Boston — Toast, the global technology platform built for restaurants and retail businesses, is bringing its enterprise technology suite to Hungry Howie’s where it will be implemented across the pizza brand’s entire footprint of approximately 500 restaurant locations.
Toast’s platform supports high-volume operations while Toast’s Partner Ecosystem — with integration partners like Cartwheel, Stream and others — allow pizza operators to build the ultimate, customized tech stack to keep their pies moving, staff and guests happy and business running smoothly.
Hungry Howie’s selected Toast to modernize its technology, attract new franchisees and manage the operational demands inherent in large-scale pizza operations. To create a comprehensive, pizza-specific tech stack to handle those demands, Hungry Howie’s will implement Toast restaurant point-of-sale (POS) terminals, Multi-Location Management, Kitchen Display Systems (KDS) and Toast Payment Processing. Hungry Howie’s is also looking forward to leveraging AI-powered insights provided by Toast IQ, while developing a long term, stable partnership their franchisees can depend on.
“Pizza is one of the most complicated categories in hospitality, and the Toast platform is designed to handle it — from toggling between pickup and delivery to allowing guests to accurately place orders for preferred topping mixes,” says Kelly Esten, chief marketing officer and chief operating officer of enterprise at Toast. “We are thrilled to partner with a unique, legacy brand like Hungry Howie’s.”
“Hungry Howie’s has spent over 50 years building a brand based on flavor and incredible service. To continue our growth, we selected Toast as a best-in-class technology partner that truly understands the unique technical demands of our business and the enterprise scale at which we operate,” says Dan McKay, vice president of technology services at Hungry Howie’s. “Toast’s flexibility and its ability to integrate seamlessly with our existing partners made it the right choice to help us scale, support our franchisees and keep our focus on the food.”
Toast is a global technology platform built for restaurant and retail businesses that currently serves hundreds of multi-unit brands, including Caribou Coffee, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Craveworthy Brands, Perkins American Food Co., Nothing Bundt Cakes, among others. For more information, visit https://pos.toasttab.com/restaurant-pos/enterprise and www.toasttab.com.
Hungry Howie’s has been in business for more than 50 years. Currently, the brand has nearly 500 stores in 18 states. For more information, visit www.HungryHowies.com.
SOURCE: Toast