{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"2526","rtpr_id":"nBw4bz877a","ticker":"TOST","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["TOST"],"title":"Alicart Group and Toast Power America’s Busiest Dining Rooms","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-04-21T12:00:00.157Z","article_body":"Alicart Group and Toast Power America’s Busiest Dining Rooms\n\nToast (NYSE: TOST), the digital technology platform built for hospitality, has\npartnered with Alicart Restaurant Group\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alicart.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Alicart+Restaurant+Group&index=1&md5=9cc6413a9f6eb98af4a8979c391c5260)\nto implement the Toast platform across its portfolio of legendary high-volume\ninstitutions in major cities including Carmine’s\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcarminesnyc.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Carmine%26%238217%3Bs&index=2&md5=a8cb136e1b14b318a0cecf681cf738e1)\n, Virgil’s Real BBQ\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvirgilsbbq.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Virgil%26%238217%3Bs+Real+BBQ&index=3&md5=136243b5b3ff059747b06e262a92cead)\n, and Mermaid Oyster Bar\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.themermaidnyc.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Mermaid+Oyster+Bar&index=4&md5=6914d66d2647624bf42a72bac13e8ba5)\n.\n\nWith some of the busiest dining rooms in the country, Alicart required a\nplatform capable of handling extreme scale—its flagship Carmine’s in Times\nSquare seats 3,000 guests daily, and serves up 300 orders of chicken parm, 514\npounds of pasta, and 900 meatballs per day*.\n\nTo manage the high level of demand, the restaurant uses more than 20 Toast\nterminals, including Toast Go(®)\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpos.toasttab.com%2Fhardware%2Ftoast-go&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Toast+Go%26%23174%3B&index=5&md5=36b943c458c179cce02c3bd6476e832f)\nhandhelds, while leveraging partner integrations to maintain the exceptional\nspeed and hospitality their guests expect.\n\n“We build technology that honors the hard work of operators who refuse to\ncut corners,” said Kelly Esten, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating\nOfficer of Enterprise at Toast. “Alicart brands are the gold standard for\ngreat food and a great experience at high-volume. We are thrilled to provide\nthe human-boosting tech and AI-powered tools they need to stay fast, precise,\nand focused on the thousands of guests that fill their dining rooms every\nday.”\n\nAlicart has also found rapid success with Toast IQ\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpos.toasttab.com%2Fproducts%2Ftoast-iq%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOopHBDZ3wd6djZFHGsvlFCh_BNtcDqcPfNzvKJc-3RU1xpHYKj9C&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Toast+IQ&index=6&md5=015c121759f18cb6eb1d400ff2f4c6e7)\n, Toast’s AI assistant, which has transformed how staff and ownership\ninteract with data. At Virgil’s BBQ in Las Vegas, the team used insights\nsurfaced by Toast IQ to optimize menu combinations as a way to help drive\nincreased check sizes. By identifying growth opportunities in real time, Toast\nIQ helped the team move past “analysis paralysis” to make fast,\ndata-driven decisions.\n\nAlicart Group President Alexis Blair will also join Toast’s Customer\nAdvisory Board (CAB) to help advise on future product updates and development.\n\n“Managing a fast-paced operation like ours means staying on top of countless\ndetails, from staffing and inventory to even the smallest menu changes. Toast\nhas been instrumental in streamlining these processes, making it easier to\nidentify growth opportunities and enhance the guest experience,” said Blair.\n“We’re leveraging Toast in a million different ways and are excited to\nwork with Toast to keep growing our business while helping them build the\ntools that can help us all succeed across the industry.”\n\nAlicart was also a marquee partner in the launch of Toast’s new brand, Built\nFor Busy, participating in Toast’s Windows to Success activation and other\nevents in New York City. Read more about the Built For Busy brand and how\nToast is supporting busy operators of all kinds on the Toast Newsroom\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpos.toasttab.com%2Fnews%2Ftoast-built-for-busy-nyc-windows-to-success&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Toast+Newsroom&index=7&md5=d474017c5bdabeb9bd225b5872d261bd)\n.\n\n*Ingredient, guest count, and menu item metrics self-reported by Alicart.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains “forward-looking statements,” within the\nmeaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform\nAct of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of\nthe statement and generally arise when Toast or its management is discussing\nits beliefs, estimates or expectations. Such statements generally include the\nwords “believes,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “will,”\n“expects,” “anticipates,” “outlook,” “continues,” or similar\nexpressions. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future\nperformance, but represent the beliefs of Toast and its management at the time\nthe statements were made regarding future events which are subject to certain\nrisks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside Toast’s\ncontrol. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is\nexpressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking\nstatements include, without limitation, statements regarding Toast’s\nbusiness arrangement with its customer and the planned and future\nimplementation of such business arrangement.\n\nThe forward-looking statements contained in this release are also subject to\nother risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in\nToast’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”),\nincluding in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s\nDiscussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in\nToast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and\nToast’s subsequent SEC filings. Toast can give no assurance that the plans,\nintentions, expectations or strategies as reflected in or suggested by those\nforward-looking statements will be attained or achieved. The forward-looking\nstatements in this release are based on information available to Toast as of\nthe date hereof, and Toast disclaims any obligation to update any\nforward-looking statements, except as required by law. These forward-looking\nstatements should not be relied upon as representing Toast’s views as of any\ndate subsequent to the date of this press release.\n\nAbout Toast\n\nToast [NYSE: TOST] is a cloud-based, all-in-one digital technology platform\npurpose-built for the entire restaurant community. Toast provides a single\nplatform of software as a service (SaaS) products and financial technology\nsolutions that give restaurants everything they need to run their business\nacross point of sale, operations, digital ordering and delivery, marketing and\nloyalty, and team management. By serving as the restaurant operating system\nacross dine-in, takeout, and delivery channels, Toast helps restaurants\nstreamline operations, increase revenue, and deliver amazing guest\nexperiences. For more information, visit www.toasttab.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.toasttab.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=www.toasttab.com&index=8&md5=60d1a7e939de3318eca8b8302015df5f)\n.\n\nAbout Alicart Restaurant Group\n\nFor over 25 years, the Alicart family of restaurants has been offering an\nexciting and unique spectrum of dining concepts. The Legendary Carmine’s\nFamily Style Italian restaurant\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carminesnyc.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Carmine%26%238217%3Bs+Family+Style+Italian+restaurant&index=9&md5=b21a80d1241238c8c32c6b15dd2af9a6)\n—with locations in New York City’s Theater District and Upper West Side,\nthe Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, Washington Penn Quarter, the\nAtlantis Resort & Casino in the Bahamas and our newest location in Las\nVegas at the Forums Shops at Caesars Palace—serves exceptional southern\nItalian cuisine in abundant portions designed for sharing.\n\nOur other specialty restaurant is Virgil’s Real BBQ\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.virgilsbbq.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Virgil%26%238217%3Bs+Real+BBQ&index=10&md5=182f0af5afce7e4bdc26b12555576d55)\nlocated in Times Square, Las Vegas and Atlantis Bahamas serving genuine\nsouthern home-style experience with authentic BBQ and American dishes created\nby our many smokers on premise.\n\nTOST-CORP\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260421127450/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260421127450/en/)\n\nMedia Contact: media@toasttab.com \n(mailto:media@toasttab.com) \nInvestor Contact: IR@toasttab.com (mailto:IR@toasttab.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw4bz877a","title":"Alicart Group and Toast Power America’s Busiest Dining Rooms","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"TOST","created":"2026-04-21T12:00:00.157Z","tickers":["TOST"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Alicart Group and Toast Power America’s Busiest Dining Rooms\n\nToast (NYSE: TOST), the digital technology platform built for hospitality, has\npartnered with Alicart Restaurant Group\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alicart.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Alicart+Restaurant+Group&index=1&md5=9cc6413a9f6eb98af4a8979c391c5260)\nto implement the Toast platform across its portfolio of legendary high-volume\ninstitutions in major cities including Carmine’s\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcarminesnyc.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Carmine%26%238217%3Bs&index=2&md5=a8cb136e1b14b318a0cecf681cf738e1)\n, Virgil’s Real BBQ\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvirgilsbbq.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Virgil%26%238217%3Bs+Real+BBQ&index=3&md5=136243b5b3ff059747b06e262a92cead)\n, and Mermaid Oyster Bar\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.themermaidnyc.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Mermaid+Oyster+Bar&index=4&md5=6914d66d2647624bf42a72bac13e8ba5)\n.\n\nWith some of the busiest dining rooms in the country, Alicart required a\nplatform capable of handling extreme scale—its flagship Carmine’s in Times\nSquare seats 3,000 guests daily, and serves up 300 orders of chicken parm, 514\npounds of pasta, and 900 meatballs per day*.\n\nTo manage the high level of demand, the restaurant uses more than 20 Toast\nterminals, including Toast Go(®)\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpos.toasttab.com%2Fhardware%2Ftoast-go&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Toast+Go%26%23174%3B&index=5&md5=36b943c458c179cce02c3bd6476e832f)\nhandhelds, while leveraging partner integrations to maintain the exceptional\nspeed and hospitality their guests expect.\n\n“We build technology that honors the hard work of operators who refuse to\ncut corners,” said Kelly Esten, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating\nOfficer of Enterprise at Toast. “Alicart brands are the gold standard for\ngreat food and a great experience at high-volume. We are thrilled to provide\nthe human-boosting tech and AI-powered tools they need to stay fast, precise,\nand focused on the thousands of guests that fill their dining rooms every\nday.”\n\nAlicart has also found rapid success with Toast IQ\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpos.toasttab.com%2Fproducts%2Ftoast-iq%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOopHBDZ3wd6djZFHGsvlFCh_BNtcDqcPfNzvKJc-3RU1xpHYKj9C&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Toast+IQ&index=6&md5=015c121759f18cb6eb1d400ff2f4c6e7)\n, Toast’s AI assistant, which has transformed how staff and ownership\ninteract with data. At Virgil’s BBQ in Las Vegas, the team used insights\nsurfaced by Toast IQ to optimize menu combinations as a way to help drive\nincreased check sizes. By identifying growth opportunities in real time, Toast\nIQ helped the team move past “analysis paralysis” to make fast,\ndata-driven decisions.\n\nAlicart Group President Alexis Blair will also join Toast’s Customer\nAdvisory Board (CAB) to help advise on future product updates and development.\n\n“Managing a fast-paced operation like ours means staying on top of countless\ndetails, from staffing and inventory to even the smallest menu changes. Toast\nhas been instrumental in streamlining these processes, making it easier to\nidentify growth opportunities and enhance the guest experience,” said Blair.\n“We’re leveraging Toast in a million different ways and are excited to\nwork with Toast to keep growing our business while helping them build the\ntools that can help us all succeed across the industry.”\n\nAlicart was also a marquee partner in the launch of Toast’s new brand, Built\nFor Busy, participating in Toast’s Windows to Success activation and other\nevents in New York City. Read more about the Built For Busy brand and how\nToast is supporting busy operators of all kinds on the Toast Newsroom\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpos.toasttab.com%2Fnews%2Ftoast-built-for-busy-nyc-windows-to-success&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Toast+Newsroom&index=7&md5=d474017c5bdabeb9bd225b5872d261bd)\n.\n\n*Ingredient, guest count, and menu item metrics self-reported by Alicart.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains “forward-looking statements,” within the\nmeaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform\nAct of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of\nthe statement and generally arise when Toast or its management is discussing\nits beliefs, estimates or expectations. Such statements generally include the\nwords “believes,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “will,”\n“expects,” “anticipates,” “outlook,” “continues,” or similar\nexpressions. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future\nperformance, but represent the beliefs of Toast and its management at the time\nthe statements were made regarding future events which are subject to certain\nrisks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside Toast’s\ncontrol. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is\nexpressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking\nstatements include, without limitation, statements regarding Toast’s\nbusiness arrangement with its customer and the planned and future\nimplementation of such business arrangement.\n\nThe forward-looking statements contained in this release are also subject to\nother risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in\nToast’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”),\nincluding in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s\nDiscussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in\nToast’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and\nToast’s subsequent SEC filings. Toast can give no assurance that the plans,\nintentions, expectations or strategies as reflected in or suggested by those\nforward-looking statements will be attained or achieved. The forward-looking\nstatements in this release are based on information available to Toast as of\nthe date hereof, and Toast disclaims any obligation to update any\nforward-looking statements, except as required by law. These forward-looking\nstatements should not be relied upon as representing Toast’s views as of any\ndate subsequent to the date of this press release.\n\nAbout Toast\n\nToast [NYSE: TOST] is a cloud-based, all-in-one digital technology platform\npurpose-built for the entire restaurant community. Toast provides a single\nplatform of software as a service (SaaS) products and financial technology\nsolutions that give restaurants everything they need to run their business\nacross point of sale, operations, digital ordering and delivery, marketing and\nloyalty, and team management. By serving as the restaurant operating system\nacross dine-in, takeout, and delivery channels, Toast helps restaurants\nstreamline operations, increase revenue, and deliver amazing guest\nexperiences. For more information, visit www.toasttab.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.toasttab.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=www.toasttab.com&index=8&md5=60d1a7e939de3318eca8b8302015df5f)\n.\n\nAbout Alicart Restaurant Group\n\nFor over 25 years, the Alicart family of restaurants has been offering an\nexciting and unique spectrum of dining concepts. The Legendary Carmine’s\nFamily Style Italian restaurant\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carminesnyc.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Carmine%26%238217%3Bs+Family+Style+Italian+restaurant&index=9&md5=b21a80d1241238c8c32c6b15dd2af9a6)\n—with locations in New York City’s Theater District and Upper West Side,\nthe Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, Washington Penn Quarter, the\nAtlantis Resort & Casino in the Bahamas and our newest location in Las\nVegas at the Forums Shops at Caesars Palace—serves exceptional southern\nItalian cuisine in abundant portions designed for sharing.\n\nOur other specialty restaurant is Virgil’s Real BBQ\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.virgilsbbq.com%2F&esheet=54518935&newsitemid=20260421127450&lan=en-US&anchor=Virgil%26%238217%3Bs+Real+BBQ&index=10&md5=182f0af5afce7e4bdc26b12555576d55)\nlocated in Times Square, Las Vegas and Atlantis Bahamas 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