Trends we spotted | Week 07
17-2-2025
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:
- At Marian’s Restaurant in NYC on Greenwich Avenue, they serve a Jello Negroni next to their Negroni. Spotted on Instagram.
- With the highly anticipated release of Paddington in Peru, Corner Bakery Cafe® invites guests to enjoy the perfect pairing – the Teddy Latte and Teddy Milk.
- The rebranding of the former Eden Hotels has begun, Designhotel Maastricht is now called Leonardo Boutique Hotel Maastricht City Center.
- Restaurant Elements at the sustainable Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort in Aruba has been renovated by the Dutch interior design agency FG Stijl.
- The Dutch National Week Without Meat & Dairy (March 3 to March 9 2025) takes a local approach in its already eighth edition.
- McDonald’s Germany sought to engage young people and politicians in conversation during their Burger Dialogue.
- For those who prefer a bottle to a can but only have cans in the house: the Can Caps.
- a&o Hostels officially open the doors of a&o Firenze Campo di Marte in Florence.
- Radisson Hotel Group continues its growth in Europe with the opening of two new hotels: Radisson RED Galway in Ireland and the Albrighton Hall Hotel & Spa in the UK.
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Bagels & Beans delivers Love Bites postcards today
14-2-2025
A pleasant skip of a heart beat thanks to that one smile, the smell of coffee, those irresistible chocolate chips or that thoughtfully filled bagel. They are those everyday little gestures that bring happiness and love. Without always being visible or expressed. That is why at Bagels & Beans the month of February is dedicated to those hidden loved ones. In addition to all the moments of warmth in the establishments, the quirky franchise chain is now also a love supplier for a while. More than 100 handwritten Love Bites postcards will be delivered to the (hidden) loved ones of Bagels & Beans guests today.
Great little hospitable gesture on Valentine’s Day!
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Trends we spotted | Week 06
10-2-2025
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:
- Spotted on the Instagram account of our favourite baker Dominique Ansel, Pinkglow Pineapple. Unfortunately only available in the US and Canada but Del Monte is about to introduce a Rubyglow Pineapple in Europe.
- Spotted on Instagram in NYC – a Singles Anti-Valentine’s event or a Singles Valentine’s Party.
- Greyscale is an edible art activation by Brazilian artist João Loureiro in a collab with Piccolina Gelateria at MPavilion in Melbourne. Choose from six gelato flavours that are all different shades of grey. Inspiration for ice cream parlours around the world?
- Perfect pairings of Detroit-style pizzas and burgers by Emmy Squared Pizza and BERO, non-alcoholic beer. Recently we also spotted a wine-pizza pairing. Inspiration for local collabs?
- Areas opens the world’s first robotic restaurant with Artificial Intelligence, called Self, on Barcelona airport.
- Claridge’s Bakery set to open this summer with Richard Hart as the executive baker & creative director. With a focus on British classics like Bloomers, Granary Loaves, Jam Tarts and Custard Tarts, as well as Hart’s globally renowned sourdough breads.
- Maybourne recently announced a 2027 opening for its newest development in the Parisian quarter of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, The Maybourne Saint-Germain.
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The limited edition [ yellow tail ] & Domino’s Red Blend | The perfect sip with every slice
6-2-2025
A new favorite pizza beverage pairing is here! [ yellow tail ], America’s best-selling imported wine, recently announced that they are teaming up with Domino’s, the largest pizza company in the world, to deliver a flawless pizza night pairing experience – the Limited Edition [yellow tail] & Domino’s Red Blend. Uniquely crafted to provide the perfect sip with every slice, this special wine release is guaranteed to pair with everything cheesy, making your pizza delivery nights extra easy.
Inspiration for restaurants and wine shops to collaborate to create the perfect pairing with the most famous dish of the restaurant? And of course a great collaboration in time for Valentine’s Day!
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Trends we spotted | Week 05
3-2-2025
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:
- We came across a Swiss-based company, KITRO which is tackling the global issue of food waste.
- An interesting article on eHotelier – The Hotels Network launched Swaps, personalized hotel website experiences.
- Collaboration between two iconic hotels – Iconic Tuscan hotel, Il Pellicano travels to Claridge’s Restaurant for week long residency.
- Great Valentine’s Day inspiration from the Belgian Otomat chain – candlelight dinner with a firestarters matchbox and, of course, heart-shaped pizzas.
- On the Instagram account of restaurant and lunchroom Da Kepello in Panningen, we came across another dessert board! Also great way to serve desserts for Valentine’s Day.
- Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant De Oude Gevangenis Alkmaar opened last Saturday, February 1st. You can spend the night in a former prison!
- Ruby Hotels will open its first project in Hungary at the end of 2026! The Budapest project is located in the iconic Corvin Palace, Budapest’s oldest department store and a listed building from 1926.
- In March, Cinema Culinair will descend on Antwerp and Ghent with its film-food events from the 12th until the 30th of March. Enjoy both the film and the food from the film!
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Young entrepreneurs & new concepts | Petit and Bakery Heemelrijck, the SKEWER BAR and Restaurant Paarl
28-1-2025
Every day we spot fun, new concepts. This week: the SKEWER BAR in Rotterdam, where you can enjoy meat, vegetables and tofu skewers. An authentic street food restaurant specialising in dishes from the Changsha region in China. In Amsterdam, restaurant Heemelrijck has opened a new restaurant, Petit Heemelrijck, and bakery Heemelrijck with a new Wentelteefjes (French toast) to go concept. A new concept with a 75-year family history! And in Sassenheim, the South African pop-up restaurant Paarl opened in the third quarter of 2024. They treat you to a shared dining menu with all kinds of South African dishes such as biltong, braai, boboti, samosas and so on.
We wish all these entrepreneurs and their teams lots of fun and success with their concepts. More information below!
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Trends we spotted | Week 04
27-1-2025
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:
- Spotted at the Sigep in Italy where the product won 2 prizes: The Proissant. A protein croissant of the San Giorgio Italia Bakery House.
- To welcome the Year of the Snake, the fashion designer Shuting Qiu created an original artwork especially for Maison Hennessy. #ChineseNewYear
- With the aim to strengthen the connection between wine and gastronomy, Wine in Moderation announced a partnership with JRE-Jeunes Restaurateurs.
- A small and quick coffee fix by Mamonaku Kohi in the Philippines – linked to an article about micro spaces popping up in cities.
- Mövenpick debuts in Poland with 2 hotels: Grand Hotel Wrocław, Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karpacz and expands with 5 more hotels in the European market.
- A new franchise lunch restaurant will open in Bryant Park in New York City this spring, Toastique. We love their name, some more details about this concept in the US.
- Het Zalmhuis treats its birthday guests, free dinner for those celebrating their birthday at this restaurant in Rotterdam this year.
- At restaurant 10WILLIAMST. in Sydney you can enjoy all their desserts – with a ‘spoonful’.
Enjoy reading!
Star chef Enrique Limardo cooks at Hilton Amsterdam in honour of the Chocolate Festival
23-1-2025
From a special cocoa menu to a full evening with star chef Enrique Limardo himself. Hilton Amsterdam has been a partner of the annual Chocolate Festival Amsterdam for 12 years. This year, the hotel is organising a number of culinary experiences and events focusing on the versatility of cocoa. For this, they joined forces with Venezuelan star chef Enrique Limardo.
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Chipotle X Strava | Introducing ‘The City Challenge’ to kick off 2025
6-1-2025
Chipotle Mexican Grill recently announced that its partnership with Strava, the app for active people with more than 135 million users in more than 190 countries, is back and bigger than ever in 2025. Chipotle is launching its first-ever international Chipotle X Strava challenge for participants to compete to win free Lifestyle Bowls for a year, plus free Chipotle for their city(2). New in 2025, the initiative extends beyond the U.S., connecting and motivating Chipotle’s running community across 25 cities in North America and Europe, including New York City, London, Paris, Toronto and more.
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Mocktail Fest Miami | Celebrate Dry January
2-1-2025
“Dry Fest Miami is more than a celebration of great non-alcoholic drinks—it’s about community, discovery, and creating a vibrant social space”, says Marlene Aguilar, Co-Founder of Mocktail Fest Miami. Following the success of Mocktoberfest 2024, Mocktail Fest Miami proudly announces its second signature event, Dry Fest, with presenting sponsor KUL MOCKS, on January 10th, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at 1-800-LUCKY, located at 143 NW 23rd Street in Wynwood, Miami.
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a&o Firenze Campo di Marte in Florence
Radisson Hotel Group continues its growth in Europe
Restyling for restaurant Elements at the sustainable Bucutu & Tara Beach Resort 
The Dutch National Week Without Meat & Dairy 
Can Caps - credits koozie eu
Corner Bakery Cafe® creates the Teddy Latte to celebrate Paddington in Peru
Leonardo Boutique Hotel Maastricht City Center - credits Enrique Meesters
McDonald's Germany created a Burger Dialogue
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