Let’s Talk Benchmarking: Ask Me Anything!

[gmgoehring]

Hello, Toast Community 👋

I’m Garrett from the Product Marketing team, and I’m excited to invite you to my Benchmarking Ask Me Anything (AMA) happening from October 15-21 right here in the community.

If you’re not yet familiar with Toast Benchmarking, check out this Toast Central article or watch the video below:

What are your burning questions or thoughts about Benchmarking? I’d love to hear from you! Please share your feedback and questions in the comments below, so my team and I can better assist you.

Want to get the most out of benchmarking and get help identifying opportunities to optimize your menu and more? Schedule a 1:1 consultation with a Benchmarking expert to review your data.

Remember, the AMA closes on October 17, so be sure to submit your questions. I’ll be back shortly afterward to respond!

Looking forward to our conversation,

Garrett

Please note, This information is intended for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, and not as a binding commitment. Please do not rely on this information in making your purchasing decisions. The development, release and timing of any products, features or functionality remain at the sole discretion of Toast, and are subject to change. Also, as a product expert for Toast Benchmarking,  I can only answer questions related to Toast Benchmarking. 

[Woodys]

Hey - so I'm trying to evaluate how to adjust winter drink menu prices. When I go into comparisons it's showing me how much lower I am on Seltzers. We dont have any seltzers! Why is this happening and why cant I see which items / menus it is referencing? 

[gmgoehring · Accepted solution]

Hi there, thanks for your question!

The algorithm used to categorize menu items is accurate, but occasionally miscategorizes some items. We are currently working on a view that will let you see the assigned category and adjust it as needed. In the meantime, if you contact benchmarking@toasttab.com, we can help you understand which items are being categorized as seltzers.

Garrett

[THESITDOWNCAFE]

Where is the benchamarking data being pulled from? Same Zip Code? City? State? Any basis on Restaurant Size? This matters when commparing volume of Sales, or Items..

[gmgoehring]

Hello, good question.

The data is being pulled from Toast restaurants who match the criteria you set in the filters at the top of the page. At the moment we are only able to filter by city & strate, however, we have plans to add zip code in the future. We have heard the need to filter based off of restaurant size and are working on ways to bring that into the tool.

Garrett