At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column \u2018Trends we spotted this week\u2019.<\/p>\n
This week, among other links to articles about McDonald\u2019s and Big Data, bottomless brunches and Champagne delivered by miniature train, and a cider for sea turtles!<\/p>\n
And an article about Clear Channel that transformed Stockholm\u2019s Metro in an emotion-triggered art exhibition! Also a video with a glimpse of the second location of the Instagrammable Poop Caf\u00e9 in Oakville.<\/p>\n
Domino\u2019s Pizza is working on \u2018in auto pizza ordering for customers\u2019 and an article about Scotch Whisky that is protected by Blockchain technology. And if you\u2019re going to Nappa Valley you could embark for a Murder Mystery Tour at the wine train.<\/p>\n
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Clear Channel<\/a> has transformed Stockholm’s Metro into an emotion-triggered art exhibition in a bid to combat commuter stress. Stockholm’s Metro is internationally renowned for being the world’s longest \u2018art gallery\u2019, as beneath the city’s 14 islands, the 70-mile transport link is covered from start to finish in five decades worth of European art history, including paintings, carvings, sculptures and mosaics. Clear Channel – which owns 250 digital billboards across the Metro – is transforming the public transport service into the world’s longest digital art exhibition. Read the full article at The Drum.<\/p>\n Brunch and especially bottomless brunches are popular in London. At Burger & Lobster\u2018s new bottomless brunch, all the drinks comes from a train, chugging along the bar! \u00a0Check the images at the website of Secret London.<\/p>\n According to this article at Wired is McDonald\u2019s set to announce that it has reached an agreement to acquire Dynamic Yield, a start-up based in Tel Aviv that provides retailers with algorithmically driven “decision logic” technology. They will start implementing Dynamic Yield first at their drive-thru windows. McDonald\u2019s serves around 68 million customers every single day. The majority of those people never get out of their car, opting instead to place and pick up their orders at the drive-thru window.<\/p>\n S\u2019MAC (Sarita\u2019s Macaroni \u2018N\u2019 Cheese) <\/a>was the first ever restaurant to be devoted exclusively to mac & cheese. The idea behind S\u2019MAC was to elevate macaroni & cheese from a perennial side dish to the status of a meal in and of itself.\u00a0 When the owners first conceived of the idea, they believed that it could grow into something much larger than a single restaurant. Little did they know that upon opening their doors, they would be transformed from an unknown, small, edgy East Village restaurant (New York) to a high-traffic, high-volume restaurant with a cult following. The flight consists of the following flavours: 4cheeses, cheeseburger, All American, Napoletana, Parisienne, La Mancha and Alpine.<\/p>\n We already wrote an article about the very “Instagrammable” Poop Caf\u00e9 in Toronto and soon their second location will open in Oakville. They recently posted a video on Facebook with an insight in how \u2018Instagrammable\u2019 this location is. In 2016 the Poop Caf\u00e9<\/a>, Toronto\u2019s first toilet themed dessert bar, opened in Korea Town Toronto at Bloor Street West. The potty-themed caf\u00e9, like its counterparts in Asia (for example you will find poop caf\u00e9\u2019s also in Seoul), does serve desserts themed around the dirty deed. Well, we wrote about it but we couldn\u2019t imagine it would be a huge success. It is though! They have a big audience for a caf\u00e9 on Facebook (20.000+ followers) and now they\u2019re opening a second location in Oakville Ontario. We still can\u2019t imagine a caf\u00e9 like this being a huge success in the Netherlands, but we might be wrong on that one as well!<\/p>\n Four years ago \u2018Proud Pour<\/a>\u2019 started to delight people with delicious drinks that help the planet. They launched an excellent Sauvignon Blanc that funds wild oyster reef restoration. Two years ago they released a Pinot Noir that plants bee habitat on farms. Now they’re crowdfunding to help bring to life their third beverage, a Cider for Sea Turtles, which will help rehabilitate injured sea turtles.<\/p>\n Proud Pour started selling their wines four years ago in one state with a one-person wine distributor and a single environmental nonprofit they supported. With real determination and some hard work, Proud Pour is now available in 575+ shops and restaurants in 21 states and supports the work of 20 environmental groups. With their first two wines they funded the restoration of 11 million oysters and 53 acres of bee habitat. The wines are always sustainable, vegan, and delicious according to the owners! Still 24 days to go as of today (29 of the March) of their Kickstarter crowdfunding.<\/p>\n Domino\u2019s Pizza will roll out in-car touchscreen ordering for new model vehicles that support the technology by the end of the year. Domino\u2019s is working with Xevo, an in-vehicle commerce platform for connected cars \u2014 featuring smart sensors and other advanced technologies \u2014 to preload software enabling customers to order pizza while in the car. The new feature will be automatically configured onto millions of cars with the Xevo platform installed, according to the companies.<\/p>\n Blockchain-protected Scotch Whisky | Ailsa Bay By William Grant & Sons<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n William Grant & Sons, the company that own whisky brands including distilleries Glenfiddich and Balvenie, has a released a new whisky that uses blockchain technology to prevent counterfeiting and provide more information about its production. Teaming up with blockchain technology company arc-net, William Grant\u2019s Ailsa Bay travel retail whisky uses blockchain ledgers that allow customers to track the whisky \u2018from source to store\u2019. Interesting read at the website of Forbes.<\/p>\nBottomless Brunch at Burger & Lobster | Champagne delivered by miniature train<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
McDonald\u2019s and Big Data | They bought start-up Dynamic Yield\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Mac & Cheese flight at restaurant S\u2019MAC<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
A glimpse into the second “Poop” Caf\u00e9 in Oakville, Canada<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Cider for Sea Turtles<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Domino\u2019s Pizza | In vehicle pizza ordering for customers<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Napa valley | Wine train mystery tour<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n