5 restaurant tech trends here to stay in 2022

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Take a look at five technologies that will still be necessary in 2022.

Toast offering upgrades to help restaurants better manage employees, third-party orders

November 18, 2021

Toast, an all-in-one platform built for restaurants, has created a suite of products to help restaurants retain employees, access sales more quickly and manage…

Toast acquires xtraCHEF

June 10, 2021

Boston-based restaurant cloud platform Toast has acquired a suite of back-office restaurant tools, called xtraCHEF, a news release said.

How to make contactless technology part of your restaurant’s 'new normal'

by Natalie Montalvo — Content Marketing Specialist, National Restaurant Association

Throughout the pandemic, restaurants have raced to find ways to make their restaurants as contactless as possible. But is contactless technology going to be…

Raydiant integrates digital signage with Toast for restaurants

March 17, 2021

Raydiant, a digital signage platform provider, has integrated with Toast Inc., a restaurant management provider, to offer better experiences for customers. In…

Independent Restaurants Running on Toast’s All-in-One Platform Outperform Peers by up to 30% During Pandemic

Investments in digital ordering and contactless payments technology allowed Toast to significantly grow their customer community and increase recurring revenue…

Toast donating $35M to restaurant recovery

December 17, 2020

Toast POS, a restaurant management platform, is donating $35 million worth of free services and funding as part of a winter restaurant relief plan to support…

ToastGo2 contactless product suite keeps guests safe, restaurants efficient

November 18, 2020

Toast, a restaurant management platform, is launchingToastGo2, a mobile handheld point-of-sale that works with the Toast Order & Pay platform to facilitate…

Clean Juice launches mobile app with Lunchbox

July 24, 2020

Clean Juice, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based organic juice bar franchise, has launched a branded mobile app under a partnership with Lunchbox, an omnichannel…

Toast launches flat fee mobile delivery for restaurants

April 29, 2020

Toast, a Boston-based restaurant management platform, is launching Toast Delivery Services, which offers simple flat-rate mobile food delivery for restaurants…

17 vendors offering freebies to help restaurants live another day

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

As restaurants struggle to keep their businesses open amid COVID-19, vendors are proving that they are ready to help.

Toast launches hardware to help streamline restaurant ops

March 3, 2020

Toast Inc. has launched a suite of point-of-sale tools, called Toast Hardware, designed to help accelerate the restaurant payments process. Building on Toast…

Toast lands $400M in funding

February 14, 2020

Toast, a restaurant management platform in the U.S., today has raised $400 million in its latest round of funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners, TPG…

Are your food costs costing you too much?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Restaurateurs may want to use this infographic to help calculate food costs.

Davo Technologies launches sales tax automation on Toast platform

January 6, 2020

Davo Technologies said it has launched an automated sales tax and filing service on Toast, a point-of-sale platform used by restaurant operators to automate…

Clean Juice expands into catering using Chowly/ezCater services

December 11, 2019

Clean Juice, a USDA-certified organic juice bar franchise, will be offering catering at all its locations, thanks to a partnership between Chowly, a restaurant…

Toast introduces loan program for restaurants

November 13, 2019

Toast Inc., a restauant management platform, has introduced a loan program, Toast Capital, to provide restaurants access to flexible funding to cover working…

[WEBINAR]: How to Tackle the Challenges Facing Restaurant Professionals in 2019 and Beyond

Listen to this webinar with Toast to learn how to tackle challenges restaurants are facing in 2019 and beyond!

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Toast acquires HR/payroll software provider

July 24, 2019

Toast Inc., a restaurant management platform, has acquired StratEx, a provider of HR and payroll software for restaurants, according to a press release.

Toast introduces payroll and management solution

May 15, 2019

Toast Inc., a restaurant management platform, has introduced Toast Payroll & Team Management, a solution that simplifies payroll and employee management…