PEOPLE and Great Place To Work Name Toast to 2024 PEOPLE Companies that Care List

Boston, MA, September 13, 2024 — Great Place To Work® and PEOPLE magazine have honored Toast (NYSE: TOST) as one of the 2024 PEOPLE® Companies that Care. This is Toast’s first time being named to this prestigious list. Earning a spot means that Toast has surpassed rigorous benchmarks, establishing itself as one of the best companies to work for in the country. 

The PEOPLE Companies that Care List is based on over 1.3 million employee survey responses and data from companies representing the experience of more than 8.2 million employees. Of those surveys, more than a million came from employees at companies eligible for this year’s list, and these rankings are based on that feedback.

Companies also submit essays that are validated by employee survey data to give a complete picture of the way an organization cares for its employees, its community, and the planet. To be considered for the list, companies must be Great Place To Work Certified™ and have at least 10 U.S. employees.

"We're grateful to our employees for making us a part of the 2024 PEOPLE Companies that Care List," said Mike Gutner, Chief People Officer at Toast. "As Toasters, we're driven by our mission, purpose, and values, and we strive to create a positive impact on the restaurant industry, our communities through Toast.org efforts, and each other in our work every day."

The Companies that Care list is highly competitive. Survey responses reflect a comprehensive picture of the workplace experience. Honorees were selected based on their ability to offer positive outcomes for employees regardless of job role, race, gender, sexual orientation, work status, or other demographic identifier.

“What these companies prove is that taking care of your workforce is an investment — not a cost,” says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. “And companies that do it the right way will reap the benefits: more engagement, faster innovation, and a healthy bottom line.”

"Each year, we look forward to highlighting the innovative ways these companies give back to their employees, communities and the world," says Wendy Naugle, PEOPLE editor-in-chief. "Celebrating the care and kindness they show is a natural extension of our editorial mission—to show what's possible when ordinary people commit to extraordinary endeavors."

Toast is certified as a Great Place to Work 2024 in Canada, India, Ireland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In addition to being named a 2024 Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, Toast has been named a Best Workplace for Parents, a Best Workplace for Women in the United States and Ireland, a Best Workplace in Ireland, and a Best Workplace in Tech in Ireland. The company was also celebrated as a 2024 Best Place to Work in the United States, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco by Built In. Additionally, Toast has received multiple Comparably awards in 2023– including Happiest Employees, Best Company Culture, and Best Company Outlook.