Point of Sale

Omni channel means that a retail business seeks to provide customers with all encompassing shopping opportunities. To Sintel Systems that means offering effective POS solutions for the quick serve industry where service is provided to the customer where they want it, how they want it. Obviously a good omni channel strategy offers a company many opportunities to engage customers and...

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's speedy fried chicken achieved via good drive-thru POS! Recently a Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Kentucky broke a company record when its drive-thru served 178 customers in an hour. That's 3 cars per minute! In recent years, Chick-Fil-A has invested a significant amount of time and money into studying how its drive-thru traffic flows. The...

Sintel Systems, the global industry leader in omni channel point of sale (POS) solutions has done it again! Sintel is soon to release the next generation of its innovative hand held drive thru POS devices specifically created for fast food restaurants. These advanced terminals are designed to further increase the productivity and accuracy of busy quick service restaurants (QSR) with...

The Belgium chocolate confectioner Godiva recently announced that it will open 2,000 cafes over the next six years. The first cafe is set to open shortly in Manhattan. The cafes will have complete menus, serving a wide range of coffees, teas, yogurt parfaits and grab-and-go items such as sandwiches.  Of course the cafe will offer a variety of sweet items such...

Panera Bread is raising the stakes! The company known for soup, sandwiches and salads is executing a new breakfast strategy. In recent years, the breakfast market has been dominated by fast food companies such as McDonald’s, Dunkin’ and Taco Bell. Panera is entering the fray with a new breakfast menu. Offerings include an egg white, spinach and cheese vegetarian wrap...

Amid much excitement from investors Uber, the ride sharing company filed for its initial public offering. Ultimately, stock sales could see Uber valued at $100 billion. Uber, which revolutionized transportation in many cities around the world is sure to inject new capital into its side businesses such as Uber Eats, the online food ordering and delivery platform. Currently, Uber Eats...

On April 1 McDonald's in Australia teased a 'burger' called the McPickle. The sandwich consisted of juicy pickles layered on a bun with melted cheese and ketchup. Pickle fans were instantly enamored. Sadly, the McPickle was later revealed to be an April Fool's Day prank. However pickle loving fans have figured out a clever way to order the sandwich. Customers...

Cheesecake Factory is set to offer $250,000 of free food on April 1, 2019 in $25 increments through food delivery service DoorDash.  

Fast food giant McDonald's announced its largest acquisition in 2 decades by buying a decision-logic technology company for $300 million to enhance and personalize the drive-thru experience. You've probably seen decision logic at work when shopping online. When you add Item A to your cart, and an ordering system offers you Items B and C because other customers who purchased Item A also purchased Items...

Sintel Systems Self-Serve Kiosk POS Systems specifically designed for Hindu Temples was featured on OurNagpur.com on March 24, 219. Read the full article here at OurNagpur.com

Sintel Systems Global Point of Sale, the industry's direct and single-source omni channel POS Solution provider, released preliminary images of its next generation hand held POS terminals intended for speeding up drive thru operations in fast food restaurants and other operations such as coffee shops that tailor to the on-the-go customer or faster table side service. The new features include...

           

Sintel Systems announced the release of its latest donut POS Systems specifically intended for the made to order donut (doughnut) shops. The system greatly increased the efficiency and speed at which prepares can make the donuts and cuts down on labor cost. Naturally the increased speed also increases customer satisfaction with faster service. A recorded demo of the POS software...

First there was frozen yogurt, then there came self-serve frozen yogurt, and now comes self-serve frozen yogurt Kiosk POS System and Sintel Systems is leading the way. The same way Sintel Systems had made the best frozen yogurt POS for almost 15 years, we pioneered the kiosk as well.  The same way patrons came to find self-serve FroYo a good...

Sintel Systems is kicking off 2019 year with its single source and direct omni channel POS (point of sale) solutions for the fast food (QSR) and full service restaurants. What is omni channel POS? Is is the ability of your customers to reach you and place their orders in more and more ways. See the following video that explains omni...

Sintel Systems Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt Kiosk POS allows customers to place orders and pay for them right on the kiosk. With the ability to instantly change to many languages, customers can place orders comfortably. To start, select Eat-In in or Take Out Option which will open the main menu with various categories on the top. Choose Frozen yogurt by weight...

Fast food restaurant franchise Sonic, was purchased today by the same company that owns Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Rusty Taco under the umbrella of Inspire Brands. Cliff Hudson, the CEO of Sonic noted, "This value-maximizing transaction validates the actions we have taken over the last year to grow traffic and improve sales while delivering differentiated offerings and superior guest...

Panera Bread has reinvented itself and what it means to eat at one of their restaurants. Panera has done this by releasing and incorporating new technology to help its restaurants run smoother. Panera’s new POS technology allowed Panera to really change the customer experience by shaping the customer experience around digital and mobile technology itself. POS Technology has now enhanced...

The CAS CL-5000R and CL-5000B both offer very efficient scale solutions that directly integrate with Sintel Systems Grocery & Produce Point of Sale (POS) Solutions. With Sintel Systems all inclusive POS technical support plan, the scales are fully pre configured before delivery so our clients can concentrate on their operations.

Target is rapidly expanding and innovating its services in an effort to keep up with its competitors Walmart and Amazon. Target has therefore decided to use the internet in its favor in order to speed up its orders and offer online ordering to its customers who didn’t have time to physically come in and shop. And for those same shoppers...

The up and coming German grocer Aldi US is introducing Home Delivery Service. For this Aldi is partnering with the well-known Delivery Service Instacart. Aldi is also expanding its online grocery ordering service to places like Chicago, Northwest Indiana, and Illinois. Grocery orders are delivered sometimes within just an hour of ordering. CEO of Aldi US stated that “The response...

Aldi is a new privately owned Grocery Market company originating from Germany who has a growth plan to expand its stores all across the US. For their customer’s convenience and as a way to stay close to the competition, Aldi is trying to set up its shops near its competitors’ locations because they realize that people shop at more than...

Swirlz is a soft serve parlor shop in California that sells frozen yogurt and has a juice bar. Swirlz was looking for a frozen yogurt POS system when it finally decided to go with Sintel System’s frozen yogurt POS solution. Sintel System is a direct and single source provider that helps businesses with new POS systems. Its frozen yogurt POS...

Sintel System offers the Tablet POS System for any businesses interested in changing or purchasing a new POS System. And for our customers who have already received their Tablet POS, also known as the Model TI all-in-one POS System, the process of setting it up is quite easy and can be done in a short amount of time. The system...

Mobile Ordering has been embraced by the fast food industry. Big and well known fast-food chains like Pizza Hut and Domino’s are heavily investing in Mobile Ordering because of how well it’s bringing in sales and growth. Pizza franchises like Pizza Hut rely a great deal on delivery service. Delivery service is connected to Mobile Ordering seeing as how mobile...

Kroger for some time now has been competing with Amazon to stay ahead in the food and technology revolution. For this reason Kroger is introducing a new technology called Kroger Edge into 200 of its stores starting this year. Kroger Edge is a new technology that digitally displays the pricing of items, the product’s nutritional information, video ads, and coupons...

There are many label printing (price computing) scales in the market including the CAS CL 5000 there when shopping for the one to best fit the needs of any business. Things however get less complicated and much simpler for anyone who comes to Sintel System’s website in search of the scale that’s right for your business. Sintel System offers a...

Frozen yogurt shops rely heavily on their integrated scale function for better and more efficient delivery of service to their valued customers. For this reason it is important to know that Sintel System is the leading global, direct and single source POS Provider to be the first to offer a Frozen Yogurt Kiosk POS solution with an integrated scale directly...

Walmart has decided to test a new type of mobile POS solution called “Check Out with Me” at its Lawn and Garden Centers. This new mobile POS technology involves outfitting Walmart associates with cellular devices and Bluetooth printers that all work to allow them to check customers out. Customers can check out and pay for their items with any associate...

The retail chain Walmart is introducing and introducing kiosks in the toy aisles at some of the company’s stores in Texas. According to Deena Amato-McCoy’s “Report: Walmart testing kiosks to create ‘an endless aisle’” says that this new kiosk solution “connects shoppers to available inventory at store-level, and if it’s not on-hand, the device enables them to order it online….”...

Every once in a while a restaurant or business will experience a temporary loss of power due to various reasons such as bad weather. It’s essential to understand that if a POS (Point of Sale) system is not working, the most common reason for this is an extended power outage. An extended power outage can make a POS system inoperable...

The supermarket chain in Southern CA known as Albertsons is going against the modern Self-checkout kiosks trend. Instead it has decided to eliminate self-checkout terminals at most of its stores in order to boost the experience, attention, and service customers receive when checking out. Self-checkout kiosks have expanded to be a service provided by many well-known retailers such as Walmart...

Kroger, as one of, if not the biggest market chain, is launching a Grocery Delivery Service in an effort to stay relevant in today’s competitively fierce grocery business sector. Kroger is seeking to stay ahead of other grocery giants like Amazon’s Whole Foods, Target, and Walmart who are all well-known for making product deliveries to customers’ homes and businesses. Kroger...

The largest supermarket chain known as Kroger is thinking about expanding its Visa credit card ban. This means Visa credit cards will no longer be accepted as payment at Food Co. stores, like Food 4 Less and Ralphs, in the state of California. This ban will begin to apply at 21 of their stores and at 5 fuel centers as...

RetailNOW is an annual event held as a way to bring a variety of people who are in some way connected to the general retail technology industry together. It is a time and place where once a year the leaders and innovators from across the world of this industry can meet. Professionals from all over come to educate, learn, or...

The Andaz Hotel located in Palm Springs is once again resuming its construction after the project came to a standstill back in 2016. Now the estimated date of opening is said to be as early as next year in 2019. The Andaz Hotel, a very luxurious hotel in the making, will include 150 guest rooms, 13 suites, banquet halls, a...

ELECTRICAL & POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR SINTEL POS SYSTEM For businesses that already own a Sintel System POS System, it must be kept in mind that it requires the use of a battery pack UPS (uninterrupted power supply). A battery back UPS is necessary “for reliable power management and to protect your POS investment.” They also ensure “operational continuity and...

Art’s Bakery makes a lot of beautiful, savory treats and is locally located in Glendale, CA. Art’s Bakery opened in 1987 after its founder, Angela, came from Armenia and brought her recipes along with her to this new country. This bakery has been working hard through the years and continues to deliver delicious pastries to its customer, but running this...

As part of Sintel’s  Point of Sale system packages, it offer customers a gift and loyalty card network with mobile app, private cloud services, embedded merchant account services, and unlimited technical support. It’s important to understand what most of those things that are included are. For this reason an overview of what a loyalty network is, will be provided. A customer loyalty program...

The burger chain, Wendy’s is seeking to acquire the 3 pieces which the company is confident will be detrimental in setting it on its way to digital evolution and success. Wendy’s states that these 3 things are: expanding its delivery service, online and mobile ordering, and self-order kiosks. Since the beginning of last year Wendy’s partnered with DoorDash to offer...

Sonic Drive-In after 20 straight years of using the same POS system is moving out with the old and in with new drive thru kiosks. They have made a digital ordering system which they refer to as POPS (Point of Personalized Service). Alicia Kelso writes in her article “Sonic’s new display technology driving average check increases,” that the new POP...

Chipotle Mexican Grill, a casual fast food restaurant who’s huge on burritos, for a long time has been trying to turn its sales around. But the company might have just come across what’ll do the trick in helping them boost their sales: POS Drive-Thrus. Chipotle has started adding POS drive-thrus to some of its restaurant locations. Chipotle’s drive-thrus are different...

Domino’s Pizza sells pizzas but it has made the transition from being a fast food restaurant chain to becoming a technology company. Domino’s isn’t an obvious tech company, but recently this pizza company has gotten especially good at developing technology, especially when it comes to mobile and online ordering, to get more people to buy their pizza. During the company’s...

Subway, a fast food restaurant that focuses on selling sandwiches, is sprucing itself up as it goes on what the company is calling the “fresh forward.” This “fresh forward” means Subway, after almost 20 years of no change, is finally redesigning its restaurants. And as part of this redesign, Subway is introducing more than just new restaurant décor. Subway will...

Right now Los Angeles is taking part in what is known as dineLA (from July 13- July 27). DineLA is a popular two week dining event that happens only twice a year to display the city of LA as a place full of culinary diversity by offering their food at a 20% minimum value. This event involves the participation of...

Ordering at fast food restaurants (or QSR) or other businesses with POS Kiosk technology has become the newest and most appealing thing that the food and drink industry has yet to introduce to its customers. The advantages of Point of Sale Kiosk technology have also become increasingly clear. Kiosks allow for businesses to cut down on labor costs, boost efficiency...

Costco is a chain of warehouse shopping clubs that is second only to Walmart as the largest retailer. Costco is now looking to test ordering kiosks point of sale technology at their food courts. POS kiosks have been a rather recent innovation that have not only allowed for faster service, but they have pleased customers across different industries, from quick...

New point of sale technological updates and artificial intelligence have begun to dominate produce markets. This start was put in place by Amazon who has set the stage for new artificially intelligent stores (after the acquisition of Whole Foods Market) by creating a grocery store called Amazon Go where customer experience the Just Walk Out experience. The new technology at...

Foot traffic is drastically decreasing which is leading businesses in the food and drink industry to invest in mobile ordering. Quick serve restaurants (QSR) are trying to push their customers to use their phones to order since it provides customers with much more convenience. Not only that, but restaurants are seeing an increase in their sales because more and more...

Goody’s, a candy and chocolate chain located in Oregon, has been making its own handmade chocolates, candies, and ice cream for over 30 years. Goody’s is however, better known for selling its assortment of chocolates. They make roughly around 20 tons of chocolate in just one year. Goody’s chocolates do not include additives, preservatives, or waxes. They also pride themselves...

Fang Wang has set out to promote traditional Chinese cuisine to the whole world and has decided to make this happen through her restaurant, Café Wang. Her son, Chris Li, turned out to be just as passionate about food as she was. Fang Wang (as owner of Café Wang) along with Chris Li (manager of Café Wang) have now both...