Trends we spotted | Week 14

7-4-2025

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:

• A new concept from Queensland: Chip N Mix, the world’s first self-serve fry bar. Create your own ‘loaded fries’.
• The “Theatre of Fish” with locations in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, also recently opened a location in Nice, Pesca France. And Pesca Hamburg will follow soon.
• Why top restaurants are adding caviar to their desserts. Inspiration?
• Deep-Fried Cheesecake anybody? It’s no April’s Fool joke as the creator Junior’s Restaurant and Bakery in Brooklyn, New York says.
• ‘60 seconds to napoli’ celebrates 20th store opening in Germany, it’s located in the city of Dresden.
• Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam will undergo elegant transformation, this renovation will be finished by 2027.
• From May 2nd to September 28th, for 20 weeks, a different chef will cook at Erloom restaurant every weekend. This restaurant is located at the Bioboerderij ‘t Schop in Hilvarenbeek.
• A pop-up version of Italian fine dining restaurant Aroma will open in Amsterdam. Location: Antonio Cavoto’s Mangia Pasta in Amsterdam West. Check out the dates in the article.

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Queer Beer launches ‘Tinder for beers’

7-4-2025

Queer Beer, the beer brand celebrating diversity and inclusivity, comes up with a playful campaign: Swipe & Sip – the Tinder for beers! For the first time, instead of the traditional male-dominated beer world deciding what goes in the glass, their fans get to be in charge. Via swipeandsip.nl and in selected pubs, beer lovers can swipe for their favourite flavour. The beer with the most swipes to the right will become their very latest beer: called Lesbier.

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Young entrepreneurs & new concepts | Restaurant Element, restobar Moos en Emmanuelle

1-4-2025

Every day, we spot fun, new concepts. This week, three new concepts from Meppel, The Hague and Hilversum. Restaurant Element in the old gas factory in Meppel has 34 seats. Chef Niels Noorman serves a fine dining menu and Joleen Dannenburg takes care of the wines, many of which she serves by the glass. Restobar Moos located on the Fred in The Hague is the first restaurant of Shimo Verbaan, the owner of FourParties Horeca Uitzendbeau. The restobar is also directly opposite the office, ideal for the Friday office drinks! And Emmanuelle recently opened in Hilversum, a new hotspot where the seductive charm of French cinema meets classic French cuisine. With on the menu, for example, ‘rillettes de carnard’, ‘truite fumé maison’, ‘escargots gratinés’, ‘moules frites’ and ‘côte de boeuf’.

We wish these entrepreneurs and their teams a lot of fun and success with their concepts. More information below!

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Small hospitable gestures | Telescopic spoon, ‘First Dates for Kids’ or dessert served on a spoon

1-4-2025

A blog by Marjolein van Spronsen featuring some small hospitable gestures she has seen recently. From small desserts served on a spoon to a telescopic spoon to pick at your tablemate’s dessert.

This blog was previously published in Dutch on the Van Spronsen & Partners Group’s website. 

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Trends we spotted | week 13

31-3-2025

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:

• Have more plan(t)s for dinner! The Sustainable Plant FWD restaurant week will be held from April 5 to 12 in Amsterdam.
• Jade Frommer, co-founder of the Ephemera Group, is shaking up the fast-food industry in Paris with the launch of pop-up restaurant, called 6,90. And their main course is available for just €6.90.
• KFC® USA is dropping an all-new “Dunk It Bucket” – the brand’s first new bucket in nearly a decade – featuring also-new Mashed Potato Poppers.
• Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto, the #1 best-selling gelato brand in the U.S., is raising the bar of its unique Layers line by introducing the Bakery Collection. They created ‘The Dipped Whisk’ in collaboration with Dominique Ansel.
• McDonald’s – A Minecraft Movie Meal and Happy Meal are available at US restaurants nationwide for limited time starting April 1. 
• Kimpton teams up with Tiny Zaps for exclusive tattoo pop-up series for ‘Tattourists’ at 5 locations in the US.
• Schmarrnsinn is the first pop-up Kaiserschmarrn Café in Frankfurt, kaiserschmarrn with all kinds of toppings!
• There’s a pub in Ireland with your name on it! A worldwide search by Heineken® to find a new owner to keep the family tradition of the McLoughlin’s alive.
• nhow Hotels launched ‘dance nhow, change now’.
• The Dutch Bird Brewery launches exclusive Easter beer Kakelfris.
• Restaurant Vestdijk47 in Eindhoven tackles food waste and receives Orbisk certificate for 16 per cent reduction in eight months.

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Hans im Glück opens first Dutch restaurant on the Rembrandtplein in Amsterdam

28-3-2025

On Thursday April 17, the first Dutch location of the ‘Better Burger’ chain, Hans im Glück, will open on the bustling Rembrandtplein in Amsterdam. This full-service hospitality brand, which was founded in Munich in 2010, now has 83 restaurants in Germany, 10 in Switzerland and two in Austria. About three-quarters of Hans im Glück’s locations are run by franchisees and franchise opportunities are also coming up in the Netherlands. At this concept, guests can enjoy premium burgers and delicious food, special drinks and good company, all until after midnight.

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Trends we spotted | week 12

24-3-2025

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:

• Romano’s Glasgow introduces pasta served in a bowl made of pizza.
• Black Tap introduces their award-winning burgers and CrazyShake milkshakes to London.
• Popcorn lovers beware, Godfrey’s Popped Corn a popcorn specialty store has recently opened in London.
• Nobu Hospitality is coming to Amsterdam with residences and a restaurant.
• Goodbye Hotel The ED, and hello Leonardo Hotel Amsterdam Leidse Square.
• The first, The Ruby Group, hotel opens in Copenhagen.
• Will we really get a Universal Studios in the UK?

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Trends we spotted | Week 11

18-3-2025

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:

• Novotel expands European presence with new hotels in Malta and Croatia.
• On April 8 and 9, the Plant FWD Conference brings together 1,000 food professionals, start-ups, investors, policymakers and decision makers for the third time to accelerate the plant-based protein transition.
• Restaurant Mini Chef is a ‘play & eat’ restaurant, where you first have to recreate the dish you want to eat with Lego.
• We are encountering them more and more, ‘Coffee Parties’. Where coffee bars transform after 10:00 in the morning into clubs with live DJ’s, specialty coffees and a cozy atmosphere!
• The Chocolate Factory recently opened in Veghel, the Netherlands. A real factory where you get to work with chocolate!
• Saint Laurent has opened Sushi Park Paris, the iconic Japanese restaurant from Los Angeles, in the basement of their Rive Droite boutique.
• Renting a Vespa to explore the city, if it’s up to Dolce Vita at Fiat, you’ll rent a Fiat 500 instead.
• THE BUTCHER is introducing a retro milkshake in Sabrina’s honor with the perfect blend of creamy strawberry and a fresh lemon twist!

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Young entrepreneurs & new concepts | Samy’s Gourmet Sandwiches, restaurant Aan de Zweth and restaurant Notable

11-3-2025

Every day, we spot fun, new concepts. This week, three new concepts from Voorschoten, Schipluiden and Echt. Samy’s Gourmet Sandwiches in Voorschoten has a menu of freshly prepared sandwiches with a surprising twist! The business is owner Jessamy’s dream and her absolute favourite sandwich on the menu is the Satay sandwich with chicken thigh, peanut sauce, coleslaw, sambal and crispy onions on farmer’s bread. In Schipluiden, restaurant Aan de Zweth has been taken over by young entrepreneurs: chef Justin Koopman and hostess Indy Chiron Akkermans. We like their special menu to celebrate the former chef Joris Peters and the new chef, this month. And in the South of the Netherlands in Echt, in an old roof tile factory, restaurant Notable has opened. At their chef’s table you will experience the hospitality, craft and creativity of chef Vital Awick and sommelier Adriaan Visser.

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Trends we spotted | Week 10

10-3-2025

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:

• A castle full of Michelin Chefs and it’s not even a fairy tale! Sterren Preuvement 2025 takes place at Kasteel de Wittenburg from 28 to 30 March 2025. Tickets are still available for Friday and Sunday!
• The Hoxton Florence at Via delle Mantellate 2, is opening its doors! With a ‘House’ apartment, free bikes for their guests and various sports facilities, even external.
• Robuuste Reiger (Robust Heron) is Bird Brewery’s first 2025 special.
• Prêt-à-Portea, the high fashion version of the Afternoon Tea at The Berkeley in London, is now also available as The Red Carpet Collection at the Maybourne Beverly Hills in Los Angeles.
• Shrink and Print, a mini 3D model of yourself or together with your loved one is a fun unique gift for those who already have everything.
• The Aziz Foundation’s Ramadan Lights London with over 30,000 LED lights are turned back on at Piccadilly Circus!
• You’ve probably never heard of soft-serve ice cream and bubble tea chain Mixue Bingcheng but they do have more outlets than McDonald’s and Starbucks.
• For fans of the Netflix series Somebody Feed Phil; this spring a neighbourhood restaurant will open in Los Angeles in honour of its parents: Max and Helen’s.

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