Trends we spotted | Week 12
25-3-2024
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:
- Nespresso UK opened on-the-go coffee bar concept in London.
- Subway’s sauces headed to grocery stores in the US.
- Freddy’s launches new TWIX® Salted Caramel Concrete for a limited time.
- Bill banning cultivated meat in Florida is on its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis desk.
- Chick-fil-A is opening a 400 square foot grab-and-go location without registers and seats.
- Locale is a collaboration of small business in Dubai.
- Local collaboration between art gallery / donuts shop COPS and Michelin star restaurant Osteria Giulia in Toronto.
- Ice cream made from cauliflower by eat Kinda.
- Donuts printed by InnaPrint, edible food printer, and they look delicious!
- Check out which restaurants received one or more Michelin stars in France.
Enjoy reading!
Immersive dining experience in space with Michelin-starred chef Rasmus Munk
22-3-2024
SpaceVIP, which specializes in extraordinary luxury space travel experiences, announces that it will be hosting an immersive dining experience in space with Michelin-starred Chef Rasmus Munk from restaurant Alchemist.
Evermore Orlando Resort | 10,000-room Crystal Lagoons Project
21-3-2024
More than 10,000 rooms will surround the lagoon powered by Crystal Lagoons® technology, recently inaugurated in the United States. It is located just steps from Disney World and Universal Studios in the heart of Orlando, the most visited destination in the US, with 75 million tourists annually. This city offers a wide range of entertainment options but lacks a beach, an issue remedied in this great development with a crystalline lagoon of the multinational innovation company, Crystal Lagoons, founded by the scientist Fernando Fischmann.
Trends we spotted | Week 11
18-3-2024
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:
- Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken wants to open restaurants in Germany.
- Pizza Hut rolls out a pizza-bagel mashup: The Big New Yorker Pizza Bagel, in NYC and Los Angeles.
- Empanada chain from Spain, Las Muns opens stores in Milan and 2 in Portugal.
- Inspiration through Instagram:
- Strawberry Garden Café in Seoul;
- Strawberry Afternoon Tea at Hotel Naru MGallery in Korea
- A coffee flight – available at the Junction by Common Ground in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
- And at the Nuldam Space vegan café you can send a letter to your future self or somebody else.
- The Ruby Group announced their first hotel in Sweden, located in the heart of the island of Kungsholmen in Stockholm.
- Bastion Hotels chooses Mews as cloudsoftware for their 30+ hotels.
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Independent Hotel Show | Boutique hotels more popular than ever
11-3-2024
We’re seeing a big increase in the number of boutique hotels globally. Not only are more ‘independent’ hotels emerging, but large hotel chains are also investing in these luxury lifestyle hotels. Coming Tuesday, March 12 and 13, the Independent Hotel Show is taking place in the RAI in Amsterdam. A ’boutique fair’ for owners and managers of this type of hotel.
Trends we spotted | Week 8
27-2-2024
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 ‘inclusive spaces framework’ by Starbucks, their concept opened in Washington D.C.
- Korean scientists created cultured beef rice.
- Second store for Panda Express in Europe. They have over 2,400 stores worldwide with over 90 stores outside the USA.
- Have you ever heard of Coffee Omakase?
- A pop-up Pokémon Center is opening at the ExCel London International Exhibition Centre this spring.
- Enjoy your weekend treat for breakfast at Brioche Amsterdam – they sell brioche croissants.
- The legendary Connaught Bar of the Connaught hotel is publishing a cocktail book this April, you can pre order the book with 100 elegant signature cocktails.
- The restaurants of THE ENTOURAGE GROUP of Amsterdam celebrate International Women’s Day.
- De Kunstfabriek | Unit 699 recently opened in Rotterdam, it’s an art gallery with a natural wine bar.
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Glass of ‘Zeeschuim’ anyone?
23-2-2024
Homeland Brewery and The National Maritime Museum (Het Scheepvaartmuseum) in Amsterdam are pleased to announce an unique collaboration. During the Homeland Special Beer Festival taking place on March 8th and 9th at The National Maritime Museum, the house beer named Zeeschuim (Sea Foam) will also be launched. This “good neighbour” collaboration brings together two neighbours in Amsterdam who share their passion for craft and history.
‘Gum under the table’| Restaurant Coulisse (*) X streetart Frankey
1-2-2024
With their brand new concept ‘Street Art Sundays’, restaurant Coulisse with one Michelin star and streetart Frankey is breaking through all the conventional bubbles of gastronomy. On three Sunday afternoons, several artists from Amsterdam will explore their intersections with fine dining. In the process, Coulisse’s team will surprise guests with unique dishes and unexpected flavours. As curator of these afternoons, streetart Frankey himself will kick off February 25. In this first edition, aptly titled ‘Gum under the table’, he shares his fascination with chewing gum, as the most useless and cheerful food product of all time.
The Amsterdam Speciaalbierfestival | Brewery Homeland X Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam
1-2-2024
Het Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam will transform into a true paradise for foodies, craft beer lovers and adventurers on March 8 and 9. Tickets for the craft beer festival by Brewery Homeland X Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam are now on sale!
Spiral Tower | The future of leisure
10-1-2024
Spectacular, sustainable and the future of urban leisure. The design of the new Spiral Tower would not look out of place in a science fiction movie. In its development, Magnicity is collaborating with Amsterdam-based design agency NorthernLight and Groenendijk Engineering from Bodegraven. The spiral tower should become a major eye-catcher in the world’s biggest cities.
Chick-fil-A - New digital focused concept combining easy mobile ordering with hospitality
The four sauce flavors by Subway that will be available in supermarkets in the US
Freddy's - TWIX Salted Caramel Concrete
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