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Welcome to WcDonald’s!

23-2-2024

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For years, anime fans have been making McDonald’s-inspired ‘WcDonald’s’ restaurants a part of anime’s most memorable movies and shows. Now, in collaboration with some of the biggest names in anime, WcDonald’s will make the move from fiction to real life. Beginning Feb. 26 in more than 30 global markets, they’re building on their fans’ vision and imagination by unleashing this universe in their restaurants and beyond, with a new sauce, manga-inspired packaging, episodic shorts and so much more.

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KFC USA | It’s not Pizza it’s Chizza!

23-2-2024

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Kentucky Fried Chicken keeps pairing the unexpected to create another mouthwatering meal. Starting Feb. 26 for a limited time, KFC is introducing the international smash hit, Chizza (“cheet-za”), to KFC menus in the U.S.* It’s not pizza: two 100% white meat Extra Crispy™ fried chicken filets topped with zesty marinara sauce, melty mozzarella cheese and crispy pepperoni.

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Germany’s restaurant-discovery-app, NeoTaste expands to Amsterdam

23-2-2024

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Amsterdam’s gastronomic landscape is on the brink of a revolution as NeoTaste, Germany’s leading app for restaurant lovers and gastronomes, is expanding to the capital as of February. With a list of over 200 partner restaurants in Amsterdam, including the renowned Bar Kosta, restaurant Café Celia and caterers like Raïnaraï and Mezzave. NeoTaste promises unique culinary experiences for Amsterdam’s foodies. After Amsterdam, NeoTaste will expand further to The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Haarlem this spring.

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Vegetable & Fruit supplier Van Gelder launches innovative plant-based assortment

22-2-2024

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Vegetable & Fruit supplier Van Gelder is really Dutch and at the same time hypermodern. The company delivers fresh fruit and vegetables to hotels and restaurants, hospitals and government agencies throughout the country every day. In addition, consumers can go to the Versmarkt and the Experience Center in Ridderkerk to pick up fresh products and a healthy lunch. The new plant-based assortment is launching this spring. Sustainable and progressive meat and fish substitutes will be produced in-house. From burgers, meatballs, soup balls and lamb to sandwich fillings such as roast beef and smoked salmon, made from vegetables, fermented fava beans, mushrooms and legumes.

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Trends we spotted | Week 07

19-2-2024

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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:

• Citadines Canal Amsterdam opens its doors soon.
• DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station has recently partnered with Dripdrop, offering its guests sustainable umbrellas on rainy days.
• Basecamp Eco-resorts acquired Boutique hotel The Unbound in Amsterdam
• Freed Developments announced a 5-star luxury hotel and residences project, called Freed, in Toronto.
• Hot Honey ‘Goodbye Pies’, by Pizza Hut USA, helped breaking up relationships for Valentine’s Day.
• Subway® Canada showed that anything is possible when Canadians say ‘Yesway’ to new experiences
• Snack Bases by Santa Maria, this product makes it super easy to make your own signature vegan and gluten-free snacks.
• Bow tie croissants – on sale at Layla Bakery on Portobello road in London.
• Another croissant craze – the ‘flat croissants‘ – one influencer compares these croissants from Alexander’s Patisserie to a palmier.
• Ice cream inspiration from Tokyo, soft-serve ice cream with deep-fried sweet potato!
• And painting with your food! ‘7 paintings’ by Dinner Tales at the Hyde Hotel in Dubai.

Enjoy reading!

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Crowdfunding campaign for the first halal Japanese restaurant | Maruki

19-2-2024

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Maruki, an innovative concept that combines Japanese cuisine with halal principles, will soon open its doors as the very first fully halal Japanese restaurant in the Netherlands. Led by Xu Dong Sun, a driven hospitality entrepreneur with a profound passion for both the hospitality industry and his faith, Maruki promises to offer a unique and carefree culinary experience to Rotterdam and the rest of the Netherlands. For the first halal Japanese restaurant in the Netherlands, he has launched a unique crowdfunding campaign for funding. More than half of the €40,000 target amount has already been raised by 79 committed investors.

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Restobar Krusta | The total pizza and cocktail experience

16-2-2024

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Opening – On February 15^th, a new funky restaurant and bar did open in Amsterdam: Krusta. At this place you can enjoy high-level comfort food with Italian, Spanish and Greek influences. The menu includes freshly baked pizza, delicious Greek style bruschetta with aubergine and pistachio baklava. Restobar Krusta stands for good food, original drinks and conviviality, whether you come for an extended lunch on the terrace or a late pizza with a great beer.

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Cake Boss opens flagship Carlo’s Bake Shop in the heart of Times Square

15-2-2024

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Coming off an autumn return to television, Buddy ‘Cake Boss’ Valastro isn’t slowing down anytime soon. In fact, he’s coming in hot out of the oven with a brand new, 1,200 square foot flagship Carlo’s Bake Shop right in the heart of Times Square at 1500 Broadway. The new location is a sweet glimpse into the future of the historic Hoboken bakery with whimsical elements combined with the old-school tastes and charm of the popular bake shop. Carlo’s Bake Shop Broadway is now open seven days a week 7 a.m.-12 a.m.

I used to watch Cake Boss with my daughter and I presume that many people between 20 and 25 years old watched it as well! His 38^th and new location on Times Square will probably be a popular site to visit for tourists!  ^Marjolein

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Madame Saigon | The authentic Vietnamese restaurant in Rotterdam

13-2-2024

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Reopening – Madame Saigon, the authentic Vietnamese restaurant in the heart of Rotterdam, will open its doors on March 1st. The restaurant is looking forward to bringing guests together in a trendy Vietnamese ambiance, situated in a side street of the Witte de Withstraat, a central location in Rotterdam. The menu of this family-run restaurant features well-kept family recipes.

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Inspiration for upcoming national and international days

13-2-2024

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13 February 2024 – A blog by Marjolein van Spronsen, on using national and international days as inspiration. We mention these days 1 to 2 months upfront in our weekly trendletter. With links to the former trendletters. We don’t publish those articles on Horecatrends but of course everyone can subscribe to the weekly trendmail. 😉

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