McDonald’s without hamburgers

13-4-2011

McDonald’s is testing a new restaurant concept without hamburgers in La Defense business district in Paris. At the McCafe & Salads Live, salads are freshly prepared at the request of the consumer. French fries and hamburgers are not on the menu.

Healthy cupcakes

12-4-2011

Petit Pois Cakes, an extraordinary line of cakes that can be eaten without any guilt. The butter in the cakes is replaced by a most unexpected and secret ingredient: vegetables. Petit Pois cakes have half the calories and fat of ‘normal’ High-Street cakes and are both gluten- and lactose-free. With the use of vegetables –which are tasteless by the way- comes a naturally longer shelf life without any additives.

Handy cutting board

11-4-2011

Designed by Paul Williamson, the chopping board gives you big slab of wood for doing all your kitchen preparations. Unlike other boards, however, it comes with detailed line markings that you can use to accurately measure the length, width and even arc a piece of food you’re guttering to pieces.

 

No more soggy cereal

11-4-2011

“the original crispy bowl,” the tableware takes a regular bowl and puts a spiral slide divider in the middle.  That way, you can put milk on one side and your favorite crispies  on the other. To keep everything crunchy, rather than pouring everything together, with as result  soggy cereals in a couple minutes.

 

Wichy’s Sushi sandwiches

8-4-2011

Wichy’s – Sushi sandwiches from Germany. Rice combined with norisheets and in different combinations; for example tomatos, lettuce, tuna, chicken, salmon and basil. Sounds like a good lunch portion of sushi lovers! Each sandwich contains between 200 and 250 Calories, depending on the combination of ingredients.

Goshi, European Sushi from Germany

8-4-2011

Wichy’s – Sushi sandwiches from Germany. Rice combined with norisheets and in different combinations; for example tomatos, lettuce, tuna, chicken, salmon and basil. Sounds like a good lunch portion of sushi lovers! Each sandwich contains between 200 and 250 Calories, depending on the combination of ingredients.

Solo ice cream goes minimalistic

7-4-2011

People often forget that one of the most important features of a food item is in  fact its taste. Solo Ice Cream has a minimalistic approach for the packaging to focus on the taste instead of appearance.

Wine tasting via Twitter

6-4-2011

In 2008 we saw serveral organized events on Twitter, like a winetasting, organized by Bin Ends Wine in the United States. Three weeks in advance you have to order the wine, before participating on the winetasting. Nowadays more and more events are organized on Twitter, like Twiners (dinners), Twirrels (drinks) and Tweetjams.

Innovative hospitality concepts map

5-4-2011

The hospitality is a dynamic, creative industry. There are daily reports of new concepts or awards for new companies and entrepreneurs. But where exactly are those companies? Branche organisation, KHN does put these companies together with you on this map.

 

Labeling Freshness

4-4-2011

A solution to track foods expiration date by using a graphical visual was introduced by TO-GENKYO studio design.. The new label design changes its color based on the level of ammonia the food emits as it ages. After it has passed its expiration date, the bar code is no longer readable, making it impossible to sell.

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