Toast

Toast, Inc. is a cloud-based restaurant management software company based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2012 by Steve Fredette, Aman Narang, and Jonathan Grimm, Toast provides a comprehensive digital technology platform tailored for the restaurant industry. The company has experienced significant growth, powering operations in around 120,000 U.S. restaurants as of June 2024. Toast's platform includes a range of software-as-a-service (SaaS) products and financial technology solutions. These cover point of sale (POS), payments, digital ordering, marketing, and team management. The core POS system operates on Android and features various hardware devices, including a guest-facing terminal and a payment processor. The platform also supports reservations and integrates with numerous partner services, enhancing restaurant operations and guest experiences across different service models.