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Toast Wins 2016 Mass TLC Award, Innovative Mobile Technology of the Year

September 15, 2016

BOSTON – This Wednesday, MassTLC named Toast, Inc. the winner of the Innovative Mobile Technology of the Year award at the 2016 MassTLC Leadership Awards Gala. The event celebrated the state's spirit of innovation, as hundreds of the region's most influential executives, community leaders, business luminaries and media gathered at the Seaport World Trade Center. 

"We're out to make the lives of our customers easier through innovation and to make the customer experience better," said Chris Comparato, CEO of Toast, as he accepted the award. "That's what drives us; that's what excites us. Thank you, Toasters. We're buliding a great team here." 

"We're out to make the lives of our customers easier thru innovation." - @ChrisComparato #MTLCAwards #InternEmma pic.twitter.com/rjhUEyW7BO

— Toast, Inc. (@ToastTab) September 15, 2016

“For over 400 years, the Massachusetts innovation legacy has been characterized by tackling big problems and each year at the MassTLC Leadership Awards Gala we recognize the people and organizations that enrich that proud tradition,” said Tom Hopcroft, CEO of MassTLC. “In 2016 I’m proud to include Toast, Inc. as among the Tech Leadership Award winners whose contributions to the state’s technology economy help make our region the envy of the world.”

The Innovative Technology of the Year - Mobile award honors companies with unique mobile products that are greatly impacting their target market. Toast is revolutionizing how restaurants operate on a day-to-day basis with a mobile point of sale and restaurant management solution, helping restaurateurs improve operations, improve the guest experience, gain valuable business insight, and grow revenue.

This year's nominees for innovative awards in 16 different categories were elected from hundreds of nominations and evaluated by panels comprising dozens of executives, investors, analysts, media and thought leaders.

About Toast

Toast [NYSE: TOST] is a global technology platform built for restaurant and retail businesses. From the busiest local restaurants and shops to large hospitality brands, Toast helps owners and operators manage their businesses more efficiently, drive guest demand, and build lasting success.

Toast integrates software, agentic AI, payments, financial technology solutions, and hardware with a broad partner ecosystem. Powering billions of purchases throughout local commerce, Toast delivers the precision and innovation required for modern restaurant and retail environments. For more information, visit www.toasttab.com.

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