Toast Wins Gold in Best in Biz Awards 2016
Recognized as Winner in Fastest-Growing Company of the Year Category
Boston, MA, December 9, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Toast Restaurant POS, the all-in-one restaurant technology platform, has been named a gold winner in the ‘Fastest-Growing Company of the Year’ category for medium-sized businesses by Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts.
With thousands of customers across almost all 50 states and hundreds of employees across 20+ states, Toast continues to displace hundreds of legacy POS systems as well as new iPad-based POS systems with its cloud-based platform of deep restaurant-specific functionality, ongoing product innovation, and unmatched customer service. The company is accelerating expansion of its offerings to client partners throughout the foodservice space, including developing additional integrations and APIs and increasing the breadth of coverage of restaurant technology needs.
"Toast strives to provide the very best solutions for our restaurant customers, and this industry recognition is testimony to all of the hard work and dedication our employees put forth every day. We are both humbled and honored by this award and look forward to developing more innovative strategies for restaurant operators that ultimately provide a better guest experience."
Chris Comparato, CEO of Toast
“Toast strives to provide the very best solutions for our restaurant customers, and this industry recognition is testimony to all of the hard work and dedication our employees put forth every day,” says Chris Comparato, CEO of Toast. “We are both humbled and honored by this award and look forward to developing more innovative strategies for restaurant operators that ultimately provide a better guest experience.”
The sixth annual program in North America garnered more than 600 entries, from an impressive array of public and private companies of all sizes and from a variety of industries and geographic regions in the U.S. and Canada. Winners of Best in Biz Awards 2016 were determined based on scoring from an independent panel of 50 judges from widely known newspapers, business, consumer and technology publications, TV outlets, and analyst firms. In addition to numerous judges returning from the 2011-2015 judging panels, this year’s panel included several worthy additions to the high-profile group.
About Toast, Inc.
Toast is an all-in-one restaurant technology platform. Built specifically for restaurants, Toast offers a mobile, cloud-based point of sale (POS) system that incorporates key facets of the guest experience into one platform, connecting the POS system with integrated online ordering, gift card and loyalty programs, and labor and sales reporting. Since launching Toast in 2013, the company has grown to hundreds of employees and serves thousands of restaurants, ranging from fine dining to fast casual, and independent businesses to national chains. In 2016, Forbes named Toast a Leader in Enterprise Mobile on its first-ever Cloud 100: Rising Stars list. The Company was also recently designated as a Best in Biz Awards Gold Winner for the Fastest-Growing Company of the Year - Medium category. Learn more about Toast at www.toasttab.com or on their Facebook page.
About Best in Biz Awards
Now in its sixth year, Best in Biz Awards recognizes companies for their business success as judged by established members of the press and industry analysts. Best in Biz Awards honors are currently conferred in two separate programs: North America and International, and in more than 60 categories, including company, team, executive, product and PR and media. Entries for Best in Biz Awards 2017 International are currently being accepted until the final deadline on April 28, 2017. For more information, visit: http://www.bestinbizawards.com.
Toast, Inc. Media Contact
Kate Ottavio Kent
ICR for Toast
203-682-8276 / Kate.Ottavio-Kent@icrinc.com
Source: Toast Restaurant POS