Toast - Year In Review

Restaurant Growth

Toast is committed to helping each and every restaurant thrive — especially during busy shifts. According to the 2018 data, these are the days when restaurants are busiest.

Busiest Day For Restaurant Sales

Saturday

41% more items sold compared to other days of the week

Busiest Time For Restaurant Sales

6pm

2x more items sold compared to other hours of the day

Holidays and events are drivers of consumer food purchases.

New Year's Eve 2,070 martinis sipped

Valentine's Day 64,721 wine glasses drained

Super Bowl Sunday 1,047,326 wings devoured

Fall 223,094 pumpkin beers enjoyed

Peoria, IL

360% year-over-year growth

Cracked Pepper

Highest single-location annual growth

Restaurant Efficiency

The Toast Community is finding ways to bust lines and turn tables at record-breaking rates.

Toast Go® Handhelds

Toast Customer

At Odd Duck in Austin, Texas, servers using Toast Go® took…

2000
fewer steps than servers using a stationary terminal 46 minutes
faster table turn time compared to stationary terminals

Watch Odd Duck’s Story

Kitchen Display System

When paired together, Toast Go® and Toast KDS power successful restaurants through a technology platform connecting the front-of-house and back-of-house.

On average, restaurants using KDS saw..

21%

more orders processed compared to restaurants not using KDS *FSR restaurants only

Toast Loyalty

Toast restaurants drive value for their customers through integrated loyalty programs, rewarding customers for repeat visits and incentivizing them to come back for more.

2,200,000loyalty signups in 2018

November

210,362 signups

the best month for
loyalty signups

32% more spent

by loyalty members

23% more
orders placed

by loyalty members

Denver Milk Market

The Toast restaurant with the most loyalty signups

Denver, CO

12,270 signups

Gift Cards

Toast restaurants delight guests with physical and digital gift cards that can be emailed or texted to recipients.

589,447: a record-breaking year gift cards sold in 2018
November: best month for gift cards 107,774 sold
10% more: on average, customers spend 10% more when using a gift card

Ashland, OR

the most
gift cards sold

Human Bean

The Toast restaurant with the most gift cards sold

Learn how to sell more gift cards this year.

Toast Kiosk

month with the

most kiosk sales November

44% increase in kiosk order volume compared to other months of the year

DK Sushi

Increased average order value by 10% through Toast Kiosks

59%

of restaurateurs said hiring, training, and staff retention were top challenges, according to the 2018 Restaurant Success Report.

What was the largest tip of 2018?

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$8,400

What was the
most popular day & time to tip?

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Wednesday
at 7pm

What was the
average tip for full
service restaurants?

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17.6%

The industry is going paperless — with chits and receipts — reducing costs and waste.

47.8%

of all Toast receipts are delivered digitally (via text or email)

6,300 trees saved

because of the adoption of kitchen display systems & digital receipts

Temecula, CA

60%

decrease in
order comps

The Goat & Vine

Decreased order comps by 60% with Toast KDS

Toast Community

Toast restaurants went the extra mile to delight their guests in 2018. Congratulations to the members of the Toast Community who received prestigious awards this year.

19

James Beard Awards

4

Michelin Stars

The Toast Community is thriving - and spreading the word. Throughout the year, friends of Toast referred restaurants to join the Toast community.

Help us spread the word about Toast

1,932 total restaurants referred in 2018

Nicholas Nguyen

Top Toast Referrer

21 new partners added to the Toast ecosystem

see all partners

49% of Toast customers are using at least one partner integration

Restaurant Resources

Since 2015, the Toast Restaurant Management Blog has published restaurant-related resources every week. In 2018, the blog reached new milestones.

1.8 Million

visitors

13,537

new subscribers

subscribe here

Podcast

The Garnish - Named the Best Restaurant Podcast by Groupon

listen here

Blog

38 Catchy Restaurant Slogans
11,856 views

read here

Video

How to Calculate Food Cost Percentage
27,775 views

watch here

eBook

Restaurant Business Plan Template
3,577 downloads

download here

Let's celebrate a great year by recognizing
top Toast restaurants in 2019!

The Toasty Awards is an annual program that honors the hard work and ingenuity of the Toast Community.

Masters of Technology

For restaurants that use technology in innovative ways

1 year of free Toast software
$2K print/digital ad budget
Trip to celebrate in Boston

Greatest of All Time Staff

For restaurant staff that create a standout experience for guests

$8K for FOH/BOH upgrades
$2K staff party
Trip to celebrate in Boston

Local Community Advocate

For restaurants giving back to their local community

$5K for FOH/BOH upgrades
$5K in restaurant gift cards
Trip to celebrate in Boston

Food for Thought Leadership

For restaurants making a large-scale impact on national causes

$15K toward charity of choice
Trip to celebrate in Boston

This year, Toast restaurants rose to new heights, broke new records, and pushed the envelope on innovation and efficiency to delight their guests.

Restaurant Growth

This year, Toast restaurants sold…

Toast is committed to helping each and every restaurant thrive — especially during busy shifts. According to the 2018 data, these are the days when restaurants are busiest.

Saturday

6pm

Holidays and events are drivers of consumer food purchases.

Restaurant Efficiency

The Toast Community is finding ways to bust lines and turn tables at record-breaking rates.

When paired together, Toast Go® and Toast KDS power successful restaurants through a technology platform connecting the front-of-house and back-of-house.

On average, restaurants using KDS saw..

Toast restaurants drive value for their customers through integrated loyalty programs, rewarding customers for repeat visits and incentivizing them to come back for more.

Toast restaurants delight guests with physical and digital gift cards that can be emailed or texted to recipients.

59%

of restaurateurs said hiring, training, and staff retention were top challenges, according to the 2018 Restaurant Success Report.

The industry is going paperless — with chits and receipts — reducing costs and waste.

47.8%

6,300 trees saved

Toast Community

Toast restaurants went the extra mile to delight their guests in 2018. Congratulations to the members of the Toast Community who received prestigious awards this year.

The Toast Community is thriving - and spreading the word. Throughout the year, friends of Toast referred restaurants to join the Toast community.

1,932 total restaurants referred in 2018

Nicholas Nguyen

21 new partners added to the Toast ecosystem

49% of Toast customers are using at least one partner integration

Restaurant Resources

Since 2015, the Toast Restaurant Management Blog has published restaurant-related resources every week. In 2018, the blog reached new milestones.

1.8 Million

13,537

Let's celebrate a great year by recognizing
top Toast restaurants in 2019!

This year, Toast restaurants rose to new heights, broke new records, and pushed the envelope on innovation and efficiency to delight their guests.

Restaurant Growth

This year, Toast restaurants sold…

Toast is committed to helping each and every restaurant thrive — especially during busy shifts. According to the 2018 data, these are the days when restaurants are busiest.

Saturday

6pm

Holidays and events are drivers of consumer food purchases.

Restaurant Efficiency

The Toast Community is finding ways to bust lines and turn tables at record-breaking rates.

When paired together, Toast Go® and Toast KDS power successful restaurants through a technology platform connecting the front-of-house and back-of-house.

On average, restaurants using KDS saw..

Toast restaurants drive value for their customers through integrated loyalty programs, rewarding customers for repeat visits and incentivizing them to come back for more.

Toast restaurants delight guests with physical and digital gift cards that can be emailed or texted to recipients.

59%

of restaurateurs said hiring, training, and staff retention were top challenges, according to the 2018 Restaurant Success Report.

The industry is going paperless — with chits and receipts — reducing costs and waste.

47.8%

6,300 trees saved

Toast Community

Toast restaurants went the extra mile to delight their guests in 2018. Congratulations to the members of the Toast Community who received prestigious awards this year.

The Toast Community is thriving - and spreading the word. Throughout the year, friends of Toast referred restaurants to join the Toast community.

1,932 total restaurants referred in 2018

Nicholas Nguyen

21 new partners added to the Toast ecosystem

49% of Toast customers are using at least one partner integration

Restaurant Resources

Since 2015, the Toast Restaurant Management Blog has published restaurant-related resources every week. In 2018, the blog reached new milestones.

1.8 Million

13,537

Let's celebrate a great year by recognizingtop Toast restaurants in 2019!

Let's celebrate a great year by recognizing
top Toast restaurants in 2019!