Trends we spotted | Week 47
Hertog Jan Grand Prestige Vatgerijpt 2023
Het Schrobbelèr Kookboek
Bear Robotics and Sodexo partner to improve healthcare operations with service robots - credits Business Wire
Blendid Robotic food automation platform in action
Mandarin Oriental hotels celebrate 'Silent Night' - image Mandarin Oriental Marrakech
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 article about among others:
- A beautiful cake; a great idea for shared dining dessert for your Christmas dinner.
- The Christmas tree of the Pulitzer hotel in Amsterdam has been decorated by ROKSANDA.
- We wonder when the first branch of BelChicken, a fast-growing Belgian chain, will open in the Netherlands.
- For the seventh edition of Hertog Jan Grand Prestige Vatgerijpt, the four variants pay tribute to the shared craftsmanship behind distinctive Latin American distillates.
- In the US, autonomous robotic kiosks powered by Blendid technology selling smoothies with Thor’s Skyr will soon open.
- Sodexo, a global leader in quality-of-life services, is expanding its partnership with Bear Robotics to facilitate patient care.
- Mandarin Oriental hotels are taking their wellness to the next level while promoting mindfulness, silence and a digital detox. On 13 December, they will celebrate their ‘Silent Night’.
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Christmas tree ROKSANDA x Pulitzer Amsterdam
The beautiful looking Christmas Tree of the Pulitzer Amsterdam has been decorated by ROKSANDA – a collaboration synonymous with craftsmanship, creativity and nature. Those following Horecatrends know that we love the idea of collaborations around the decoration of a Christmas Tree.
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Christmas dinner inspiration | Great dessert for shared dining
In the link in the title you will find the Instagram account of Shaniabelle Cake. She makes great looking cakes that are cool to put on the table at a Christmas dinner as a shared dining dessert. Check out the old-fashioned dessert bauble she made below! She also has a YouTube channel.
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A Thor’s Skyr Robotic Smoothie Kiosks
Blendid®, a robotic food service solutions leader, recently announced that Thor’s Skyr, the American-made skyr brand using innovative Icelandic methods developed over 1000 years and all natural ingredients, is opening their first autonomous robotic kiosk locations powered by Blendid technology later this year. The Thor’s Skyr by Blendid locations will be the first robotic kiosks in the United States to offer skyr-based smoothies to consumers. More details in their press release, link in the title.
BelChicken | A fast-growing Belgian chain
We are wondering when the fast-growing Belgian chain, BelChicken, is opening its first location in the Netherlands. The first location opened in 2016 and today they have over 42 locations in Belgium, 3 in Germany and 1 in France. In 2020 during the pandemic, they have opened 12 new locations and they aim for 70 locations in Belgium by 2025.
Hertog Jan unveils Grand Prestige Barrel-aged 2023
The taste of Latin American traditions within a Limburg’s beer. This week Hertog Jan announced the flavors of its annual Grand Prestige Barrel-aged beers. For these beers, the beer is aged in barrels of other beverage types. For the seventh edition, the four varieties pay tribute to the shared craftsmanship behind distinctive Latin American distillates: Brazilian Cachaça, Caribbean Rhum Agricole, and Mexican Reposado Tequila and Mezcal. More details in the link in the title. On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the Grand Prestige Barrel-aged 2023 will go on sale through Hertog Jan’s online brewery store. Those who can’t wait: the beers will be on sale at the brewery store in Arcen in December, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd .
Sodexo and Bear Robotics revolutionize patient support
Sodexo, a global leader in quality-of-life services, is expanding its partnership with Bear Robotics, the Silicon Valley innovator behind indoor self-driving service robots. Together, they are reshaping healthcare services, ushering in a new era of patient and staff support and care that will establish an industry benchmark for excellence. This exciting #partnership is revolutionizing patient care with the help of service #robots. We wrote about the first robot of Bear Robotics back in 2018 and it’s great to read that what started as an aid for the waiters in his restaurant, is now part of a great deal with market leader Sodexo. More details in the press release in the title.
Indulge in tranquillity with the ‘silent night’ in the spas of the Madarin Oriental hotels worldwide
Mandarin Oriental hotels want to take wellness to another level, whilst promoting mindfulness, silence and a digital detox. The spas of all Mandarin Orientals around the world are turning down on their ninth annual ‘silent night’. On December 13th, the music will be turned off and talking is discouraged in all spas. Encouraging time for individual reflection, awareness and disconnection from all technology. Exclusively for this night, Mandarin Orientals offers special mindfulness experiences in addition to their signature wellness treatments. More details are in the press release, click on the title.
