November 2019
What's New at Toast
Designed from the ground up for the restaurant industry, Toast includes the following software capabilities:
View AllBuilt for the rigors of the restaurant industry, Toast certified hardware includes:
View AllToast is designed for restaurant success. Customize Toast to fit the needs of your restaurant type.
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According to the 2019 Restaurant Success Report, guests say loyalty programs are among the restaurant technologies most important to their food experience. The newest enhancements to the Toast Loyalty Module further enable your restaurant to delight and retain guests.
Here’s what’s new with the Toast Loyalty module:
Guests can now sign up for your restaurant’s rewards program with their phone number or email address, increasing sign-ups and improving efficiency
Guests can now enroll online through your new loyalty sign-up webpage
Guests can now enroll in your restaurant’s rewards program through Toast Kiosk.
These highly-requested updates give your guests the freedom to choose where, when and how they join your program. Contact Toast Support or your Restaurant Success Manager to add the Loyalty Module to your Toast account.
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Toast research indicates that restaurant gift card sales increase as much as 82% during the holiday season, which is only a few weeks away.
The Toast Gift Card Module is integrated into your Toast POS system and easily tracked as part of your revenue. Guests can send gift cards digitally via text or email or they can purchase traditional plastic cards for stocking stuffers.
Already using the Toast Gift Card Module? Be sure to stock up on plastic gift cards and brush up on training with the new “Gift Cards” Toast University course before the holidays.
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Applications for the 3rd annual Toasty Awards are now open!
The Toasty Awards honor the hard work and ingenuity of the Toast restaurant community. The four categories recognize restaurants that celebrate staff, give back to their communities, and are utilizing technology in new and innovative ways.
Prizes include a year’s worth of free Toast software, donations to a charity of your choice, and much, much more.
Learn more & apply today
At Food for Thought: New York, a restaurant industry event served by Toast, restaurant leaders from the city’s five boroughs shared how they've used data to transform their restaurant operations. Their experiences mirror trends nationwide, where a data-driven approach is inspiring a new kind of hospitality.
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