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February 2026 Product Updates- US

jenni — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:21:09 GMT

Hi, Toast community, I'm sending out this month's product updates!

In this month's post, you can find updates on the following:

Toast Checking - Available now
POS - Break Enhancements
POS - Receipt Barcode Lookup
Toast IQ - Toast Payroll Data
Toast IQ - Toast Tables Data
Test Kitchen - Toast Wholesale
Test Kitchen - Toast Local Dine In Offers
Test Kitchen - KDS Start Queue
Test Kitchen - Toast Sales Sync
Test Kitchen - Stock Schedules
Test Kitchen - Publishing Center-Pending
Test Kitchen - A Simpler Toast Web
Test Kitchen - Google Reviews from Toast Pay
Test Kitchen - Tiered Cash Rewards
Test Kitchen - Toast Operations Hub
Test Kitchen - Toast Tables Early Access
Test Kitchen - Toast Device Management Early Access Program
Test Kitchen - Toast Ticketing
Test Kitchen - Team Chat Web Experience

Toast Checking - Available now

Introducing Toast Checking*, the account built to help stay ahead of taxes, payroll, and expenses. Use built-in Jars to set aside money so you always know what’s covered, and replace financial guesswork with peace of mind to ensure your success is the rule and not the exception this year.

Ready to get started with Toast Checking? Apply now via Toast Web, or learn more about getting started with Toast Checking in this article.

*Toast is not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Thread Bank, Member FDIC. FDIC deposit insurance covers the failure of an insured bank. Certain conditions must be satisfied for pass-through deposit insurance coverage to apply. The Toast Checking Account Debit Mastercard is issued by Thread Bank pursuant to a license from Mastercard Inc. and may be used anywhere Mastercard is accepted.

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POS - Break Enhancements

You can now configure more flexible break tracking options and optional break waivers in Toast POS. These enhancements give operators new tools to define how break intervals are tracked and provide employees with an optional waiver prompt for eligible breaks.

With the new settings, you can specify custom break intervals for shifts and enable voluntary break waivers per break type. Waiver responses and timestamps are recorded and available for review in Time Entry Management.

View your break types settings in Toast Web or learn more about building breaks.

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POS - Receipt Barcode Lookup

Speed up your service with our new Receipt Barcode Lookup feature. Instead of navigating to Find Checks & Issue Refunds or opening a web view, you can now instantly reopen or locate any order by scanning the barcode printed on the guest receipt.

This update streamlines high-volume workflows, including:

Faster Returns & Refunds: Access payment history in seconds without manual entry.
Flexible Service Models: Perfect for deli or counter service where a guest starts an order at one station and pays at another
High-Volume Tip Entry: Breeze through stacks of paper receipts at the end of a shift.
Direct Access: Scan right from the Payment Terminal*—no need to open "Find Checks" or web views.

To get started, simply head to Guest Receipt Setup in your back office and toggle on Print barcode on receipts. Once saved, your Payment Terminal is ready to scan!

Set up your receipt configuration in Toast Web or learn more about receipt settings.

*Barcode scanner sold separately.

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Toast IQ - Toast Payroll Data

Get faster answers to your biggest payroll questions with Toast Payroll data in Toast IQ. See what you paid employees across past pay runs, view employee and employer taxes and other deductions, view payroll and tax amounts withdrawn from your bank account, and get payroll summaries for one or more employees. Toast IQ respects your existing Toast Payroll roles and permissions, so users only see the payroll data they are authorized to view or edit.

Ask Toast IQ, “Show me a detailed breakdown of my last submitted payroll.”

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Toast IQ - Toast Tables Data

Managing your dining room just got a whole lot easier. With Toast Tables and Toast IQ working together, you can handle the 1,000 little things that make service move, like looking up your VIP’s 7:00 PM or blocking the patio because of rain, using simple, natural language. It’s human-boosting tech that connects your guest data directly to your floor, allowing you to apply Guest CRM tags or modify bookings on the fly so you can stay focused on the magic of hospitality.

Ask Toast IQ, “Show me upcoming reservations for this weekend.”

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Test Kitchen - Toast Wholesale

Help us build a better way to do B2B: we’re looking for alpha testers to replace fragmented wholesale tools with a single, integrated Toast experience for invoicing, wholesale pricing, and ACH payments.

Toast Wholesale is a new alpha experience built for operators tired of managing B2B orders through a patchwork of spreadsheets and third-party apps. We’ve brought your wholesale revenue stream directly into ToastWeb, starting with the three essentials you need to scale: price books that can be assigned to customers, invoices with ACH payments, and basic A/R insights to keep your cash flow in view.

We’re looking for trailblazing customers to partner with us as we build Toast Wholesale—your feedback will directly shape what we launch next. We’re starting in ToastWeb, with POS workflows coming soon. And yes, we’ve got more on the roadmap—like making ToastIQ wholesale-savvy and turning customer messages into invoices automatically. If that sounds like fun, join us!

Join the Toast Wholesale Waitlist on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - Toast Local Dine In Offers

Create more targeted offers with granular visibility controls and dine-in redemption options to drive on-premise traffic and reach new customers through the Toast Local app.

Take control of where your offers appear and who can redeem them with enhanced visibility settings and dining behavior options in the Offers section of Marketing.

This beta feature gives you the flexibility to:

Target specific channels: Choose to display offers on "All channels" (Online Ordering + Local by Toast + Branded App), exclusively in the "Local by Toast app only" to reach new customers, or keep them hidden for promo code-only redemption
Control dining behaviors: Select which order types can redeem your offers — choose from Takeout, Delivery, Dine-in, or any combination. Create dine-in only offers to drive on-premise traffic and increase table turnover.
Enable seamless dine-in redemption: When you create offers that include dine-in redemption, guests can redeem them seamlessly through Toast Pay QR code scanning (on receipts or Guest Facing Displays) or by manually entering their check or table number in the Local by Toast app.

This enhancement builds on the existing Offers Dashboard functionality, giving you more sophisticated targeting capabilities to maximize the impact of your promotional campaigns. Better targeting means better results — reach the right customers at the right time through the right channels.

Join the Toast Local Dine In Offers instant access beta on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - KDS Start Queue

Start Queue helps your kitchen instantly separate what’s already being cooked from what’s still waiting, so cooks and expeditors stay in sync and orders move out with fewer mistakes.

Start Queue is a simple new way to bring clarity to a busy kitchen. With one quick “start” action, your team can clearly see what’s actively being worked on versus what’s still in line—so nothing gets lost in the rush and everyone has the same read on what’s happening.

For expeditors, Start Queue adds a much more trustworthy signal of progress. Instead of guessing whether a ticket is truly in motion, you get a clear view into what the kitchen has actually started—making it easier to time packing, handoff, and guest expectations.

Start Queue is designed to help your kitchen have:

Less chaos, more clarity: quickly spot what’s in progress vs. what’s still waiting
Fewer Mistakes: reduce forgotten tickets and premature handoff/fulfillment
Better Teamwork: prep and expo stay aligned, even when it’s slammed
Actionable Insights: a new signal that can help you understand and improve kitchen flow over time

Note: This new feature requires ToastMobile version 2.98 or newer.

Join the KDS Start Queue instant access beta on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - Toast Sales Sync

Toast Sales Sync, a no-cost feature for Toast POS users designed to make posting your Toast Daily Sales to QuickBooks Online fast and easy!

Toast Sales Sync is included with any Toast POS subscription, enabling QuickBooks Online users to post journal entries automatically for every sales date.

Here’s what you can expect:

Automated daily sales journal entries posted to your QuickBooks Online account
Track income on your P&L
Make bank reconciliation for sales a breeze

Join the Toast Sales Sync waitlist on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - Stock Schedules

Designed to reduce manual work, Stock Refresh Schedules automatically reset item stock status or assign specific quantities on the days you choose, ensuring your items are in sync with your operation.

Stock Refresh Schedules give you reliable control over item availability by reducing daily manual adjustments. Designed for restaurants with predictable prep, this setting lets you automatically refresh an item or modifier’s stock status or quantity on a schedule that fits how your restaurant runs. Whether you’re resetting every morning or setting different quantities for weekdays and weekends, your menu stays accurate for guests and staff alike.

Built directly into Toast menus, Stock Refresh Schedules support flexible operations whether you operate an individual location or groups that use MLM.

With Stock Refresh Schedules, you can:

Automatically reset items to In stock or to a specific quantity
Create multiple schedules for the same item (e.g., weekdays vs. weekends)
Schedule refreshes daily or on specific days of the week and at the times of your choosing
[If MLM] Apply schedules across locations or location groups, with updates running in local time

By automating routine stock updates, Stock Refresh Schedules help reduce sold-out mistakes, saves time, and keeps availability accurate, so your team can focus on service, not settings.

Join the Stock Schedules waitlist on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - Publishing Center-Pending

With 100% accuracy and full visibility into changes before you publish, Publishing Center – Pending helps operators prevent mistakes and confidently release menu and settings updates.

Publishing Center – Pending unlocks more efficient and controlled deployment of menu and settings changes. Building on the 2023 launch of Publishing Center – History, Pending is the next addition to Toast’s modern publishing experience, designed for operators who want greater visibility and confidence before changes go live. Pending is available to anyone with publishing permissions, allowing teams to review changes made by other users before publishing. As with the History page, changes made by Toast employees are clearly marked with the Toast logo.

On the Publishing Center – Pending page, operators can see exactly what changes have been made, when they were made, and by whom—before publishing. The details view clearly surfaces what values have changed across menus and settings, helping teams catch issues early.

With Pending, you can:

Review all unpublished menu and settings changes in one place
See precise before-and-after values (like updated prices, descriptions, or removed items)
Identify who made each change and when
Publish updates with greater confidence and accuracy

During the Test Kitchen beta, we’ll continue improving the feature and expanding compatibility to less frequently used settings. Please share questions or feedback through the Publishing Center feedback form—we’d love to hear from you.

Join the Publishing Center-Pending waitlist on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - A Simpler Toast Web

We're cleaning up Toast Web so you can find what you need faster — fewer categories, cleaner navigation, less clutter.

You told us Toast Web can feel overwhelming — too many menus, settings scattered across multiple pages, and too much time spent just looking for the right tool. We hear you.

We're simplifying Toast Web to make it easier to navigate and faster to get things done. Here's what's changing:

Cleaner top navigation — less clutter, so you can focus on what matters
Pinned pages — quick access to the pages you use most, right from the top
Fewer, better-organized categories — related tools grouped together instead of spread across the sidebar
Consolidated settings — no more hunting through multiple pages to configure your restaurant

These changes will roll out gradually, and your feedback will help us get it right. By signing up, you'll be among the first to experience the updated Toast Web and have a direct line to share what's working and what isn't.

By joining this beta, you agree to provide feedback through periodic surveys and optional interviews. Navigation changes will be applied to your Toast Web account during the beta period. No changes to your pricing, hardware, or existing workflows are included in this program.

Join the Simpler Toast Web early access program on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - Google Reviews from Toast Pay

Turn guest feedback you collect from Toast Pay customers into public Google Reviews. Feedback collected by Toast Pay is shared to your Google Business Profile immediately following payment to help drive new customers to your restaurant!

Google Reviews are one of the biggest decision factors for restaurant discovery but getting guests to actually leave them is hard. Today, 95 percent of Toast Pay ratings are 4 or 5 stars (with 88 percent being 5 stars). This beta helps you put these ratings to use and turn them into real visibility for your business online.

With Toast Pay Google Reviews, guests who leave a rating after paying can choose to share that review directly on Google. This happens immediately after a successful meal and payment, when guests are most engaged and most likely to follow through.

What you’ll get in this beta:

More Google Reviews driven directly from Toast Pay
More ratings to help your business stand out
A seamless experience for guests with no extra tools or accounts to manage

How it works:

Guests pay with Toast Pay and leave a Toast rating
Immediately after leaving a Toast rating, Guests are taken to the Google Review flow where they can post their Google Review in just a few taps

This beta is ideal for restaurants looking to grow sales and strengthen their online presence.

Join the Google Reviews from Toast Pay waitlist on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - Tiered Cash Rewards

Toast Loyalty rewards have been optimized to allow for more flexibility, control, and engagement - configure up to 4 rewards of either kind (cash or item) and encourage guests to work up to that next reward tier.

The new multi-reward system in Toast Loyalty introduces a redesigned reward configuration system that improves upon the way dollars off rewards work. The new system replaces the progressive dollars off reward model for a “fixed” dollars off reward system. This allows operators to configure multiple dollars off reward tiers.

Previously, rewards used a progressive structure where points accumulated beyond the unlock threshold (Unlock $5 at 50 points, 55 points = $5.50, 60 points = $6.00, etc ) increased the guest’s redeemable reward amount continuously. The new system standardizes dollars off rewards into fixed-value tiers and supports multiple dollars off reward levels as well as free item rewards.

Key changes:

Operators can configure multiple reward tiers instead of a single progressive reward.
Guests will have more control over how much they redeem when redeeming a dollar off reward.
Guests will be encouraged to work up to the next tier to unlock a reward.

Note: You must have Toast Loyalty to use this feature.

Join the Tiered Cash Rewards waitlist on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - Toast Operations Hub

Toast is exploring the concept of a centralized experience to better support how operators manage equipment, maintenance, and overall operational readiness. Through Test Kitchen, we’re seeking to understand how teams currently track vendor information, handle service requests, manage inspections, and document maintenance history—and where visibility or coordination gaps create friction.

Operators across restaurants and retail rely on commercial-grade equipment and facility operations to keep their businesses running day to day. When equipment fails—or routine operational tasks like inspections, hood cleanings, or preventative maintenance are missed—the impact can be immediate: operational disruption, potential lost revenue, and unnecessary stress.

This concept is intended to evaluate whether bringing these workflows into a more unified experience could help improve continuity, awareness, and confidence when responding to urgent issues or staying ahead of routine operational requirements.

This concept explores how operators currently manage and coordinate:

Vendor Contact Management – How are operators currently storing and accessing contact information for key service providers (HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, cooking equipment, dish machines)? Where does this process break down?
Maintenance Requests & Scheduling – How do teams request routine service or escalate urgent issues today? What context is typically lost between identification and resolution?
Escalation - When a preferred vendor is unavailable, how do operators identify alternatives? Would surfacing vetted options inside Toast be beneficial?
Inspection Tracking – How are food safety and sanitation inspections currently tracked? How is remediation work monitored and shared with your team?
Routine Maintenance – How do operators stay ahead of recurring tasks like hood cleanings, alarm checks, or equipment inspections? Would operators utilize proactive reminders within operational surfaces?
Equipment Logs – Where is maintenance history stored today? How often is historical repair data accessible when troubleshooting new issues?
Remote Management – When operators are offsite or mobile, how do they manage equipment and maintenance workflows?
Temperature Monitoring - How are operators currently checking, recording, and monitoring food and equipment temperatures across shifts? Is logging manual or automated?

Note: This is an early-stage concept, not a feature currently in development. We’re sharing it in Test Kitchen to gauge interest, learn from operators, and validate whether this is a problem worth solving. Sign up to signal interest and provide feedback.

Join the Toast Operations Hub waitlist on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - Toast Tables Early Access

Sign up once to get early access to new Toast Tables features before they're generally available, and share feedback so we can improve them for you.

Currently Available:

Add-Ons with prepayment — Let guests add optional items like wine pairings, champagne service, or merchandise at booking, with prepayment required
Desktop host app — Run Toast Tables Host on desktop so you can manage reservations and floor operations from a larger screen

Coming Soon:

Add-Ons with no prepayment — Optional add-ons at booking without requiring prepayment, capturing upsells for reservations that don't need upfront payment.
Prepaid menu selections — Offer multiple options within one booking (e.g., standard vs. wine pairing, veg vs. meat) at different price points, chosen by guests upon making their reservation.
Host app notifications — Get notified in the Host App about reservations, no-shows, and other updates so you can stay on top of the floor.

Note: You must have Toast Tables to join this early access program.

Join the Toast Tables Early Access Program on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - Toast Device Management Early Access Program

Join the program to gain exclusive early access to Toast Device Management features located in Toast Web’s Device Hub! This Early Access Program allows you to test Device Management features before they become generally available, so you can provide feedback on how they work for you.

Features in the Toast Device Management Early Access Program are designed to help optimize your device management experience, allowing you to remotely view, manage, and target your devices.

Multi-Location Summary: A summary view that provides visibility across multiple restaurant locations without having to toggle between sites
Device Profiles: Lock Task Mode: This feature allows you to create a device profile and assign devices with Lock Task mode, remotely from your Device Hub account

By enabling Lock Task mode, you can restrict what users are able to do while the device is locked, and require an admin password to perform actions like changing settings or switching Wi-Fi networks
Note: This feature currently only allows a user to assign Lock Task mode on a device. Management of additional status information and configuration details is being explored for potential future releases.

After you join the program, you will have access to the features above, and will be automatically added to the test pool for potential future new Device Management Alpha features as they are released. If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to device-management-pilot@toasttab.com.

Join the Toast Device Management Early Access Program on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - Toast Ticketing

Stop juggling external ticketing platforms - Toast Ticketing gives you native ticket sales inside Toast so you can run concerts, prix fixe dinners, wine tastings, and entertainment events in one platform with your reservations and POS.

Toast Ticketing brings native ticketing into Toast so you can sell tickets - standing room, general admission, or prix fixe - without mapping to tables or syncing with a second platform. Create an event with a simple capacity model (e.g., 100 tickets at $20 each), sell through your website, and check in guests with the Toast Tables app.

Run ticketed events and regular reservations at the same time. Block specific areas for an event so those tables don’t show up for reservations, and keep the rest of your floor open. Ticketing uses the same prepayments engine as Toast Tables Experiences. Your staff already knows the Toast Tables Host App, they'll use it to check in ticketed guests too.

Value Propositions:

All in one: One platform to sell tickets for your events without manual reconciliation
Sell tickets without table mapping: Works for concerts, wine tastings, and standing-room events
Run events and reservations in parallel: Block areas for ticketed events, keep the rest bookable

Note: You must have Toast Tables to join this beta waitlist.

Join the Toast Ticketing waitlist on Test Kitchen.

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Test Kitchen - Team Chat Web Experience

Toast Team Chat makes it easy for operators, managers, and staff to message each other instantly across Toast Web and the MyToast app.

Toast Team Chat gives your restaurant a simple, reliable way to stay connected throughout the day. Operators and managers can send messages from Toast Web, while employees receive and reply in the MyToast app, so everyone stays in the loop without juggling extra tools or apps.

Built for the realities of restaurant work, Team Chat helps teams move faster and avoid confusion. Whether it’s sharing a quick update, answering a question during a rush, or coordinating coverage for a shift, messages get to the right people at the right time.

With Toast Team Chat, you can:

Message your whole team or specific groups in real time
Communicate seamlessly between Toast Web and the MyToast app
Cut down on missed messages and last-minute confusion
Keep all team communication in one place, connected to Toast

Team Chat and the MyToast app are available at no additional cost.

Join the Team Chat Web Experience waitlist on Test Kitchen.

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Questions or feedback for the Product team? We'd love to hear from you in the comments below! 👇

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anelson — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:47:56 GMT

Great updates. Your Ticketing beta though appears to be broken it is only looking for the waitlist version of toast tables and will not allow you to join if you subscribe to toast tables plus.

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TerryBuster — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:03:09 GMT

Some really nice things coming!!!

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au79teahouse — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:22:26 GMT

Wishing the "stock schedule" feature also works on modifier items. We are a tea house and we constantly need to mark drink toppings (modifier items) in stock and out of stock.

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rcmck — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:11:36 GMT

@jenni Do you know if users who participated in the last Toast Web Beta will automatically be part of the Simpler Toast Web beta?

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jenni — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:05:30 GMT

Oh thank you for bringing this to my attention, I'll share that with the team!

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jenni — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:07:01 GMT

That's a great question! Let us check with the team and get back to you as soon as we hear from them.

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jenni — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:07:39 GMT

This is really great feedback! We'll be sure to share it with the team. I'm sure it would be a valuable update for many businesses.

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rich_ethos — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:15:12 GMT

Besides the "stock schedule" feature, it would be nice to have on the 86 report the modifier items that are out of stock. Currently it only shows menu items, and not the modifiers. Say you mark tomatoes out of stock yesterday, and this morning you get more in but it doesn't show on the report and you get busy and forget to mark them back in stock. Being able to see ALL items 86'd would be most helpful.

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TerryBuster — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:52:00 GMT

Possible short term fix: have you used Toast IQ to 68? I know 86 will let you know everywhere tomatoes are. I would think 68 would work.

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TerryBuster — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:54:03 GMT

Sorry. Wrong post.

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TerryBuster — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:55:28 GMT

Toast IQ should be able to 68 all those. I know 86 works that way.

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rich_ethos — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:00:34 GMT

Thanks! Yes, that works. I hadn't thought of using ToastIQ to gather the list. Most helpful!

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TerryBuster — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:08:35 GMT

I am in it messing around every day now. Building up a list of specific ways to ask it for assistance on things, so that I don't have to remember and get the context correct every time. It's pretty valuable. Set prices on specials, 86, 68, add items, etc., based on permissions by user. Training our managers on it to get even more ways for it to be beneficial!

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Rob — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:25:35 GMT

Thanks for reaching out about this. The issue preventing signups has been resolved. Let me know if you still have trouble signing up!

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Rob — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:21:29 GMT

The owner of this beta plans to reach out to past participants via email and offer them the option to join!

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Rob — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:44:21 GMT

Glad to hear it's been super helpful!

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shone — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:17:02 GMT

Strongly agree with this! This feature is otherwise not useful for our type of restaurant, which is a customization heavy build-your-own bowl type of concept.

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JohnGarofalo — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:40:35 GMT

when is toast going to offer the cash discount? Manually entering it every time is convenient. Needs to be automatic

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Rob — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:06:36 GMT

Thanks for reaching out with this feedback. We have a pilot program testing this now!