Trends we spotted this week – week 10
11-3-2016
At the redaction of Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about and as from today we use the smaller trends in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others ‘The Peanut Butter Store’, ‘The First Drone Café’ and ‘Dining in the rooms of the Red Light District’. If you like to read the whole article, click the title. Enjoy reading!
Joepies, the most delicious bread candies!
11-3-2016
A nice idea, little bread snacks in a cone shaped bag. On the 10th of March DANVO Bakeries launched a new unique innovative snack, the ‘Joepies’. Joepies are one-bite sized bread rolls made of bread dough, supplemented with fresh fruits and herbs.
Running Pizza, watch your pizza coming your way with Periscope
10-3-2016
A one-day event in London, Running Pizza. A local running club, Run Dem Crew delivered pizzas from Sodo Sourdough Pizza Café. And the customers could watch the delivering in real-time via Periscope streams.
A creative solution for the waste problem on festivals
10-3-2016
Everyone who ever visited a festival does know the waste problem. In no time the whole festival grounds is covered with empty plastic bottles, little pieces of paper and napkins. ThinkScream has the solution: 15 minutes of free Wi-Fi for those who throw their waste in a special bin!
Trends for your terrace 2016
4-3-2016
The meteorological spring has started this week. Here in Amsterdam the weather doesn’t show a sign of it yet, but with a little bit of luck we can enjoy the sunshine on the terraces by the end of the month. What should you serve on your terrace this season? Below you can find a list of products we expect to see on the Dutch terraces. In our first trend presentation this year, about terrace trends, the products below were mentioned.
Donut ice cream cones
4-3-2016
Spotted on social media: donut ice cream cones. It’s one of the hypes if it comes down to ice cream!
Psst…. Just for those living in Amsterdam, taste 7UP Mojito Free for free tomorrow
3-3-2016
Friday, March 4th a truck with a summer beach inside will be visiting Amsterdam to let you taste 7UP Mojito Free. Which might be another great non-alcoholic alternative this summer!
The week of Bonaire Blond
1-3-2016
Have you ever heard of the beer brand Bonaire Blond? Not yet? You probably will if you are in Bonaire next week! The week of Bonaire Blond (from march 5 till march 12) is full of activities that makes you want to drink a Bonaire Blond in the sun. There are lots of different events during the week; free tastings, workshops of beer-food combinations, art markets, jeu de boule games, lunch and dinner specials with live music, tours to the local aloe vera plantation, demonstrations and a treasure-hunt. It’s a shame that it’s so far away!
Do you want to know more about Bonaire Blond? We wrote about it before: Bonaire Blond.
Ice cream that tastes like chicken: the Chicken Gelati
1-3-2016
Do you like chicken and ice cream? Then you might like Chicken Gelati! Ice cream with chicken flavour, as snack on a cocktail party, daytime snack or dessert.
Ghee Easy – great cooking oil
25-2-2016
For decades long Ghee is popular in the Indian kitchen, the biological oil is also becoming more popular in the Netherlands now. Ghee Easy is prepared according to the traditional Indian method while using high quality Dutch butter. Large packaging is available now for the hospitality industry.