{"id":72239,"date":"2021-03-15T13:28:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T12:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horecatrends.com\/?p=72239"},"modified":"2021-03-15T14:10:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T13:10:39","slug":"trends-we-spotted-week-10-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horecatrends.com\/en\/trends-we-spotted-week-10-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Trends we spotted | Week 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

At\u00a0<\/span>horecatrends.com or\u00a0<\/span>hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the\u00a0<\/span>other<\/span>\u00a0trends we use in our weekly column \u2018Trends we spotted this week\u2019.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With this week links to articles about amongst others\u00a0<\/span><\/i>automated voices to take orders at\u00a0<\/span><\/i>a\u00a0<\/span><\/i>drive-thru<\/span><\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/i>AmazonFresh<\/span><\/i>\u00a0opens their first checkout-free grocery store outside the USA in London.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

T<\/span><\/i>he riverside igloos at the terrace of the\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Coppa<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Club<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>will return\u00a0<\/span><\/i>this spring<\/span><\/i>! As the restaurants are opening again at April 12 in<\/span><\/i>\u00a0the UK<\/span><\/i>, they might be a safe\u00a0<\/span><\/i>and\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Instagrammable<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>place to meet<\/span><\/i>\u00a0in London<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0And we spotted the \u2018Global travel trends report\u2019 by American Express.\u00a0<\/span><\/i>With trends we can totally relate to!\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stalk & Spade, an entirely meat-free fast casual concept will open<\/span><\/i>\u00a0just outside of Minneapolis this spring<\/span><\/i>. Let\u2019s see if we will spot this kind of fast casual concepts in Europe<\/span><\/i>\u00a0in the future<\/span><\/i>. And the Easter mainstay Cadbury teamed up with the Goose Island Beer Company to release a Creme Egg-flavored stout<\/span><\/i>\u00a0for Easter<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An interesting development: edible holograms<\/span><\/i>\u00a0created by the<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Khalifa University<\/span><\/i>,\u00a0<\/span><\/i>could be used to show that a food item hasn\u2019t been tampered with, or to prove that it isn\u2019t a counterfeit product.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0And<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Starbucks is set to release its latest limited-edition coffee blend<\/span><\/i>, to celebrate its 50th-anniversary<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Fifty\u00a0<\/span><\/i>y<\/span><\/i>ears already!\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Drive-<\/span><\/b>thrus<\/span><\/b>\u00a0are already using automated voices to take your order<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

McDonald’s, Burger King and White Castle had already been quietly investing in technology like artificial intelligence before 2020, but Covid-19 made those upgrades even more critical.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

W<\/span>e’re used to talking to real people on the other end of a drive-thru speaker, is accepting our fast food order really something we don’t think a computer can handle? In a handful of locations, customers are finding out.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>For example\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>a McDonald’s drive-thru in a Chicago suburb<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>In 2019 the average McDonald’s drive-thru took six minutes and 18 seconds, but recently the company trimmed that to five minutes and 49 seconds in 2020, according to an annual report from market researcher\u00a0<\/span>SeeLevel<\/span>\u00a0HX. And with drive-<\/span>thrus<\/span>\u00a0accounting for a larger share of fast-food sales than ever before (in top markets, it’s 70% of sales at McDonald’s), the race is on for major chains to get those speeds even faster.<\/span>\u00a0More at the website of\u00a0<\/span>CNN, link in the title.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

London\u2019s riverside igloos are returning next month with a fab new look for Spring<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

In the UK\u00a0<\/span>the hotels, bars and restaurant have the\u00a0<\/span>green light to reopen their doors by\u00a0<\/span>April 12.\u00a0<\/span>So we\u2019re spotting a lot of openings of new restaurant,\u00a0<\/span>reopening etc. London is going back to the new normal.\u00a0<\/span>Remember those igloos\u00a0<\/span>at the\u00a0<\/span>Coppa<\/span>\u00a0Club\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>terrace? The one we\u00a0<\/span>saw at many In<\/span>stagram feeds<\/span>?\u00a0<\/span>Well, they\u2019re returning with a springtime twist<\/span>!<\/span>\u00a0Their\u00a0<\/span>famous riverside igloos are being transformed into stunning private party pods, decorated to mimic the spring transformations taking\u00a0<\/span>place across the country.<\/span>\u00a0More at the website of Secret<\/span>\u00a0London, link in the title.\u00a0<\/span>We still think that those\u00a0<\/span><\/i>igloos are both ensuring the safety of your guests and they can be made very\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Instagrammable<\/span><\/i>!\u00a0<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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We came across\u00a0<\/span>the global travel trends report\u00a0<\/span>by American Express Travel<\/span>, link in the title. In short<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Audrey\u00a0<\/span>Hendley<\/span>, President of American Express Travel<\/span>\u00a0says:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>While individual sentiments differ, one thing is clear: there\u2019s a pent-up demand for travel and a clear appreciation for the benefits that it can bring. In fact, people miss traveling so much that 76% of respondents surveyed are creating their destinations wish list for future travel even though they might not be able to travel yet.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0Some of the trends they describe:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n