What's the background on Cinnamood? Viral German cinnamon roll brand Cinnamood has landed on O’Connell Street after months of teasing , bringing queues , hype and talk of “ iconic ”, “ next level ” buns. Founded in Cologne in 2022, the brand has franchised rapidly across Europe , with its Irish debut operated by Vertex Horizon Holdings , who claim to " create obsession-worthy products that outlast trends and compound in cultural relevance ". Just what we look for in a bak
Fancy Easter eggs have always been a premium commodity, but as recent horror stories of spiking cocoa costs pushing penny-pinching companies to sub palm oil for cocoa butter in what they now legally need to call “chocolate-flavoured” products, the real deal is starting to seem more prestige than ever. Still, our survey of top-tier options this year shows that the higher end of the market is generally doing their level best to keep price inflation down – compared to the mass-m
Did somebody just cut a VAT rate in here or what? After a long, cold winter, where only stray dribs and drabs of new openings gave us anything to look forward to sinking our teeth into, since February there’s been a glut of new openings cascading across Dublin. While many of these may be existing operations expanding their footprints from the safety of a solidly bankable base, there are enough new and novel concepts cropping up to give you faith for better times ahead in 2026