Planet Ardbeg Tour | For lovers of smokey cocktails

28-9-2023

  • enjoy cocktails during Planet Ardbegenjoy cocktails during Planet Ardbeg
  • enjoy cocktails during Planet Ardbegenjoy cocktails during Planet Ardbeg
  • enjoy cocktails during Planet Ardbegenjoy cocktails during Planet Ardbeg
  • enjoy cocktails during Planet Ardbegenjoy cocktails during Planet Ardbeg
  • enjoy cocktails during Planet Ardbegenjoy cocktails during Planet Ardbeg

For cocktails you had to be in Amsterdam this month, cocktail month September started with the Amsterdam Cocktail Week and now ends with the special whisky experience the Planet Ardbeg Tour. From September 28 untill the 30th , experience four special signature Ardbeg cocktails at the famous cocktail bars: Flying Dutchmen Cocktails, LuminAir, J.D. Williams whisky bar and Bar Feijoa. Each cocktail bar serves a cocktail based on one of the three editions of whisky brand Ardbeg, on which the ‘Planet Ardbeg’ comic book is also inspired.

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Trends we spotted | Week 38

25-9-2023

  • Trends we spottedTrends we spotted
  • Bread-Brew 'Gouden Brood' by Sheraton Amsterdam AirportBread-Brew 'Gouden Brood' by Sheraton Amsterdam Airport
  • BUNKR - this AI restaurants has a pop-up at the HorecavaBUNKR - this AI restaurants has a pop-up at the Horecava
  • De Droom van UtrechtDe Droom van Utrecht
  • Hotel guests donate 5 million liters of water to developing countriesHotel guests donate 5 million liters of water to developing countries

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 links this week to articles including an initiative by DoubleTree by Hilton in Amsterdam that allows people to give away 100 litres of water per hotel stay. They have also used advanced Orbisk technology, powered by AI, to reduce thousands of kilos of food waste.

For the first time, there is now also a list of ‘The World’s 50 Best Hotels’ and Sheraton Amsterdam Airport Hotel is launching a Gouden Brood’ beer, a sustainable beer concept made from leftover bread from their kitchens.

Bijou Patisserie in Dubai is serving ‘Le Goûter Vault’: high tea from a jewellery vault. And in Venlo, the Daily Trade Fair Venlo has opened, over 15,000 square metres of exhibition floor with showrooms and a culinary stage!

McDonald’s Japan has added ‘Shrimp Nuggets’ to its menu, we think that many people in the Netherlands would like this menu item as well! At the Horecava, you can check out the pop-up of BUNKR, the first AI-controlled restaurant in the Netherlands.

New owner for tea and spice shop De Droom van Utrecht’. It’s the fourth business of Dineke and Marc van Bommel now. They operate two Betjeman & Barton shops selling tea (accessories), crockery and delicacies in The Hague and one in Amsterdam.

And on Instagram, we came across a cool way to serve burrata – a burrata bar!

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GoTab introduces their Pocket POS system to streamline service and enhance operations

22-9-2023

  • GoTab introduces their Pocket POS system to streamline service and enhance operationsGoTab introduces their Pocket POS system to streamline service and enhance operations
  • GoTab introduces their Pocket POS system to streamline service and enhance operationsGoTab introduces their Pocket POS system to streamline service and enhance operations

GoTab, a hospitality commerce platform, announced the launch of its Pocket POS system, an all-in-one, pocket-sized ordering and payment device designed for busy servers on the go.

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The Bocktoberfest at House of Bird

22-9-2023

  • Bocktoberfest in het Diemerbos bij House of BirdBocktoberfest in het Diemerbos bij House of Bird
  • Bocktoberfest in het Diemerbos bij House of BirdBocktoberfest in het Diemerbos bij House of Bird

On Friday October 6, House of Bird will open the bock beer season with the Bocktoberfest in the Diemerbos (forest near Amsterdam). It promises to be a great kick-off including the launch of the new beer ‘Kaketoekomst’, a charity auction, the Open NK Rodeobock and various DJs. Block 6 October in your agenda if you don’t want to miss this fest or compete in the NK Rodeobock!

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Enter the Passoã pornstar martini competition

18-9-2023

  • Enter the Passoã pornstar martini competition

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.

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Ingka Centres confirms its ambitious plant-forward food hall Saluhall

18-9-2023

  • Ingka Centres will open plant-forward food hall Saluhall in San FranciscoIngka Centres will open plant-forward food hall Saluhall in San Francisco
  • Ingka Centres will open plant-forward food hall Saluhall in San FranciscoIngka Centres will open plant-forward food hall Saluhall in San Francisco

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!

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An ode to the negroni

18-9-2023

  • A Kingston negroni is served at Ultramarijn in The HagueA Kingston negroni is served at Ultramarijn in The Hague
  • A negroni at Botanero in RotterdamA negroni at Botanero in Rotterdam
  • At LuminAir in Amsterdam they even serve a non-alcoholic negroniAt LuminAir in Amsterdam they even serve a non-alcoholic negroni
  • At the Lemonman they serve a fig negroniAt the Lemonman they serve a fig negroni
  • Classic negroni at bar COCO in Relais & Châteaux Weeshuis GoudaClassic negroni at bar COCO in Relais & Châteaux Weeshuis Gouda
  • Creating your own negroni with Bareksten GinCreating your own negroni with Bareksten Gin

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!

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A bartender 2.0 | L’OUI

15-9-2023

  • L'OUI - bartender 2.0 L'OUI - bartender 2.0
  • Bartender 2.0 - L'OUI Edwin de Koeijer & Daan GijbelsBartender 2.0 - L'OUI Edwin de Koeijer & Daan Gijbels
  • Cocktails and mocktails by L'OUI - bartender 2.0Cocktails and mocktails by L'OUI - bartender 2.0
  • L'OUI - bartender 2.0L'OUI - bartender 2.0

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.

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Trends we spotted | Week 36

12-9-2023

  • Trends we spottedTrends we spotted
  • Chef Jonnie Boer is ambassador for the Urban CultivatorChef Jonnie Boer is ambassador for the Urban Cultivator
  • Medaillespiegel Wijnkeuring van de Lage Landen 2023Medaillespiegel Wijnkeuring van de Lage Landen 2023
  • Own Your Own LogoOwn Your Own Logo
  • Packaging-free soft drinks startup Dripl raises 2 million euro in growth capitalPackaging-free soft drinks startup Dripl raises 2 million euro in growth capital

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!

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Shichiken sparkling sake | The alternative to champagne during the holiday season

8-9-2023

  • Sparking sake by the Japanese sake brewery ShichikenSparking sake by the Japanese sake brewery Shichiken
  • Japanese sake brewery ShichikenJapanese sake brewery Shichiken
  • Sparkling Sake by Alain DucasseSparkling Sake by Alain Ducasse
  • Sparkling Sake by Alain DucasseSparkling Sake by Alain Ducasse

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.

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