What's New at Toast

New Display for Tax Included Items 

All restaurants with tax included items on their menus will see a change to the way these items are displayed when rung up in Toast or on printed and digital receipts. The tax amount field will display the total item amount, and the subtotal field will display the price minus tax. For example, an order with an item that is $5.00 with $0.50 tax included in the price, the subtotal will display $4.50 and the tax amount will display $0.50 (previously it would display a $5.00 subtotal and $0.00 tax amount). This change ensures that guests have full transparency into how much of their payment goes towards sales and tax amounts. It also guarantees that Toast customers are in compliance with tax codes.

Locations Breakdown Report

The new Locations Breakdown Report allows you to analyze your sales by assorted metrics filtered to specific days of the week or hours in the day, either at one restaurant or across multiple locations. Use this report to get insights such as how many entrees you sold during lunch hours last year, how many takeout orders you did last month, and more!

Does your restaurant's to-do list need a fall clean-up?

As school is back in session and we transition to the fall season, now is a good time to think about tackling your restaurant’s fall to-do list. Whether you are looking to renovate your restaurant, winterize your patio, or get a head start on prepping for the holidays, take on your restaurant’s to-do list with Toast Capital.

Toast Capital currently offers select Toast customers merchant cash advances to fuel growth and keep business running smoothly.

Toast Payroll & Team Management

Did you know you can integrate payroll directly with your Toast POS?

For prospective Toast Payroll & Team Management customers, join us for a LIVE demonstration of Toast Payroll & Team Management on October 14th at 2pm EDT. The session is a 45-minute deep dive into the product followed by a 15 minute Q&A session. Our payroll experts will show how you can streamline your payroll operations and save time.

Already have Toast Payroll & Team Management? Check out the latest tip on how to manage timesheets. 

Joanne Chang, Charles Bililies, and Emiliana Puyana on Funding a Restaurant

When it comes to funding a restaurant, there are many different ways to go about procuring capital. In this episode of The Garnish, we spoke with Joanne Chang – whose bakery, Flour, has expanded to eight locations across Boston – and Charles Bililies – CEO of Souvla, a four-location Greek-American restaurant in San Francisco – about how they gained funding for their now very successful restaurants. 

We also spoke with Emiliana Puyana, a program manager at La Cocina, a culinary business incubator that helps women and immigrants start businesses. She told us about alternative paths to funding that are available to just about anyone.

Join us at an upcoming Food for Thought event

Food for Thought, served by Toast, is a community event for restaurant owners, operators, and managers who come to be inspired by their peers and industry leaders. Attendees can expect to attend expertly curated sessions and interactive workshops designed to leave you with tangible takeaways to apply to your business. Check out the upcoming Food for Thought events to see if one is coming to a city near you.