Around the plate

21-6-2012

At Horecatrends.com we regularly organize trend presentations. Recently we were invited by Our Common Food to inspire the teams. Take a look at the (Dutch) Prezi presentation here.

McDonald’s Timetable

20-6-2012

At the main train station Warschau in Poland you can see this McDonald’s Timetable. At the Timetable you can see the departure times of the train and it also tells you how long you should wait in burgers, colas, chips and ice creams. This way you can assess whether you have time to eat something. Watch the video.

Tweet for your Ice Tea

20-6-2012

Bos has launched this ‘The Incredible Sampling Robot’ for its brand Ice Tea. The machine works easy, stand in front of the machine with your Smartphone, tweet via Twitter #BOSTWEET4T and your free Ice Tea is coming.

Conference for hospitality businesses

20-6-2012

The conference Meerwaarde 2.0 is only available in Dutch.

Order Evian water via a magnet

18-6-2012

With this Smart Evian Drop magnet, the residents of Paris can order their boltles of Evian water through wifi. The magnet is developped by the French farm Joshfire. No more carrying heavy bottles from the store, but directly deliver at your door.

De Lunterse boer promo film

13-6-2012

A good example of a hospitality promo film can look.

Paying with fingerprint

12-6-2012

Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel uses all kind of modern techniques to facilitate their modern guests. August 2011 they were one of the first hotels to introduce RFID technique to facilitate easy acces to the Facebookpages of their guests. Now they have rolled out a biometric system of payments utilising PayTouch.

Together dinner via video link

6-6-2012

The Sichuan restaurant chain Hai Di Lao and electronics manufacturer Huawei are working together since September 2011. In the restaurant are interactive screens that enable guests to make contact via a video link with their friends or family in any of the other chains elsewhere in the country.

The Bang! lamp

5-6-2012

Made by Bitplay, it’s a novelty desk lamp that you turn on and by using a pistol-shaped remote control. Aim the gun, pull the trigger and the lamp turns on; do it again and it switches off. The styling and design are pretty conventional, so it looks just like any regular desk lighting furniture, but also fun in a hotel.

Fonckel lamp

5-6-2012

This Fonckel lamp is developed by Dutch designers. The lamp is fully adjustable with your fingers. Watch the movie about Fonckel.

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