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Hungry Howie’s partners with Restaurant365 for systemwide back-office platform

June 5, 2026

Hungry Howie's has selected Restaurant365 as its back-office operations platform across all franchise locations, according to a press release.

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'You’re not annoying; you’re marketing': Top takeaways from the Restaurant Marketing Workshop

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Check out these 10 highlights of the Restaurant Marketing Workshop.

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Part 2: Cool technology at the NRA Show 2026

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Editor Mandy Wolf Detwiler spent time in the tech pavilion at the NRA Show checking out the modern tech and wares the show had to offer.

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Toast launches integrated drive-thru platform for quick-service restaurant chains

April 14, 2026

Toast has launched Toast Drive-Thru, a digital platform designed for quick-service restaurants to manage order accuracy and labor efficiency through a single…

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Toast releases Q4 trends report, February price monitor

March 11, 2026

Toast has released its Q4 2025 Restaurant Trends Report and the February 2026 Menu Price Monitor.

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Toast expands Toast IQ with conversational AI assistant

October 29, 2025

Toast has expanded its Toast IQ intelligence ecosystem with the launch of a conversational AI assistant for restaurants and food and beverage retailers. The…

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Restaurants bet on tech, growth despite inflation, labor challenges

October 10, 2025

Restaurants are increasingly turning to technology and strategic growth plans to weather ongoing inflation and labor shortages, according to Toast's Voice of…

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Toast unveils handheld POS with cellular capabilities

July 31, 2025

Toast has released Toast Go 3, a handheld point-of-sale device, designed to enhance speed and service for restaurants operating in diverse environments. The…

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Coffee, beer, burger prices inch up; wings, burritos hold steady

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Toast's Menu Price Monitor aggregates sales data from approximately 140,000 restaurants on the Toast platform, offering a granular look at menu inflation as of…

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Toast commits $5M to combat food insecurity

June 4, 2025

Toast Inc. announced Wednesday a $5 million philanthropic commitment over the next five years to combat global food insecurity, beginning with a U.S.

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6 cool things on the NRA show floor

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

The National Restaurant Association Show featured a wide variety of food, education and technology. Here are a few of the coolest tech products we found on the…

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Toast combines digital storefront, marketing suites for seamless data collection

May 1, 2024

Toast, an all-in-one technology platform built for restaurants, has combined its digital storefront and marketing tools, allowing restaurants to gather guest…

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Toast, Curbit partnering to 'enhance promise-time precision'

January 5, 2024

Curbit, a technology company specializing in AI-powered dynamic order throttling for restaurants, is partnering with restaurant tech platform Toast to ensure…

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Toast launches app, enhances POS system

November 1, 2023

Restaurant tech platform Toast has launched a mobile app and an enhanced POS experience, according to a press release.

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Smashburger, Woworks, Craveworthy leaders revealing menu optimization tips

October 5, 2023

Optimizing menus across channels is one of the most important tools restaurants have when it comes to increasing customer satisfaction. Happy customers equal…

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Gordon Food Service Canada names Toast preferred POS partner

September 20, 2023

Gordon Food Service, a Wyoming, Michigan-based warehouse foodservice distributor, has named Toast Inc., provider of a digital platform built for restaurants…

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SparkPlug joins Toast Partner Ecosystem to incentivize restaurant staff

August 15, 2023

SparkPlug, which incentivizes staff through a gamified system that rewards them for customer engagement, is partnering with Toast, a cloud-based, digital…

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Cartwheel partners with Toast to help restaurants optimize delivery operations

August 11, 2023

Cartwheel, an on-demand delivery management platform, has joined the Toast Partner Ecosystem in an effort to help restaurants using Cartwheel's Hybrid Delivery…

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Lunch customers spending surpasses pre-pandemic levels

May 31, 2023

Lunch is back in a big way, according to Toast's Restaurant Trends Report, which includes Q1 2023 data from selected cohorts of restaurants on its platform…

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Toast teams up with Google to expand online ordering

February 8, 2023

Toast, an all-in-one digital platform built for restaurants, has integrated with Google to allow its customers to offer online ordering via Google.

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