What's New at Toast - May 2023

Spotlight

Built for coming out stronger.

Rising costs and an unpredictable economy are putting restaurant resiliency to the test once again. You’ve got this — because we’ve got you. We innovate for an industry in flux, building powerful, connected technology to help you do more with less:

Attract and keep loyal customers: Your loyal customers have gotten you through a lot. Let's get a lot more of them. Toast Tables Plus, an integrated waitlist & reservation solution, is built to enhance hospitality, simplify table management, and keep guests coming back.
Get more sales in more ways: Be your customers' most convenient option. Mobile Order & Pay™ empowers customers to self-serve from their phones, so tickets keep rolling in. More tickets, faster table turning, bigger tips.
Adapt and flex: No one wants to raise prices. Make it your last resort with powerful insights into your costs that let you pad margins with strategic updates. xtraCHEF is fueled by vendor prices and invoices to simplify plate costing and give you more decision-making power.

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Customer Spotlight

How Saucy Asian is Growing with Toast as a trusted partner

“Success [in a few years] would look like me being able to focus just on growth,” said Andrew Shinn. “Success would look like really qualified candidates wanting to open Saucy Asians and success would look like there being a buzz around Korean food and it becoming mainstream.”

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Get the Most out of Toast

Toast Classroom: Learn how Toast products work Better Together!

Wondering how you can bring more people to your Online Ordering page and streamline takeout operations? Are you looking to take your Online Ordering menu to the next level? Join us for an interactive webinar to learn some simple steps on how to access, promote and position your Online Ordering menu across a variety of customer facing channels.

Toast Central: Email Marketing

As a restaurant owner, you know what it's like to be inundated with hundreds of emails a month. Like the rest of us, you archive in batches or quickly delete uninteresting or unwanted emails. To make sure you are building the most effective emails for your diners, see the following tips before creating an email of your own.

Go to Toast Central for top tips to make your marketing emails #1 in your guest’s inbox.

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Resources & Tips

New features for Toast Mobile Order and Pay and Mobile Payments are here!

With the new POS Notifications feature your servers will receive alerts when guests attempt to pay with Order & Pay or Mobile Payments. POS Notifications assist with building server confidence amongst your staff and guests. Learn more about POS Notifications here.

In addition, with the new Split Payments feature, guests can now use Split Payments on both Mobile Payments and Order & Pay. Your servers will no longer have to worry about “splitting the check.” Instead, guests can split the bill evenly themselves.

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How to Navigate Rising Costs and an Unpredictable Economy

In this guide, we’ll give you tips and best practices to help you do more with less – from taking back control by staying on top of costs to keeping your team flexible and keeping orders flowing.

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Join us at the 2023 National Restaurant Association Show

Are you heading to Chicago for the National Restaurant Association Show? After a full day of networking, exploring, and sampling on the event floor, it's time to let loose with Toast at City Winery Chicago! Space is limited, so be sure to register in advance to secure your spot.

Where: City Winery Chicago, 1200 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607

When: Sunday, May 21, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Who: Toast customers and friends

What to expect:

Plenty to eat and drink — including a full-service open bar with an award-winning wine program.
Complimentary onsite valet parking.
Free Lyft rides 7 to 7:30 p.m.
A good time with fellow Toast customers and the Toast team.

Want to discuss industry trends with your peers? Join the Industry Trends discussion in the Toast Community!

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Partner Spotlight

Partners at the National Restaurant Association Show

Come check out a few of our key partner sponsors highlighted in-booth at NRA on May 20-23. Did you know that Toast customers using our partner integrations have over 30% higher total ARPU and a lower churn rate than customers not using API integrations?

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Other Resources

Upcoming in Community: Ask Me Anything on Attracting & Retaining Your Guests with Toast Marketing

How are you using Email Marketing, Gift Cards, and Loyalty today? What questions or feedback do you have? We’d love to hear from you! From May 9-11, Adam Rosenberg, Director of Product, will be hosting an AMA to answer questions that are top of mind to you. See you there!

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Hear from Toast advocate Kostas Lazanas

“I love that Toast has the most innovative products in the market, but more importantly that the customer service and support reliability are both unmatched. Toast is taking over the industry by breaking down old POS standards bringing a new era of innovation, support, and ease of use to operators.”

Kostas, of Onassis Greek Taphouse + Kitchen, shares the reasons why he loves Toast, with great advice to generate referrals. Look out for our May Advocate Spotlight in the coming weeks and continue spreading the word about Toast!

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