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 \u2018Trends we spotted this week\u2019.<\/p>\n
With this week links to articles about amongst others on-demand pay<\/strong>, a restaurant chain, honeygrow, offers their employees the possibility of daily payments. And Pizza Hut Japan created a new base for pizza\u2019s: Rice Pizza<\/strong>. <\/em><\/p>\n Lucia’s Pizza in St. Louis<\/em><\/strong> is seeking a paid \u2018Nonna\u2019 to serve as a social media ambassador. Great idea? \u00a0And NapkinAds<\/strong> (napkins as ads) has reached a business milestone by partnering with over 100,000 restaurants and bars in the USA.<\/em><\/p>\n Dominique Ansel Workshop in Flatiron, New York has a\u00a0 collaboration with Nami Nori, the team-up created a trio of \u2018Mochi Ice Cream Temaki\u2019<\/strong>. Looks delicious! And actor and Comedian, Kevin Hart, has opened Hart House, a vegan fast food restaurant in LA.<\/em><\/p>\n Diageo <\/em><\/strong>announced plans for a \u20ac200 million investment in Ireland\u2019s first purpose-built carbon neutral brewery<\/strong> in Kildare. And a commitment to more sustainable chicken farming<\/strong> by McDonald\u2019s. <\/em><\/p>\n Immersive Gamebox<\/em><\/strong> partners with Netflix to offer a \u2018Squid Game\u2019 experience<\/strong>, they recently started with placing \u2018blackboxes\u2019 to play in, on the streets of Hamburg and other German cities. And we spotted a \u2018Cold Brew\u2019 made without coffee beans<\/strong> by Atomo.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Click on the title if you like to read the full article. Enjoy reading!<\/strong><\/p>\n Honeygrow<\/a>, a Philadelphia-based fast casual concept with 29 locations in Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia is joining forces with DailyPay, the leader in on-demand pay<\/a> to offer employees access to earned pay after completing a shift. Ultimately, DailyPay’s benefit allows employees to access their pay as they earn it, eliminating the need for payday loans and overdraft fees as they can pay bills, save, spend, or invest on their own schedules. More in their press release, link in the title.<\/p>\n Reimagining napkins as a blank slate for advertising, NapkinAds<\/a> has reached a business milestone by partnering with over 100,000 restaurants and bars nationwide. Founded just over two years ago, the firm noticed the use of QR codes was increasing, for example to access digital bar and restaurant menus during the pandemic. That inspired the founders of NapkinAds to create branded cocktail, lunch and dispenser napkins with a logo and clearly visible message to appeal to people eager to dine out. According to the company: The average person stays at a restaurant for 45 minutes; 93% read NapkinAds; Up to 108M+ branded napkins are distributed each month; 5.7% of people share their branded napkin ads on social media and 3% of people scan the branded napkin QR codes. More details in their press release, link in the title.<\/p>\n Lucia’s Pizza<\/a> in St. Louis is on the hunt for a grandma, the brand is seeking a paid \u2018Nonna\u2019 to serve as a social media ambassador. Applications are open through Sept. 16. with headshots and video submissions. The winner completes two hours of videos and photoshoots a month to be posted on Lucia’s Pizza social media platforms. More details in the article of Pizza Market Place, link in the title. Great idea!<\/p>\n Pizza Hut Japan<\/a> will be introducing local customers to\u2026Rice Pizza or \u2018Gohan Pizza\u2019, according the article at SoraNews24, link in the title. \u2018Gohan Pizza\u2019 as rice pizza is called in Japanese, swaps the traditional dough base for one made with rice. Pizza Hut is using the concept to replace the wheat in pizza, calling it \u2018a new sensation\u2019. The new pizzas will be available as part of the \u201cGohan Pizza My Box\u201d set, which is designed for one person, and includes three mini pizzas and a side of fries and two chicken nuggets. More details in the article.<\/p>\n James Beard award-winning chef Dominique Ansel of Dominique Ansel Workshop<\/a> in Flatiron, New York has a collaboration with Nami Nori<\/a>, the West Village Japanese restaurant that specializes in open temaki. The team-up created a trio of \u2018Mochi Ice Cream Temaki\u2019 served in crispy handmade rice flour temaki tuile shells. More details on Hypebeast, link in the title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nOn-demand pay | honeygrow employees can receiving daily payments<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
NapkinAds sets the bar high with exclusively partnering with over 100,000 restaurants and bars<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Great marketing example | Lucia’s Pizza seeks paid social media grandma<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Rice Pizza | Pizza Hut creates a new base for customers in Japan<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
Mochi Ice Cream Temakis | By Dominique Ansel Workshop and Nami Nori<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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