| Edition 02 - February, 2010 | Geachte heer/mevrouw, Laat u als abonnee op de Horecava Scoops deze maand verrassen door de volgende innovatieve ideeën van 'around the globe': |  | |
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 | Opportunity awaits those who can make consumers' lives easier, as countless innovations prove every day. Take choosing a wine. We've already seen several efforts to simplify the process of finding a good one for drinking - including, among many other approaches, a classification system that uses colours and numbers- and now California-based Académie Culinary Wines aims to do the same for wines that will be used in cooking.
Académie wines are sourced directly from California's premier wine regions. With the help of gourmet chefs, the company has developed a line including four blends that are designed to make culinary creations the best they can possibly be. Read more |
 | The key to wine may lie in the soil, but it's the container that carries a heavy carbon footprint. That's why Yealands -a sustainable winemaker from New Zealand- is producing wine in plastic bottles.
Shattering the shining, purist image of glass, the recyclable PET plastic used in Yealands' newly launched Full Circle range generates 54% less greenhouse gas emissions and uses 19% less energy. The plastic bottles boast a weight saving of 89% over glass, earning them kudos as carbon-saving cargo. Offering a self-service system that can be retrofitted anywhere is the TableTender by TableTap... Read more |
 | 'Try before you buy' is an ages-old maxim that's at the heart of the tryvertising trend we write about so often. It's a tough one to apply to books, though -beyond enabling browsing- and even tougher when it comes to cookbooks. That's where 25 degree Celsius comes in. First, it's a bookstore that sells only cookbooks. Second, it features an on-site test kitchen and café that lets patrons sample from the recipes served up on the shelves. Read more |
 | We've written about several food brands that provide consumers with detailed information on the sources and background of their jam, bananas, coffee and other foods. Now, a premium chocolate company has taken product life stories to the next level by incorporating a transparent commitment to rainforest conservation. Launched in 2008 and now expanding worldwide, San Francisco-based Original Beans offers a direct link between its customers and the conservation work it supports. Read more |
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