hague Airport introduce a package deal: ‘The super relaxed travel package’.

In the category Catering, cleaning, security and various business services of the MT500, Hutten is number 1 this year. The MT500 is the reputation research for Dutch companies, based on the opinion of managers, decision makers and executives.

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Campina collaborates with Jimmy Loves Food | Organic dairy products delivered by bike via order platform for the restaurant sector

23-6-2022

  • Campina delivered by Jimmy Loves FoodCampina delivered by Jimmy Loves Food

Campina collaborates with Jimmy Loves Food, an Amersfoort-based business order platform which delivers local and sustainable products to the restaurant sector by bike. The delivery will be emission-free and take place within 24 hours in Amersfoort and Amsterdam. The organic products from the Campina range can now be ordered via this app.

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Everything breathes wine at the Dormio Wijnhotel Valkenburg

21-6-2022

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Opening – The first wine bottles have been uncorked at Dormio Wijnhotel Valkenburg and the first hotel guests woke up in their private wine domain. Last weekend the themed hotel and restaurant on the Stationsstraat in Valkenburg opened its doors for the first time. The former family hotel Tummers has undergone a metamorphosis and has been transformed into a wine hotel. The new owner developed a unique concept for this in cooperation with South Limburg winemakers and international wine companies. The CEO of Dormio Resorts & Hotels, Roel de Boer describes it concisely as “everything here breathes wine”.

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Trends we spotted | Week 24

20-6-2022

  • The 'Charged Up Cup' by PaneraThe 'Charged Up Cup' by Panera
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  • A Grilled BBQ TiNDLE Chick'n Sandwich at Veggie GrillA Grilled BBQ TiNDLE Chick'n Sandwich at Veggie Grill
  • COTE Miami has got its first Michelin starCOTE Miami has got its first Michelin star
  • DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam X VanMoofDoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam X VanMoof
  • Shaffy Restobar in AmsterdamShaffy Restobar in Amsterdam
  • The 'Charged Up Cup' by PaneraThe 'Charged Up Cup' by Panera
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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 the Michelin stars in South Florida, with COTE Miami amongst them. And in Russia opened the old McDonald’s stores under the name Vkusno & tochka’.

DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Central Station offers employees a VanMoof e-bike for one euro a day. And Swingers, the crazy golf club in London, Washington and New York, has reinvented mini golf for an adult audience by adding gourmet street food, cocktails and a party atmosphere.

Recently the 50 Top Pizza list in the USA was published, with nine restaurants from New York! We congratulate the winner: New York’s Una Pizza Napoletana. And vending machines of Subway are hitting the market.

An official ‘Golden Girls’ Kitchen pop-up is coming to Los Angeles this summer and TiNDLE, the plant-based chicken brand, is now available at all ‘Veggie Grill’ restaurants in the USA.

Panera helps guests stay charged for the longest day of the year with the limited edition ‘Charged Up Cup’, that will charge your phone while you simultaneously enjoy an energy boost from Panera’s new Charged Lemonades.

Shaffy Restobar in Amsterdam welcomes a new chef de cuisine: Koji Miyahira. He is adding an Asian twist to the menu. And in the ‘Learn to Taste’ series by Bird Brewery this month the difference between their Ekster and Ekstera beers. lees verder

Free Heri Heri For All during Keti Koti on July 1

20-6-2022

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  • Free Heri Heri For All - credits Paul WijsenFree Heri Heri For All - credits Paul Wijsen
  • Free Heri Heri For All - credits Paul WijsenFree Heri Heri For All - credits Paul Wijsen
  • Free Heri Heri For AllFree Heri Heri For All
  • Free Heri Heri For AllFree Heri Heri For All
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This July 1st, ‘Free Heri Heri For All’ will take place. Free Heri Heri For All was developed by KIP Republic in memory of the history of slavery and to connect history with the present. The first edition took place in 2020 with 4,000 free dishes that were distributed across all Amsterdam city districts, the event has since grown into a nationwide celebration with more than 20,000 Heri Heri dishes that will be distributed in eight provinces this year. Free Heri Heri unites society in remembrance of the history of slavery.

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New pop-up city terrace ‘de Prairie’ in Eindhoven

17-6-2022

  • De lama van het stadsterras 'de prairie'De lama van het stadsterras 'de prairie'
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After two sold-out editions in 2020 and 2021 with city oasis ‘de Zomertuin’, a new event returns to Eindhoven this year. City terrace ‘de Prairie’ will take place from Wednesday, 15 June to 28 August at De Caai. At the Prairie, you can play among the hay bales and farm animals, eat tasty and healthy food, barbecue or have a drink, and above all, be inspired by the pure outdoor life.

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Pop-up restaurant SterkWater introduces visitors to Fort Giessen in a culinary way

17-6-2022

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In July, you will have the opportunity to discover the Dutch Fort Giessen in a culinary way. From 7 to 31 July, travelling pop-up restaurant SterkWater, a catering experience that brings the hidden stories of the Dutch Waterline to life, will take place here. At Fort Giessen, visitors will be taken on a culinary evening full of stories, delicious food and music. With a menu inspired by the fortress, SterkWater lets you experience Dutch history in a very special way.

Guests are offered a full dinner including drinks and an evening of music and experience. All information and tickets can be found on the website.

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Restaurant Noor (*) in Groningen gives students 50% discount

14-6-2022

  • Marleen Brouwer in the kitchen of restaurant Noor - credits Chantal ArntsMarleen Brouwer in the kitchen of restaurant Noor - credits Chantal Arnts
  • Marleen and Jeroen Brouwer in front of restaurant Noor - credits Chantal ArntsMarleen and Jeroen Brouwer in front of restaurant Noor - credits Chantal Arnts
  • Design in an old church - restaurant Noor Groningen - credits Chantal ArntsDesign in an old church - restaurant Noor Groningen - credits Chantal Arnts
  • Dishes from restaurant Noor in Groningen - credits Chantal ArntsDishes from restaurant Noor in Groningen - credits Chantal Arnts
  • Marleen Brouwer in the kitchen of restaurant Noor - credits Chantal ArntsMarleen Brouwer in the kitchen of restaurant Noor - credits Chantal Arnts
  • Marleen and Jeroen Brouwer in front of restaurant Noor - credits Chantal ArntsMarleen and Jeroen Brouwer in front of restaurant Noor - credits Chantal Arnts
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Restaurant Noor in the city Groningen in the north of the Netherlands has recently been awarded with a Michelin star and is giving students a 50% discount on their entire bill this fall. Owners Marleen and Jeroen Brouwer want to make dining in a top restaurant more accessible to students and thus invest in potential guests of the future. The student offer runs from September through December 2022 and is valid every second Tuesday of the month.

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An innovative drive-thru experience at Taco Bell Defy

10-6-2022

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  • Taco Bell Defy™ - innovative drive-thry experienceTaco Bell Defy™ - innovative drive-thry experience
  • Taco Bell Defy™ - innovative drive-thry experienceTaco Bell Defy™ - innovative drive-thry experience
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Taco Bell is redefining drive-thrus as consumers know it with one of its most innovative Taco Bell restaurant designs yet. Coined Taco Bell Defy, the restaurant that broke ground last summer opened its doors – but most importantly, its four-lane drive-thru – in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota on June 7. The first of its kind two-story model delivers innovative technology and design, like a proprietary vertical lift to transport iconic craveable Taco Bell menu items straight from the kitchen to fans.

Back in August 2021 we wrote about the plans for this new drive-thru and as far as we can see, it’s as they said it would be.

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Trends we spotted | Week 23

10-6-2022

  • Audi teams up with Restaurant Noma and MADAudi teams up with Restaurant Noma and MAD
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  • Tenzing natural energyTenzing natural energy
  • Apollo Hotela are now Leonardo HotelsApollo Hotela are now Leonardo Hotels
  • National Museum in Oslo openedNational Museum in Oslo opened
  • Audi teams up with Restaurant Noma and MADAudi teams up with Restaurant Noma and MAD
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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 ‘tree free paper’, notebooks made from upcycled stone waste. Is ‘Paper / On The Rocks’ interesting as stationary for those hotels who strive to be as sustainable as possible?

Audi USA teams up with three-Michelin-star Restaurant Noma and global nonprofit MAD to spark conversations around sustainability. And the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design opens in Oslo on 11 June, 2022.

You can play ‘feather bowling’ at Randolph Beer bar in Brooklyn. We never heard of ‘Feather Bowling’, or ‘Trabollen’ as they call it in Belgium, did you? Culinary cruise during the hundredth edition of the Dutch sailing event ‘Kaagweek’.

We love the simple idea behind the Pride Wopper of Burger King in Austria (that features a same-side bun for “equal love and equal rights”) but the campaign gets a lot of reactions. The Colombian brewery Dos Tercos prints promises by presidential candidates on beer cans. To remind them of it!

The Apollo Hotels successfully transformed into Leonardo Hotels and their new website is online as well. And TENZING Natural Energy is now also available in the Netherlands, it’s a completely plant-based, low-calorie energy drink with a positive impact on the planet.

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