Trends we spotted | Week 42

24-10-2023

  • Trends we spottedTrends we spotted
  • Radilicious - culinary cookbook by We're Smart World - credits Wim DemessemaekersRadilicious - culinary cookbook by We're Smart World - credits Wim Demessemaekers
  • 'Thin & Crispy' by New York Pizza'Thin & Crispy' by New York Pizza
  • This self-flying air taxi has been just cleared for commercial flights in ChinaThis self-flying air taxi has been just cleared for commercial flights in China
  • Opening of the W-Sydney hotel at Darling HarbourOpening of the W-Sydney hotel at Darling Harbour
  • Opening of the W-Sydney hotel at Darling HarbourOpening of the W-Sydney hotel at Darling Harbour

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 other the self-flying air taxi by the Chinese firm EHang has just been cleared for commercial flights!

We’re Smart World and the European Best Vegetable chefs wrote a recipe book, their first ‘Radilicious’-cookbook.

New York Pizza introduces their ‘Thin & Crispy’ base and four action pizzas in the Netherlands. And  Mama’s Koelkast (mama’s fridge) opened in Amsterdam in May this year. A concept through which mums, who cook with love and passion, are given the chance to do so professionally.

As usual a couple of great inspirational Instagram posts:  for example the ‘Crompouce’, dry-aged fish by Quique Dacosta, great looking Taiyaki cones filled with pumpkin spice ice cream and Halloween inspiration from Shake Shack.

W-Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s global portfolio of over 30 brands, announced the highly anticipated opening of W-Sydney! And also located in Sydney: The Poetica Bar & Grill they serve Oysters Flambadou, topped with nduja and guindillas.

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Stumptown Coffee X Alaska Airlines | Bespoke coffee blend crafted specially for the skies

20-10-2023

  • Stumptown Coffee X Alaska AirlinesStumptown Coffee X Alaska Airlines
  • Stumptown Coffee X Alaska AirlinesStumptown Coffee X Alaska Airlines
  • Stumptown Coffee X Alaska AirlinesStumptown Coffee X Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines, the premier West Coast airline, and Stumptown Coffee Roasters, a third-wave coffee pioneer and certified B Corporation, are proud to introduce a custom coffee blend that’s specially crafted to be enjoyed up in the air. Stumptown Coffee X Alaska Airlines, brewing soon on all Alaska flights.

Like a former airhostess I am really thrilled with this initiative! Although I stopped working as a airhostess some 30 years ago but I still taste and spot a lot of the ame old coffee I used to make in my days. I hope that everyone can soon drink their coffee the way they like it at all flights, like for example the espresso served in the business class of Air France and KLM. ^Marjolein  

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Design & Wijn introduces scent labels for wine bottles

19-10-2023

  • Oranje Blanje wine with a scent winelabel - credits Rose GrootOranje Blanje wine with a scent winelabel - credits Rose Groot
  • Oranje Blanje wine with a scent winelabel - credits Rose GrootOranje Blanje wine with a scent winelabel - credits Rose Groot
  • Close up of the scent winelabel - credits Rose GrootClose up of the scent winelabel - credits Rose Groot
  • Diederik & Rose - Design & Wijn - credits Kubilay AltintasDiederik & Rose - Design & Wijn - credits Kubilay Altintas

The Dutch company Design & Wijn created a breakthrough in the world of wine with the launch of labels with scent for wine bottles, a first in the wine industry. This innovative label empowers wine enthusiasts to explore the aromas of wines even before the bottle is opened. The inaugural wine featuring the scent label hails from the Netherlands and boasts aromas of orange, leather, vanilla, almond, and sandalwood.

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Gastropub Dutch Dukes hosts the first Christmas party of 2023

17-10-2023

  • First Christmas party at October 18 at Gastropub Dutch Dukes in RotterdamFirst Christmas party at October 18 at Gastropub Dutch Dukes in Rotterdam
  • First Christmas party at October 18 at Gastropub Dutch Dukes in RotterdamFirst Christmas party at October 18 at Gastropub Dutch Dukes in Rotterdam
  • First Christmas party at October 18 at Gastropub Dutch Dukes in RotterdamFirst Christmas party at October 18 at Gastropub Dutch Dukes in Rotterdam

Pepernoten (Dutch Saint Nicholas treats which are traditionally eaten in December) hit the stores in August and easter eggs in January. This will not surprise the average Dutch person anymore. So why would anyone be surprised with the first Christmas party of 2023 in October? That is right, on the 18th of October the gastropub Dutch Dukes in Rotterdam is organising the first Christmas party of the Netherlands. The gastropub is completely decorated for Christmas, just for the party! Whilst it is still fifteen degrees Celsius outside, Rotterdam is taking out their Christmas sweaters and is heating up the glühwein.

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Trends we spotted | Week 39

2-10-2023

  • Trends we spottedTrends we spotted
  • GiG Hard Seltzer - Grow up - Do not Grow OldGiG Hard Seltzer - Grow up - Do not Grow Old
  • Shell Cafe X Chef Herman den BlijkerShell Cafe X Chef Herman den Blijker
  • New hotel in London - The BoTree - credits ConcreteNew hotel in London - The BoTree - credits Concrete
  • Elevated pickleball and eatertainment in DallasElevated pickleball and eatertainment in Dallas
  • Y3000 Taste the future by Coca ColaY3000 Taste the future by Coca Cola

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 an elevated pickleball and eatertainment facility ‘At Fault’ in the USA and the Kids Own Mondays’ at BurgerFi, with a free kids meal with an adult meal.

Why haven’t we seen products made with Ube in Europe yet? In the USA ube is available dried, as an extract or frozen, must be easy to import this purple coloured Filipino delicacy this way! In London a new hotel opened, Hotel The BoTree. The interior design has been done by Concrete, the Amsterdam based design firm.

Shell Café X chef Herman den Blijker – the chef created Flaguette steak tartare and brioche saumon fumé. October 6th you can taste the sandwiches in his presence at one of the Shell Cafés.

Are you a fan of model trains? The “Meat & Beer On Rails” restaurant Výtopna has arrived in Vienna, Austria. Check out the embedded Instagram post in the article, it looks great!

Grow Up, Don’t Grow Old is a great viral campaign by GiG Hard Seltzer in which 2 old ladies speak Dutch street languages. Coca Cola has released Y3000, a soda co-created between humans and AI that is meant to taste just like in the year 3,000.

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Level 8 at Moxy & AC Hotel opens in downtown Los Angeles

2-10-2023

  • Houston Hospitality - Level 8 - Golden HourHouston Hospitality - Level 8 - Golden Hour
  • Houston Hospitality - Level 8 - Mr WanderlustHouston Hospitality - Level 8 - Mr Wanderlust
  • Houston Hospitality - Level 8 - Sinners y SantosHouston Hospitality - Level 8 - Sinners y Santos

A special concept in downtown Los Angeles: Level 8 on the 8th floor of the recently opened Moxy & AC Hotel. A unique and special concept by Mark and Jonnie Houston, in collaboration with Mitchell Hochberg of Lightstone. Eight different catering establishments around the Mr. Wanderlust piano bar and even a, cathedral-inspired, nightclub and special effects!

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Accessible hospitality quality label ‘Gezellig’ launched in the Netherlands

2-10-2023

  • Initiatiefnemers van Gastvrijheidskeurmerk 'Gezellig'- Jeannine Sok en Sven HeijkoopInitiatiefnemers van Gastvrijheidskeurmerk 'Gezellig'- Jeannine Sok en Sven Heijkoop

One of the most difficult words to translate in any other language: ‘gezellig’. Cosy comes close but gezellig also includes togetherness. Hospitality experts Jeannine Sok and Sven Heijkoop launched the accessible hospitality quality label ‘Gezellig’ for the hospitality industry during the hospitality trade fair ‘Gastvrij Rotterdam’. Together with various partners, they want to stimulate the hospitality industry to excel even more in hospitality.

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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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