World’s first burrito vending machine
9-1-2014
World’s first burrito vending machine is located at a 24 hours gas station in West-Hollywood. Customers can make a choose from five types of burritos: roasted potato with egg and cheese, uncured bacon with egg and cheese, chorizo sausage with egg and cheese, range chicken with beans and rice and beef with cheese. Customers can also add sour cream, tabasco or quacemole. The burrito is made in 60 seconds for $ 3,=. While waiting for the burrito, a music video is played on the screen.
Press garbage together with bin
8-1-2014
Plastic waste is easily compressed to 50% of its original volume by the Plettum bin. This bin can help (small) restaurants, hotels and bars to save on waste costs. In the 25 liter garbage bag approximately 50 liters of garbage can be compressed. Do you have more tips to save on garbage? Send it to tip@spronsen.com.
Baby food in neighborhood restaurant
8-1-2014
Jorit Leijting from restaurant ‘Van de Buurt’ (translated as ‘From the neighbourhood’) recently started serving baby food for kids from 4-6 months, 6-10 months and 10+ months. The chef at the neighboorhood restaurant serves approximately 20-30 kids a week. Jorit Leijting: “It’s not a playground here, but we want to be hospitable to young parents.” The meals are produced by ‘De Kleine Keuken’ (translated as ‘The Small Kitchen’ ), contain no artificial coloration nor preservatives and can be stored for 3 weeks. The developer Kirsten Toeset offers the servings to restaurants and retail.
A guide for child-friendly hospitality industry
7-1-2014
‘Horeca Vlaanderen’ and ‘Vlaanderen Lekker Land’ have published an inspirational guide for a child-friendly hospitality industry named ‘Kinderen aan tafel’ (translated as ‘Kids to the Table’). The booklet provides a self-test for restaurant owners, practical checklists, tips & tricks for child-friendly service, menu suggestions, tips for plate decoration and additional services. Unfortunately it’s only available in Dutch.
Magazine for food related allergies
7-1-2014
Between the 74th and 98th floor of the Guangzhou IFC building in China the Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou opened with 344 luxe rooms. It is the eighth hotel by Four Seasons in China, were this number stands for prosperity and wealth. The presidential suite on the 97th floor has a stunning 336m2 living area. See the video for an impression.
Dance more Drink slow with Armin van Buuren
6-1-2014
In 2006 Heineken launched the campaign ‘Enjoy Heineken Responsibly’ for responsible drinking. Today Heineken launched the ‘Dance more drink slow’ campaign as part of ‘Enjoy Heineken Responsibly’. The famous Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren wrote the track ‘Save My Night’ for the campaign and is the ambassador and protagonist in the video above. The importance of the campaign is to show responsible drinking in an inspiring way. The video will be showed in all countries where Heineken is sold.
Noodle brand introduces hangover taxi service
3-1-2014
In the month of December, the English noodle brand ‘Kabuto Noodles’ has launched the service ‘Kab-U-To Work’ in London. Party goers with a hangover could use the ‘Kab-U-To Work’ service to go to the office. The passengers were picked up by taxi and got a bucket of hot Kabuto noodle soup, fresh orange juice and a bag with sunglasses, aspirin and mints. The driver played relaxing music during the drive to the office. After the great success in London, Kabuto Noodles plans to offer the service also at other places.
Offline dinner
2-1-2014
This article is only available in Dutch.
A wrapped metro
2-1-2014
Creative agency Sisaprod has surprised passengers of metro line 8 in Paris. With fuschia wrapping paper and tape, they have covered every surface on the inside of the metro. The metro was one big gift inside. With this action, the agency has gained a lot of publicity on Social Media.
Chocolate paintbox
30-12-2013
This paint box will surprise everyone that receives it. The paint tubes are replaced by chocolates with different fillings. The labels show the flavors. Designed by Nendo and and shot by Ayao Yamazaki.
