Trends we spotted | Week 34

27-8-2024

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:

• French startup Gourmey seeks approval in 5 key markets for lab-grown foie gras.
• Kirishima Shuzo x Starbucks’ first collaboration facility to open spring 2026 in Japan. The facility is 100% generated by sweet potato-generated power!
• World-renowned chef Massimo Bottura debuted Torno Subito in Downtown Miami on August 21st.
• Last week Chipotle was calling all scholars to enter a Chipotle IQ test with more than 1 million in Bogos and free burritos. Great idea: an IQ test based on your brand as marketing tool?
• Hampton by Hilton unveils first‑ever Waffle Bosses for National Waffle Day.
• the CESAR brand teamed up with five of New York City’s most desirable pet-friendly eateries to invite pet parents and their dogs to enjoy a dining experience together during the first-ever CESAR Restaurant Weekend.
• The Vineyard Open Days in the Netherlands take place in September and more than 30 Dutch vineyards are participating.
• A couple of weeks ago we wrote an article about ‘The Cantinas’ by Taco Bell. This event took place August 17-18 2024, we spotted a great reel by Taylor King, a recap of the event!
• And a great suggestion: Eleven Madison Bark! 😉

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Trends we spotted | Week 29

22-7-2024

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:

• Would you like a massage by a robot? Robotics company Aescape has partnered with Lotte New York Palace hotel to debut the first fully automated AI massage experience.
• Subway® dares fans to ride the world’s first dip ‘n slides at their larger-than-life summer bash on July 27.
• From Sicily with love – MARTINI brings Simona Tabasco back to Sicily for the ultimate #EuroSummer cocktail. A toast to iconic Italy with the MARTINI Simona Spritz!
• Starbucks and Mercedes to install EV chargers at 100 Starbucks stores in the US.
• Hyatt Hotels Corporation recently announced that a Hyatt affiliate has acquired the me and all hotels brand from Lindner Hotels AG (Lindner) to unlock growth in new European markets.
• Five years of cooperation between House of Hospitality en DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station. The aim of this collaboration is to train and prepare young talent for employment in the hospitality industry. They just welcomed the hundredth student!
• On Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October 2024, the largest culinary event in the Netherlands, ‘100Chefs by Gault&Millau’, will take place at the Miele Experience Center in Vianen.
• From Wok to Walk to Wok to Dine: the chain has opened their sixth Amsterdam branch in the Pijp area. Here you can go for to-go wok dishes but you can also dine more elaborately.

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Trends we spotted | Week 18

6-5-2024

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:

• Ruby Hotels pioneers 35-hour work week in their hotels;
• A creative way to present charcuterie, a ‘wine glass charcuterie topper’;
• The new plant-based UNLIMEAT Pulled Pork Wrap is now available at all Starbucks locations in Hong Kong;
• The launch of P.F. Chang’s ‘fortune cookie flower bouquet’ for Mother’s Day;
• A new way of having breakfast: teeny tiny croissant cereals.
• Chanel International Beach Experience – created with a touch of AI by ‘My Little Saint Tropez’. We spotted more examples of these kinds of collabs last year!
• Spotted on the Instagram of ‘Friends from Thailand travel Guide’ – Thai street food called Ka-nom Khai Nok Krata, which is Thai Fried Sweet Potato Balls. Looks delicious!
• Last but certainly not least: an extraordinary marketing stunt by a restaurant.

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Trends we spotted | Week 8

27-2-2024

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:

• The ‘inclusive spaces framework’ by Starbucks, their concept opened in Washington D.C.
• Korean scientists created cultured beef rice.
• Second store for Panda Express in Europe. They have over 2,400 stores worldwide with over 90 stores outside the USA.
• Have you ever heard of Coffee Omakase?
• A pop-up Pokémon Center is opening at the ExCel London International Exhibition Centre this spring.
• Enjoy your weekend treat for breakfast at Brioche Amsterdam – they sell brioche croissants.
• The legendary Connaught Bar of the Connaught hotel is publishing a cocktail book this April, you can pre order the book with 100 elegant signature cocktails.
• The restaurants of THE ENTOURAGE GROUP of Amsterdam celebrate International Women’s Day.
• De Kunstfabriek | Unit 699 recently opened in Rotterdam, it’s an art gallery with a natural wine bar.

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Trends we spotted | Week 05

5-2-2024

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:

• The Social Hub San Sebastián opened its doors February 1^st.
• The Oleato beverages are now available at all Starbucks stores in the U.S.
• The brand Sofitel launched a new concept – The Haute Croissanterie.
• Subway® in the USA announced a strong start to 2024 with the high demand for the new footlong ‘Sidekicks’.
• De innovative ‘White Vegatables’ collection by Koppert Cress has expanded with ‘Feather Tops’, ‘Talpa Shoots’ and the new Sweet Lov, all sprouts are produced in the dark.
• Stayokay Hostels returns to the Dutch region ‘Brabant’ with a new hostel on Strijp-S in Eindhoven.
• Cocomelt is a chocolate café in London that serves sushi crêpes. Great idea for Pancake Day?
• In September a new cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi will be released, called ‘Comfort’. He will visit Amsterdam to promote the book in November.

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Trends we spotted | Week 04

29-1-2024

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:

• The McDonald’s All American Games return to Houston this April.
• A new year and a new PIZOOKIE® at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse®, based on a cinnamon roll.
• A bouquet of ice cream spotted in an ice cream / Bonsai tree shop in Kyoto, Japan.
• Bram ladage, a famous snack bar chain in and around Rotterdam, hands out free ‘Brammetjes’ again this Valentine’s Day.
• For the lovers of strong coffee, an Italian Iced Coffee recipe.
• Spotted in a Starbucks in Thailand, a special coffee machine to prepare coffees.
• ‘Beauty in and out’ at the ‘48 Collagen Café’ in Paris, it is opening this summer!
• Ruby Hotels opened their first hotel in Stuttgart, Ruby Hanna Hotel & Bar.
• And the floating +POOL is opening this summer in the East River in New York City.

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A new spin off by McDonald’s, CosMc’s

8-12-2023

In August of this year we read about the first rumours that McDonald’s would introduce a new spin off called CosMc’s. Now the news is in the open and they started to trial in the first location Bolingbrook, Illinois. It’s opening today! The concept is based on CosMc, a McDonald’s-craving space alien, who first appeared as a character in the late 80’s and early 90’s promotional advertisements. CosMc’s is a new small-format, beverage-led concept that’s inspired by nostalgia and powered by a menu of bold, refreshing beverages and tasty treats.

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Trends we spotted | Week 43

30-10-2023

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’s links to articles including the presentation of the We’re Smart awards, there are 16 Dutch restaurants on this list of the best vegetable restaurants in the world. ‘De Nieuwe Winkel’ in Nijmegen is number 1 again.

Pink and yellow oyster mushrooms are included in the range of products of the exotic mushroom grower Oakfield as well as bundle-, white beech-, wig- and coral mushrooms.

The Casual Pint Craft Beerstro launched Tap4Good. A national fundraising initiative to support local communities. The local manager decides the charity!

In London, ‘The OWO Residences by Raffles’ recently opened and Starbucks opened its China Coffee Innovation Park (CIP), achieving its vertical integration ‘from bean to cup’ in one market – a first for the company globally.

Bakkit.nl creates ‘the Rotterdam Roll’ – a rolled croissant in various flavours. They also sell other pastries. Speaking of croissants, Dominique Ansel, the inventor of the cronut, presented a vegan cronut for the first time in September.

Pizza Hut in Germany recently introduced ‘Pizza-Sandwich’ Melts and a special McDonald’s restaurant in Terminal 1 of Sydney Airport!

A capital injection for Zence Object in Macau: for a project to convert used tea leaves and other local bio-waste streams into packaging and other industrial items.

And an interesting design article on Eater about the neon walls, palm-shaped chairs and giant pepper mills of Shuggie’s Trash Pie, they call it maxed-out restaurant design for 2023.

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Cold brew coffee anyone?

14-8-2023

This summer, I had the occasional cold espresso with an ice cube again. The first time I drank this cold espresso was in Spain, where an ‘espresso con hielo’ is a standard menu item. However, here in the Netherlands, cold coffee is not so popular as of yet. Of course, many drink a frappuccino or an iced coffee with vanilla ice cream, but the huge range of flavours and compositions you encounter abroad are still missing here. ^Marjolein

A short article filled with coffee inspiration! And at the end, an Instagram post featuring an espresso Barbietini! 

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Trends we spotted | Week 17

2-5-2023

At horecatrends.com we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We select the most interesting ones to write about and we use the other trends in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.

With this week links to articles about among others a second restaurant from the owners of the  restaurant LIMA NIKKEI in Antwerp: the street food concept WAYK’U located at the quays of Antwerp.

Corona Beer invites its customers to monitor Mexico’s coasts with beach pics of beer bottles. And could you imagine the espresso tonic (ET) to be your new warm weather beverage obsession? A mocktail recipe that is available at the website of Food & Wine.

Badiani has 9 ice cream shops in London and we spotted an Instagram post about their ‘Gelato Burger’. In 2024 the hospitality group OTG will introduce a farm-to-terminal dining concept and tech enhanced hospitality at Denver International Airport.

In the heart of the Bavaria area in Germany, opens Maritim Hotel Ingolstadt on June 1, soft opening starts May 15. And the design and name of the new Wynn hotel in the UAE has been revealed:  Wynn Al Marjan Island.  

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