‘Euh-ice’ at IJspaleis Driehuis
Ice cream maker Rob Kok from IJspaleis Driehuis has a solution for the doubting guest, the ‘euh-ice’! The daily changing ice cream flavour is already extremely popular and went viral on the internet. read more
Ice cream maker Rob Kok from IJspaleis Driehuis has a solution for the doubting guest, the ‘euh-ice’! The daily changing ice cream flavour is already extremely popular and went viral on the internet. read more
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others, an article about AirBnB tips, the pop up from the brothers Roca and chocolate with lower fat.
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With the expansion of beer culture, more beer lovers are starting to brew their own beer. The amount of different flavours and beers keeps growing and recently De Librije, three Michelin stars crowned restaurant, launched a beer menu. There is literally beer everywhere! read more
A must-have for the real beer lovers, the Vessi Fermentor. A brewkettle but at the same time a tap. Once you’ve checked the specific gravity and pitched your yeast, attach the pressure lid. Now you’re ready to set the specific pressure and temperature to ensure optimal conditions for fermentation. Then, sit back and relax while the yeast does its thing. The crowdfunding project is on Indiegogo and with one week left, already more than enough money has been raised. read more
It’s almost time for the opening of the new restaurant of Hilton Rotterdam! About one and half month ago Hilton launched a contest for residents of Rotterdam to come up with the best name for the new restaurant. In the meantime, 10 names were selected and is it up to the jury to decide which name will win the contest. read more
Spacious, a startup cofounded by Preston Pesek and Chris Smothers to make use of empty restaurants by offering them up to freelancers and others without an office as an alternative to crowded coffee shops. Recently started in New York City. read more
Recently, hotels can sign up for Women Sensitive Hotels. This platform checks if the hotels measure up to the wishes and needs of the increasing group of female business travelers. read more
Shape, colour and actually all senses influence your taste. A new study has been released by Oxford-professor Charles Spence showing that the taste is also influenced by music. You can see the video here above, although it’s a bit long video, it’s very interesting. As inspiration: it could be nice to experiment with your background music! Rock music for your savoury dishes and ballads for your sweet dishes…
The construction of the fairy wheel on De Pier is a fact! Besides beautiful views, you will be able to enjoy delicious food here as from next month. Bram Kosterink interviewed Perry Oerlemans, the initiator of the fairy wheel and the owner of Skyview Attractions for us. read more
Delicious coffee but without caffeine, that’s exactly what Chikko Not Coffee is! They sell two variants of coffee based on chicory and spelt. The caffeine free variant for coffee! Culinary journalist Joël Broekaert (from the Dutch newspapers NRC & Vrij Nederland): “pure chicory has a pleasant, bitter quality, just like coffee. It obviously has accents of mocha and cacao.” read more
At Horecatrends we spot a lot of national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write articles about, the smaller trends we use in our column ‘Trends we spotted this week’. This week among others, an article about the ‘Meet Vincent van Gogh’ experience in China, a private PICKMEUP luxury taxi start-up in Amsterdam and Starbucks starts serving cold brew Nitro Coffee on the tap.
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A glass of rosé or white wine in the sun, we love it! But at the moment Blue Wine is getting more and more popular. And we spotted the ‘new but old’ Orange Wine on the wine menu’s and we also found a slushie with wine! We made a list with different new and old wines you will most likely see on the terraces this summer. From the wine and fruit slushie you could make your own signature slushie! And we spotted a wine product that, we think, would do great in a bathroom of a hotel in a wine region!
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Wijnarrangement van restaurant Soigné
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De keuken van restaurant SoignéNice initiative of restaurant Soigné in Bussum (the Netherlands) and wine merchant Petit Clos (located in Bussum, Laren and Utrecht). Together they organise a special wine tasting in restaurant Soigné on Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th of June. On these days the restaurant will serve its new 4-course menu Soigné for the first time, at the same time they let their guests decide which wines will be on the wine pairing menu! read more
If you’re going to Paris this summer, you will able to eat an ice cream roll on Rue de Turenne. IceRoll boutique just opened a store in Paris, where they sell freshly made ice cream rolls with a touch of show! The ice cream is made on a Teppanyaki and is originally from Asia, and now starts to be popular in America and thus in Europe as well. It’s about time we get a store in the Netherlands! read more
Inspiration from a local festival from Rotterdam. This weekend is the first weekend of Stoepmakers Oostplein (stoep means sidewalk, maker means maker. Stoepmakers is even in Dutch a non-existing word). The program is created by the residents and businesses in the neighbourhood. As of the 16th of June, everyone is welcome at the temporary artfully designed Oostplein. There will be monthly activities. Stoepmakers Oostplein ends on the 16th of September during Parking Day. read more
Approachable inspiration, trends and highlights from 2025 that can be easily applied to your own business in 2026. A whitepaper to scroll through when you read more
We’ve been enjoying glorious summer weather for a few weeks now, and the popular seasonal drinks are already known. Mocktails, cocktails, spritz variations, rosé, and read more
During an application procedure for the position ‘Manager Social Media and Digital Advertising’ the Pizza Hut kept interviews of 140 seconds. The Pizza Hut believes that people who can sell themselves in 140 seconds should be good at selling the company in 140 characters on Twitter. A special way to let people apply for a function and to put your company in the spotlight.
We’ve seen robot bartenders before, but with the robot ‘Bartendro’ (designed by Kickstarter) you can make cocktails quickly and repeatedly. The ‘Bartendro’ can easily make cocktails within ten seconds. The robot machine can be controlled by a smartphone or tablet via WI-fi and with the special administrator screen you can manage dispensers, ingredients and drink recipes. It is also possible to view reports of the drinks made. Watch the video to see how the machine works.
The company Koppert Cress has developed a new edible flower, named Vananco Leaves. The purple flower with white accents has a neutral taste and is widely applicable. Because of the color the flower matches well with desserts, salads or both fish and meat. The Vananco Leaves are originated in the Asian rainforest and grows in moist places. Koppert Cress offers Vananco Leaves that are specially grown for consumption and can safely be used in dishes.
Domino’s Japan has launched a packaging design for its pizza boxes and a special iPhone App featuring the virtual popstar ‘Hatsune Miku’. The iPhone app comes with a social camera function which allows you to take pictures of yourself and ‘Hatsune Miku’. When your pizza is delivered you can point your phone’s camera toward the box and it will turn into a dancing stage to watch and listen to Miku’s performance.
Watching a fashion show of one of the great Parisian fashion designers during a high tea with a glass of champagne on a Saturday afternoon in Paris,? That is exactly what is possible at the Salon Castellane in the Bristol hotel in Paris. Because of the friendly and accessible concept, they have been managed to persuade a few major fashion houses for a show. The designers from Celine, Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Chloé, Christian Lacroix, Versace and Ungaro all showed their latest collections. The hotel also wants to give fashion shows by the designers of tomorrow. Something for the Amstel hotel or Krasnapolsky hotel in Amsterdam?
Singapore-based Wangz opened ‘The Forest by Wangz’ serviced apartments in December 2011. The apartments are designed to cater for single and couple travelers, be it for business or leisure. Each apartment has a kitchenette and communal dining area, allowing groups to cook or eat together. The building has also been designed with extra doors fitted in the corridors, so that several rooms can be privately sectioned off for slightly larger families.
On 24 March 2013 the first CulinaryArtbazaar will be organized in the Netherlands, an event for and by hospitality entrepreneurs. During the CulinaryArtbazaar suppliers of quality product have the opportunity to be in contact with restaurant owners. In an informal atmosphere they can show their products. There will also be a live cooking and artists and retailers can present their products. A special part of the event is the auction for KWF Dutch Cancer Society. The event is an initiative of chief cook Roderick Rijsdam and artist Monique van der Meijden.
Fastweb, the second largest network in Italy, wants 20% of the Italian population to enjoy fast Internet via fiber by the end of 2014. This guerrilla action is set to announce the introduction. To visualize the speed Fastweb has created a unique experience in Milan: a trip to Shibuya Station, Tokyo within one stop of a subway station. Fastweb transformed the station in detail, displays, kiosks, audio information in Japanese and a Japanese audience. By using QR codes the experience could be shared through social media. Perhaps an idea for restaurants, to convert a bus stop into a mini-restaurant for one day and spoil the travelers?
Paint your own pizza and then order it. This is possible at ‘Paint your Pizza’ a project by the Swedish artist Jonas Lund. New York-based ‘Paint Your Pizza’ arose from another project Lund created last year called The Paintshop, which offers a platform on which online users can collaboratively paint pictures and then sell their creations . ‘Paint Your Pizza’ offers an online “canvas” upon which visitors can create the image of their dream pizza. Through a partnership with New York City’s Famous Original Ray’s Pizza, customers can then order an edible version of their creation for delivery to the door.
Viral by DDB-Tribal in Vienna, we only post it for those who have problems waking up especially on a Monday morning! An easy breakfast like this at McDonald’s looks really tempting.
In November 2012, 20 restaurants in São Paulo, Brazil, launched an initiative where their guest could choose for smaller portion sizes, while still paying the full price. ‘Satisfeito’ (‘Satisfied, in Portuguese) dishes were 1/3 smaller than the usual dishes. The money saved from serving these smaller dishes has been donated to the Instituto Alana, an organization fighting child malnutrition in Brazil. Satisfeito is a global movement that aims to alleviate child hunger and prevent food waste by providing restaurants and their customers with the chance to help organizations feeding starving children around the world.
These balloons are lighted by small LED lights. The LED lights are placed in the opening of the balloon and after that the balloon can be inflated (also with helium). The LED lights have multiple modes and are reusable. These illuminated balloons are great for decoration at a party, event or in a nightclub.
The modern Greek restaurant ‘Lemonia’, located on the edge of Utrecht, presents their wine list in a special way. They put a wine bottle with a wine list label at each table. The label has a description of the wines and the price per glass / bottle.
Action by Go-Tan: the company collaborates with the ‘Tropenmuseum’ to start the action ‘Photo is looking for family’ to find the rightful owners of 335 family albums under former inhabitants of Dutch East Indies. Go-Tan put stickers with family photos on 80.000 ’emping’ bags to reach people who have lost an album, or can help identifying owners of an album.
Easter is in the air! In the coming weeks we will occasionally publish remarkable recipes or action on horecatrends. For example, the trend of the last year Special Easteregg. Do you have a special recipe or does your restaurant or hotel plan a special activity, let us know by mail via tip@spronsen.com . Who knows your company might be on horecatrends.
Every year on April 1st the liberation of the Spanish occupation by ‘Sea Beggars’ is celebrated in Brielle, The Netherlands. During this day the people of Brielle wear historical clothing and they perform in the open air theater ‘the key to the city’. This year the activity coincides with Easter. Brasserie Hotel De Nymph serves the traditional ‘Sea Beggars’ meal consisting of marrowfats, bacon, fried onions, piccalilli, pickles, stewed meat and boiled potatoes. Because the festival coincides with Easter, Brasserie The Nymph combines Easter with the ‘Sea Beggars’ meal and serves the meal in egg shape.
McDonald’s has launched new packaging designs on all carry-out bags and fountain beverage cups. The new packaging is designed to communicate brand stories in an engaging and modern way. The packaging is a blend of text, illustration and a QR code and will deliver interesting facts about de brand. It makes information easily accessible from mobile devices. The packaging is launched in the United States and will be rolled out worldwide through 2013.
Fun t-shirts to be to be worn by the chef at the breakfast buffet..
Club Vie in Rotterdam reopened its doors on Friday 1 March after a complete renovation. Our colleague Armand Sol was invited for the premiere and visited the venue. Club Vie is partly positioned under the ‘Willemsbrug’ and has two floors. The lower floor ‘The Jaxx’ has a nice river view and a ceiling that changes color. The upper floor has a dance floor and four different sitting areas on various levels. Because of the playful location of these sitting areas, the club breathes an intimate atmosphere that is not usual in other similar sized clubs. The LED lights are installed by InventDesign and provides a luxurious glance to the club’s interior.
Inspired by the Bay Bridge’s 75th Anniversary, artist Leo Villareal created the project ‘The Bay Lights’. ‘The Bay Lights’ is the world’s largest LED light sculpture, that is made of 25,000 white LED lights and is 1.8 miles wide and 500 feet high. Each light is individually programmed and shines from dusk until 2:00 a.m for the next two years.
PepsiCo introduced its world famous soft drink brand Mountain Dew in the Netherlands last week. The brand is known for its neon green packaging with a popping logo. Mountain Dew is a thirst quenching soft drink with a refreshing citrus taste and focuses primarily on a male target group between 16 and 24 years old. In the United States, the soft drink has been one of the largest fresh rank brands, but is now also available in the Netherlands in bottles of 0.5 L.
Edible Arrangements sells bouquets made from fresh fruit. The ‘confetti fruit cupcake’ is a festive bouquet of fruit in different forms with cupcakes. For the cupcake, a pineapple is shaped in a cupcake, dipped in white and brown chocolate and topped with festive sprinkles. The cupcake-shaped pineapple is arranged in a cupcake holder together with other fresh fruit. The ‘confetti fruit cupcake’ is a cheerful bouquet to serve for dessert or breakfast. Edible Arrangements has many outlets in America (more than 1.000), but also in the Far East, Middle East and Italy.
Inside the colorful carboard boxes by Martins Café, a coffeebrand from the vicinity of Sao Paulo, you don’t expect to find coffee. The boxes are colorful, retro and with their robot logo printed on the cardboard. Martins Café is a Brazilian brand of specialty coffee which comes in the variants cardamom, anise, cinnamon, nutmeg and 100% Arabica. With the package Martins Café wanted to create something colorful, retro and Brazilian that would catch your eye. Read the article on www.coolhunting.com to know why the use robots as their logo….
Easter is in the air! In the coming weeks we will occasionally publish remarkable recipes or action on horecatrends. For example, the action of the last year by The Cavendish Hotel. Do you have a special recipe or does your restaurant or hotel plan a special activity, let us know by mail. Who knows your company might be on horecatrends.
These truffle eggs are fun to serve as dessert during the Easter dinner. Or wrap the truffle eggs up in a box as a personal gift. The classic chocolate truffle recipe is from chef Chris Horridge. Watch the recipe here.
OpenTable released a new Facebook App that’s called ‘Places I’ve Eaten’. With this app users can list and rate the restaurants they’ve been to, choose what they will like to visit and see the places that their Facebook friends have listed and rated. With this app users can also search for restaurants based on their rating, places their Facebook friends have visited ore select properties known as kid-friendly and serving vegetarian food. Users can choose to keep their listing private or to make it available on Facebook for others. Earlier the company acquired the FoodSpotting App.
With this scientific spice rack you can organize dried herbs. Each herb is stored in a separate glass test tube and is labeled with a sticker. This pice rack is a fun item on a table in a restaurant.
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