Industry Trends

🏆 Restaurant Final Four: What’s in Your Bracket? 🍽️

March Madness is heating up, and we want to know—what’s in your Final Four when it comes to the restaurant world? Drop your top picks in the comments: Top 4 best-selling dishes at your restaurant Top 4 lessons you've learned in the industry Top 4 big...

When a Long Shot Becomes a Best Seller 🔥

March Madness is all about underdogs proving the doubters wrong and pulling off unexpected wins. In the restaurant world, we see the same thing—whether it’s a dish that no one believed in but became a bestseller or a challenge that seemed impossible ...

Fundraising & Non-profit Payments

Our business started using the fundraising campaigns and selected a nonprofit that was already registered with Benevity and the system. My co-worker contacted the charity pitching the fundraising, and they are on board, but the charity isn't familia...

Want to expand to retail for the busy season?

Busy season might be about dining in, but it doesn’t have to be! How have you guys expanded and streamlined your retail business amidst the existing operations of running a restaurant? Some of our customers use Toast’s Restaurant Retail as an easy w...

Thermal Receipt paper

In an effort to lower our environmental impact, we decided to switch the thermal receipt paper we are using for something more responsible for our planet. We picked this below :https://www.ncco.com/product/register-rolls-ribbons/thermal-rolls/thermal...

Q2 2024 Restaurant Trends: What’s Cookin’?

We just dropped our Q2 2024 Restaurant Trends Report! It’s packed with juicy details on food prices, where people are spending, and what’s happening with wages and tips. Here’s the scoop: Lunch Favorites on the Rise: Prices are climbing, with sandwic...

Where will we go?

A Cornell perspective for the future of restaurantshttps://business.cornell.edu/hub/2024/04/26/the-future-of-restaurants/

Continuing to find the just the right mix??

https://www.kioskmarketplace.com/blogs/finding-the-balance-between-digital-experiences-and-human-interaction/

Is Your Restaurant Ready for the Future?

What if the future of restaurants isn’t just about the food but the experience? Imagine a world where dining is a multi-sensory journey. How are you preparing your restaurant for this shift?

Share your Summer success secrets: How are you keeping guests coming back?

Summer is in full swing, and more people are out and about! Whether it’s promoting your upcoming events, showcasing special recipes, or finding new ways to connect with your customers, the community would love to hear what’s working for you!To help k...

Michigan Elimination of Tip Credit

Hey yall -Looking to network and connect with anyone who lives in a state where you do not have any tip credit. As Michigan gears up to eliminate by 2029, I'd love to hear about what works, what doesn't work, where your margins and goals land, and be...

Integrating Toast website with print on demand like printful or printify

Is anyone linking there Toast website to any of the print on demand services for t-shirts and similar merch? Im wondering if I have to use something like Shopify or can I use Toast>Printify

Toast Community in the News from National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago!

Check out this cool mention for Toast Community by Restaurant Business Online from the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago:Toast Community

Price Changes

How often do you increase your menu prices?

When the restaurant gets busy, is your staff prepared?

As the busy season approaches, it means more volume, more chaos, and more demands on your staff. This article has some helpful tips on how to hire and retain high-performing employees. We’ve also found that some customers use Toast Payroll, Sling by ...

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