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Trends we spotted | Week 23

9-6-2026

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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:

• Michelin-starred Restaurant Spetters presents Spetters – Shaped by Time, an anniversary book that brings together fifteen years of culinary development, personal stories, and signature recipes.
• Following several months of renovation, the Hulstkamp Gebouw on Rotterdam’s Noordereiland has reopened and is once again fully operational.
• On June 2, restaurant chain De Beren opened a new location in Duiven, situated at the largest food court in the Netherlands, near the A12 motorway.
• Mini Masters Playground in Waddinxveen has recently opened its doors. This interactive indoor play world allows children to discover a variety of professions through play.
• Radisson Hotel Group has added two new European properties to its portfolio: the design-focused Radisson RED Innsbruck in Austria and the characterful Gonville Hotel in Cambridge.
• Spotted on Instagram: the Negroni Float at Mister McCoy Island Ice Mallorca.
• Dutch wine growers produced approximately 11,752 hectolitres of wine during the past wine year, more than 1.5 million bottles and double the volume produced the previous year.
• Manex Properties, the joint venture between AMANO Group and Excellion Capital, has secured planning permission to transform Waterman House in London into a boutique AMANO hotel.

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Longevity | Hotels & wellness resorts are embracing the trend

5-6-2026

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Medical wellness retreats have been around for decades, but today we see an increasing number of hotels and resorts embracing the longevity trend. Around the world, more and more research is being conducted to answer the growing demand for a healthier and longer life. Longevity has become a key focus online, in luxury hotels and resorts, and increasingly in restaurants and wellness concepts. But how can hospitality entrepreneurs respond to this trend? In this article, we share ideas, inspiring examples and links to hoteliers who already offer longevity programmes.

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AWAKE Chocolate launches the first ‘turn up service’ in the Walker Hotels

5-6-2026

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AWAKE Chocolate is partnering with Walker Hotels, luxury, design-driven properties across New York City, to help hospitality turn things up this summer. Known for leaving chocolates on pillows at night, hotels have long made ‘turn-down service’ a signature, luxurious ritual. But AWAKE knows people need a pick-me-up when they get up! To mark the launch of the new AWAKE Crispy Milk Chocolate Bites (50 mg of caffeine per bite), the brand is introducing the ‘Turn Up Service trolley’ in June: a wake-up call on wheels.

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Growing portfolio in the Netherlands for Limehome

4-6-2026

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With a new location in Rotterdam, Limehome will be represented in the five largest cities in the Netherlands from the second quarter of 2027. By then, the company will operate more than 210 rooms across nine properties in Amsterdam, The Hague, Eindhoven, Utrecht and Rotterdam.

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Spot ‘De Beren Helmet’ in the Netherlands | De Beren’s iconic helmet returns to the streets

2-6-2026

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After being absent from the streets for years, a nostalgic piece of history of restaurant chain ‘De Beren’ (The Bears) is making a comeback: the iconic ‘De Beren Helmet’. Since yesterday, De Beren delivery drivers will once again be riding around wearing the distinctive helmet that once became a beloved sight across the Netherlands. To celebrate its return, the restaurant chain is launching a nationwide contest. Anyone who spots a delivery driver wearing ‘De Beren Helmet’, takes a photo, and submits it, will have a chance to win free spare ribs for a year.

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Trends we spotted | Week 22

2-6-2026

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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:

• Pizza Hut recently announced the latest addition to its Hut Crust platform: the new Crispy Parm Pan Pizza.
• The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® has introduced its ‘Perfect Americano Menu’, built around its signature premium L.A. Espresso.
• Too Good To Go now also delivers rescued food directly to consumers’ doorsteps in Germany.
• Claridge’s Bakery in London recently introduced a daily Mayfair Meal Deal, featuring a signature sandwich, a drink and a sweet treat.
• In an industry first, Mews and Uber are integrating ride bookings directly into the hotel management system.
• Smyth in Chicago is named number 1 on the list of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants.
• Crystal Lagoons launches new 500 m² small Lagoons by Crystal Lagoons™ model.

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Local Taste 010 | A year of culinary walking and tasting at restaurants in Rotterdam

2-6-2026

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Since June 1, Rotterdam has its own edition of Local Taste. This new glossy city magazine invites food lovers and urban explorers to (re)discover the city through its vibrant culinary scene. The magazine features a wide variety of restaurants, bars, and hidden gems for lunch and brunch. With the magazine in hand, readers can make their way from one tasting experience to the next. Each edition includes ten Taste Coins, which can be redeemed for a tasting at participating venues.

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ASTER at ’t Kadaster in Ostend | Pop-up restaurant by chef Túbo Logier

29-5-2026

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This summer, chef Túbo Logier, known for the Brussels-based restaurant ASTER, will open a temporary pop-up in Ostend. From early June through the end of August, he will bring his ingredient-driven cuisine to the Belgian coast. In doing so, he also returns for a while to the region where he grew up (Gistel). The pop-up, ‘ASTER at ’t Kadaster’, opens on June 3 at ’t Kadaster, located at Alfons Pieterslaan 39 in Ostend, and will run through the end of August.

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KFC’s light-meal concept, KPRO is growing fast in China

28-5-2026

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Yum China Holdings, Inc. announced that KFC’s light-meal concept, KPRO, has surpassed 300 locations in China and is on track to reach 600 locations by year–end, up from just over 200 in 2025.

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Futuristic makeover for the ‘Underwater Room’ at The Manta Resort off the coast of Pemba Island

28-5-2026

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Spending the night underwater still sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie, but at The Manta Resort it has been reality for more than a decade. The resort’s iconic ‘Underwater Room’ has now received a complete makeover. The renewed underwater hotel room is the third generation of the concept, combining design, sustainability and immersive nature experiences in a way that perfectly matches the growing demand for regenerative tourism and unique hospitality experiences.

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