Ice skating event

9-2-2012

Zwolle (city in the Netherlands) skatingcanal committee organizes, together with local hospitality entre peneurs a skating event on February 11th. Participating companies provide catering posts next to the stamp posts, which are along the route, and a terrace which is placed on ice. Participating in the skating event is free.

Order food from your cinema seat!

8-2-2012

Mastercard, Hoyts (cinema) and the Commonwealth Bank in Australia designed in cooperation the QkR app. With this app people can order food from their seats in Hoyts. Watch the video to see how it works!

Star chefs at Holland Casino

6-2-2012

In the restaurant of Holland Casino twelve star chefs will cook from 17 February till 13 April in the Netherlands. The star chefs will cook in various casino’s. For the price of €39,00 you get a tree-course dinner.

Heart menu for charity

31-1-2012

During the week of Valentinesday, 12 till 18 February, restaurants in the Netherlands have a special “heart menu” available. Participating restaurants offer a specially selected menu, which partially goes to the Dutch Heart Foundation. There is also a collection box of the Heart Foundation available in each participating restaurant.

Primary school opened their own shop

19-1-2012

Children from a primary school in the Dutch village Berkel en Rodenrijs opened their own shop, the ‘Leerwinkel’ In this shop they sell different biological and home-made products. In this way they can learn all the different aspects of running a ‘real’ business.

Cooperation Hidden World and ABSOLUT Vodka

17-1-2012

ABSOLUT Vodka has teamed up with the platform The Hidden World. This is a co-creation project for (aspiring) artists by artists and anyone who appreciates creativity and artistic skills. Now ABSOLUT Vodka allows us to share and reveal the creative paths that lead us to breathtaking images, music and fashion. Every 3 months ABSOLUTE will follow a new ‘creative’, starting with the Dutch top designer Ilja Visser.

Update 10 April: Behind the scenes in the hidden world of Flore Zoé

Horeca Trendgids 2012

6-1-2012

This week, the Trendgids.com (Dutch) is presented and published. Tackle opportunities, creativity, collaborate and innovation dominate this edition. Trendgids.com is a free digital magazine in which experts, including Marjolein van Spronsen (Horecatrends / Van Spronsen & Partners), give their vision on hospitality in 2012. This magazine is intended to be a source of inspiration for entrepreneurs of the industry.

Disloyalty card for cheating coffee fans

20-12-2011

In Singapore eight indepent coffeeshops have made a disloyalty coffee card. This card stimulates to visit all the eight different coffeeshops and taste their coffee. When the card is full, you can get a free coffee at the shop where you got the card.

Travel guide for Copenhagen by restaurant Noma

16-12-2011

Noma, a top restaurant in Copenhagen launches a travel guide for the city. The travel guide shows all the hotspots in Copenhagen according to the international staff of Noma. The Travelguide is made in cooperation with Momondo, a travel booking site.

Social media release; What is hot in 2012?

13-12-2011

The National Restaurant Association (USA) asked almost 1800 professional chefs about their opinion of the trends for 2012. They said about 223 items if it was a hot trend, yesterdays news or a perennial favourite. The results of the survey tell us that healthy food for kids, the use of local products, sustainability and social media are really important in 2012. Check youtube or the whole article for more information.

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