Glad Tent
The Glad Tent is a tent and a compost bag in one. So when you are done partying at the festival, you can leave the garbage in the tent where you spent the night. A brilliant way to be more environmentally friendly this festival season.
The Glad Tent is a tent and a compost bag in one. So when you are done partying at the festival, you can leave the garbage in the tent where you spent the night. A brilliant way to be more environmentally friendly this festival season.
Coffee that really fits your taste, is hard to find. BeanGenius offers a service where you can discover high quality coffee beans sourced from independent coffee roasters from across the USA. Consumers can indicate their preferences in a coffee taste profile and BeanGenius will recommend which coffee fits the best. They will ship them three different freshly roasted bags of specialty coffee from independent roasters across the country. Consumers can try a monthly bag of coffee and tell BeanGenius how they liked them. The more you use it, the smarter BeanGenius gets in catering to their tastes and preferences.
Pay attention to the initiative of “arty napkins” at the “Kapellerput” conference hotel. Every year they choose a piece of art that touched them and have it printed on their linen napkins. They give it out as corporate gifts. The ‘arty napkins’ symbolizes what their conference hotel is about; hospitality and inspiration. The original piece is bought and one napkin is framed, the restaurant uses a disposable version. A true royal gesture. The napkins so far are made by the artists Marijn Moree, Saskia Heuer, Janne Hopman and Jolinde van Poppel. Do you want to read more examples of small gestures, read our last edition of ‘Royal hospitable gestures‘.
A new all-inclusive restaurant recently opened in Amsterdam. Restaurant View gives the all you can eat concept a special twist. Guests can prepare their dishes at the table, where literally a world of flavors passes by. The guests stay seated, because the plates (yellow for chicken, blue for fish, red for meat and green for vegetables) pass the tables on a moving conveyor belt. At their own table they can prepare the dishes on a grill. For € 34,50 guests can eat and drink (beer & wine)unlimited for two hours.
A ‘small gesture in hospitality’ made local. Like the “Ratilanne Riverside Resort” in Chiang Mai, Thailand did, they dress up their water bottles in local costumes. A very charming little way of presenting the local culture, who’s next or which hotel in The Netherlands serves their bottles in Dutch traditional costumes? Do you want to read more examples of small gestures, read our last edition of ‘Royal hospitable gestures‘.
A new all-in restaurant recently opened in Amsterdam. Restaurant View gives the all you can eat concept a special twist. Guests can prepare their dishes at the table, where literally a world of flavors passes by. The guests stay seated, because the plates (yellow for chicken, blue for fish, red for meat and green for vegetables) pass the tables on a moving conveyor belt. At their own table they can prepare the dishes on a grill. For € 34,50 guests can eat and drink unlimited for two hours.
Mama Sopa has developed soap products to support the projects of the famous Dutch water foundation SIMAVI. For each product sold, SIMAVI gives a hygiene training to a mother in India, to improve the health of their families and provides mothers with the knowledge they need to prevent diseases. The Dutch design packages are very appealing and designed by Studio Conn-Fetti. These playful soap products are great to use in hotels! It would be great if a hotel puts these soap products in the rooms, to contribute to charity.
Tourism organization ‘Westtoer’ pays tribute to the culinary treasures of the North Sea with the new campaign ‘Sea of Taste’. Gastronomic evenings will be organized at three beach bars during the ‘Sea of Taste’. The fish dishes are composed by star chef Stéphane and prepared on a barbecue by a team of students of the Hotel school. With this promotion they want to create more interest for the North Sea fish. Check the website for the exact dates and locations.
Our colleague Guido Verschoor spotted chocolate shop ‘Pierre Ledent’. Pierre Ledent is a multi award winning Belgian Master Chocolatier. His praline and almond biscuit creations are available in multiple locations around the world. His store located in Brussels has a luxurious look. The range consist of many variants of pralines and almond biscuits. The shop and the salon have a very luxurious look. In the salon you can enjoy desserts, verrines, ice creams and drinks. The dishes served look amazing! The almond biscuits are available in special varieties, like mojito, balsamic vinegar, olive and violet. The website is a source of inspiration and when we go to Brussels, we will definitely visit this shop!
The female PSV fans (football club from Eindhoven, The Netherlands) can be surprised by their partners or children with a brunch on the field of the Philips Stadium. Together with their children and husband they can kick a ball at lunch! A special location, although we recommend other clubs to use this for father’s day 😉
There’s a burger out there made with dry-aged ribeye, foie gras and entire chunks of butter. Then it’s topped with black truffles, truffle cheese and bordelaise. It’s a spectacular burger. But we have seen similar burgers worldwide. More spectacular is that the folks at Restaurant the Barrymore in Las Vegas only make a dozen per day. Image making your own ‘special off-menu’ dish and sell it in limited numbers.
Create more ambiance to your taste with the string lights and pendant lamps of iGlowbes. The lightning is available in more than 60 colours and the pendant lamp in five dimensions, so fitting into any interior. Great for restaurants, hotels and events to match the colours to the interior or the theme of the party. You can hang the lights, but they are also great as decoration on a table or in a vase. The lighting is hand made of polyester in Thailand, which makes each ball unique. Are you planning to open a pop up store? iGlowbes likes to take care of the lighting and create the atmosphere. Interested, please contact us via tip@spronsen.com or contact@iGlowbes.com. We will place your pop-up store with the decoration on Horecatrends.
Have you always been curious what goes on behind the scenes at Domino’s Pizza? Domino’s has installed five webcams at a Salt Lake City Domino’s location. When consumers order a pizza online, they can follow the pizza-making process from start to finish through DominosLive.com, 12 hours a day. You can even zoom in on the dough, toppings or the oven. Domino’s added a new dimension to its transparency.
An old fashioned principle, origami with towels! Kids love it and even adults are fascinated. If you look at websites as Tripadvisor, these little pieces of art are often photographed and put online by guests! The “Ratilanna Riverside Resort” in Chiang Mai, Thailand has the elephant as symbol and uses this for their towel art as well. Do you want to read more examples of small gestures, read our last edition of ‘Royal hospitable gestures’.
At the shopping mall, Hoog Catharijne, and the adjoining Central Station Utrecht the ‘Call of the Mall’ will be held this summer. In the hallways, on the walls, on roofs and other “hidden places” visitors can see art from more than 25 artists from home and abroad. Artworks Call of the Mall is organized by the ‘Stichting Kunst in het Stationsgebied’ in cooperation with the city of Utrecht. Artists will try to catch the digital and technical changes of our times in the mini-society of ‘Hoog Catharijne’ and at the same time show the visitors the consequences.
We’re already in the third week of October, and more and more festive inspiration is popping up online. Pinterest remains a wonderful source of ideas, 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
The rolls of Burger King are even more attractive like this, styled in the latest trends in the fashion industry. Order a burger with sunglasses for example, or one wearing a bikini.
Boisdale, a restaurant based in central London, claims to serve the most expensive omelette in the world. This exclusive omelette is made from eggs from seagulls. Only 40.000 seagull eggs are sold worldwide every year. An omelette costs € 105, =.
Try to make a picture of McDonald’s products, which fly by rapidly across the billboard. If your succesful, show your picture to the nearest McDonalds and get your product for free.
The company SDA decorations is specialised in editing riverstone. With their new range of bathroom products, they want bring nature into your home. The products are handmade.
Kamelka, chocolates made of camelmilk. On May 8th they launched the product in Den Bosch, the Dutch ‘Capital of Taste, 2010’. The product is a collaboration from Syntens Design, Pressure Cooker Food & Agri Working Group.
Like Armani and Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren is now in the restaurantbusiness. At his first European restaurant in Paris, guests can enjoy typical American dishes like “Black Angus” steak from Ralph’s own ranch.
With the increasing urbanisation in Japan there is no more room for landscaping. The designer of this building in Osaka found a solution: vertical gardens.
Now everyone can make their own chocolate bar. You start with a basic bar: milk, dark or white. Then you can choose between more than 90 kinds of fruits, nuts, spices and candy to make your very own bar.
You do not have to chew your meat anymore, just start drinking “Meat Water”. The basics of the drink are proteins. Available in flavors like, Cheeseburger, Beef Stroganoff and Haggis.
Wine bar “Time to Vino” in Sydney, Australia, collaborates with a filmrental chain to serve the right wine with every film. For example, it is recommended to drink bubbles with a drama and pinot noir with thrillers.
British brewer, Tom Wood, recently launched a mobile bottling operation in the form of a well-equipped truck that can drive to virtually any location in the UK. With this initiative they want to help small, local breweries.
This manufacturer of this toiletpaper wanted to hear the voice of the people. How? Consumers could vote on various topics concerning toilet paper. Through websites, surveys and even at polls in busshelters consumers could give their opinion. The result: toiletpaper that is aligned to the majority of voters.
All you need is cheese. This new marketing campaign in Canada wants to attrack attention to the product ‘cheese’. By using remarkable characters such as cowboys and Indians, they want to tempt young consumers.
There are plans for a new 10-room, design hotel in the heart of Amsterdam. The owner of the hotel is “Droog Design”. After having opened stores in Tokyo, New York and Dubai, they now choose to open their own design hotel.
Never a dull moment at your table with these napkins. There are boxes for any occasion. No subject? Grab a napkin.
Grolsch’s new campaign revolves around “cold” beer. In order to provide every customer with a cold Grolsch beer, these motorcycles with sidecar are used. Through the hotline, consumers report that they want to exchange a warm beer for a cold beer. This will then be delivered as soon as possible.
Equiped with the new iPads, concierges from several Intercontinental Hotels can provide the guests with the latest information. Also, by means of visualization, 3D route information and promotional films, the iPads can be an addition for both concierges and guests.
Going to the hairdressers is no longer a waste of time. At this barbershop in London you get a haircut while enjoying your breakfast or lunch. You choose your meals when you make your (online) reservation.
An American, organic oriented restaurant, keeps two hundred worms in the basement to compost the surplus food. Odorless and the restaurant owner wants to sell the compost.
The new holiday toy. Gibbs Technologies developed a jetski and a quad in one. The wheels can be folded so that it can be used on water. Top speed is 50 mph.
TMF has launched a campaign to prevent hearing loss among young people. On the website you can test your own hearing and find out if your hearing will deteriorate considerably within the next few years due to loud music when you go out and by the use of MP3 players.
A wall that shows the bottem of wine bottles, with special lighting effects.
The coolhunter.net started making their own examples of advertisements. Remarkable campaigns conducted by Access Agency in real life. They try to make ads where we talk about in the social media. Some examples.
In June Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) comes with a new icy drink in the Netherlands: Krushem. It is a mix of ice cream, ice and extra ingredients such as pieces of strawberry and biscuit.
The Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa at Rangali Island has temporarily transformed their underwater restaurant into an underwater suite. It’s a twin room at a depth of 5 meters and you can admire all the underwater life.
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