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Toast, Inc. reports company developments for a cloud-based technology platform built for restaurant, retail and hospitality operators. Its news commonly covers financial results, annualized recurring run-rate, net location additions, subscription services, financial technology solutions, integrated payments, and hardware and professional services.
Company updates also address platform expansion across point of sale, operations, digital ordering and delivery, marketing and loyalty, team management, and partner ecosystems. Recurring announcements include commercial partnerships with restaurant groups, hotels and hospitality brands, product launches such as Toast IQ Grow and Toast Go® handheld POS devices, and the use of AI, payments and software tools within Toast’s operating platform.
Toast (TOST) opened applications for its 2026 Toast Changemakers Program, which will award $150,000 in grants to U.S. restaurants fighting food insecurity.
The program will provide 15 restaurants with $10,000 each to support and scale their community feeding efforts. This is the second year of grants under Toast’s previously announced $5 million, five-year commitment to combating food insecurity. The program, run in partnership with Hello Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship Network, is open to eligible U.S. restaurants, cafes, food trucks, and bars, not only Toast customers.
Applications run from September 10, 2026 to October 1, 2026, with recipients to be announced on November 10, 2026.
Toast (TOST) released its 2026 Voice of the Retail Industry Survey, capturing sentiment from 340 U.S. convenience, grocery, and bottle shop operators with 16 or fewer locations.
The survey shows 94% of respondents rate their business health as good or excellent, and 66% say they are likely to open a new location in the next year. Simplifying operations is rising in importance, cited among the top three business goals by 31% of operators, up 12 percentage points year over year. Inventory management has become the biggest pain point, also up 6 points year over year, while nine in ten operators report experimenting with AI as they seek margin protection, efficiency, and controlled growth in a challenging macroeconomic environment.
Toast (NYSE: TOST) announced that its management team will present at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conference in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 8:50 a.m. PST. A live webcast of the presentation will be accessible via Toast's Investor Relations website.
Toast (NYSE: TOST) published its 2026 Voice of the Restaurant Industry Survey, based on a blind poll of 676 U.S. restaurant operators and decision-makers conducted from April 3–20, 2026. According to Toast, 91% of respondents rate their business health as good or excellent, matching 2025 levels, with profitability, growth, and efficiency as top priorities. Inflation (27%) and hiring (22%) are cited as the leading challenges, both rising year over year. The survey finds 87% of operators feel comfortable using AI and nearly nine in ten are experimenting with it. Many operators are focusing on disciplined inventory and operational efficiency, while fewer plan to raise menu prices compared to last year.
Toast (NYSE: TOST) and Adyen announced an expansion of their existing payments partnership into the U.S. market. Adyen will support Toast’s platform, which in the 12 months ended June 30, 2026 processed over $215 billion in gross payment volume across about 180,000 locations worldwide.
The companies have worked together since 2021 in Ireland, the U.K., Canada and Australia, where Adyen provides a single payments solution for Toast’s POS, online ordering, payments, and back-office tools. According to Adyen, its unified financial technology platform is designed to reduce integrations, improve stability, and support future embedded financial products for enterprises like Toast.
Toast (NYSE: TOST) announced an expanded integration with Google that enables AI-powered, agentic food ordering from Toast restaurants directly within Google's Ask Maps feature in Google Maps. When diners request restaurant recommendations or specific foods by voice or text, Ask Maps can surface Toast restaurant menus and carry orders through to completion.
According to Toast, orders placed via Ask Maps route through its first-party ordering system, allowing commission-free growth for operators. Toast is also co-developing the Universal Commerce Protocol for Food and is funding a $5 Toast Cash promotion for guests who order through Ask Maps, expected to start in late August.
Toast (NYSE: TOST) has been named an endorsed point-of-sale (POS) provider for BWH Hotels, making its platform available to properties across the United States and Canada. BWH Hotels, which includes WorldHotels, Best Western Hotels & Resorts and SureStay Hotels, sought an additional vetted POS option for diverse operational models.
According to Toast, participating properties can access tools such as Toast Go handhelds, Mobile Order & Pay, kiosks, catering and events, and table management to help streamline operations and support seamless guest experiences across food and beverage touchpoints.
Toast (NYSE: TOST) reported strong second quarter 2026 results, adding approximately 9,500 net new locations and increasing total locations 22% year over year to about 180,000. Annualized recurring run-rate (ARR) rose 25% to $2.4 billion, while Gross Payment Volume reached $60.7 billion, up 22%.
GAAP operating income was $152 million and net income $154 million, both up from $80 million a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA was $221 million, including a one-time tariff refund benefit of about $10 million. Subscription services and financial technology solutions gross profit grew 31% to $585 million. Operating cash flow was $144 million and free cash flow $130 million, below Q2 2025 levels. Year-to-date, Toast repurchased 19 million shares for $486 million. The company raised full-year 2026 guidance for non-GAAP subscription and fintech gross profit to $2.325–$2.355 billion and Adjusted EBITDA to $805–$825 million.
Toast (NYSE: TOST) plans to release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 after the U.S. market close on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with access and replay available via its investor relations website.
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