Restaurant Trends

Frozen Yogurt Chills, Innovates Its Way Back

Stronger than ever, frozen yogurt has staged a comeback in 2013, according to “Frozen Yogurt Industry Analysis 2013 – Cost & Trends” report by franchise industry observer franchiseHELP.com. “Although the popularity of the frozen yogurt franchise industry suffered a decline in the late 1990s, the category has been making a colossal comeback in the last […]

Frozen Yogurt Chills, Innovates Its Way Back Read More »

Reputation, Reputation, Reputation: The Top Five Casual Chains

As the only full-service POS provider, from software development to franchise incubator to ongoing support, part of Sintel’s commitment to our customers and industry is to share buzz in the news about the casual chain restaurant landscape. Whether you’re a first-time franchise hopeful, a small business owner or an established chain, it’s always smart to

Reputation, Reputation, Reputation: The Top Five Casual Chains Read More »

Taco Bell Discontinues Kids Meals as McDonald's & Burger King are Accused of Misleading Marketing

PLOS One, a scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science just released a study accusing fast food giants McDonald’s and Burger King of “potentially misleading” when marketing to kids. According to the study, movies and toys as opposed to the food are predominantly marketed. Dr. James Sargent (one of the six researchers), a

Taco Bell Discontinues Kids Meals as McDonald's & Burger King are Accused of Misleading Marketing Read More »

Food Allergy Training

In a previous blog we talked about the growing number of gluten-free takeout orders . Now the company MenuTrinfo , a nutritional analysis and allergen identification program for foodservice operators, recently added AllerChef to its menu analysis and training certification programs. MenuTrinfo.com describes the program: “AllerChef™ provides training for chefs on how to make gluten-free

Food Allergy Training Read More »

The Farm-to-Table Trend

What is Farm-to-Table fare? Farm-to-Table is when food produced locally is then delivered to local consumers. Curiosity.com from the Discovery Channel interviewed several renowned chefs about the “farm-to-table food movement.” Tom Colicchio, Chef/Owner of Craft Restaurants and Colicchio and Sons and judge on Bravo’s Top Chef said this about farm-to-table: “It’s really buying food from

The Farm-to-Table Trend Read More »

The Company Website is Making a Comeback

While a company’s social media presence is extremely important these days the company website is becoming popular once again.   An article on Wired.com states: “The comeback is bolstered by new interlinks that make it increasingly easy for websites to suck in and selectively repurpose some of the very social content that diminished the open

The Company Website is Making a Comeback Read More »