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Toast launches integrated drive-thru platform for quick-service restaurant chains.

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Toast Tab, Inc. launches Toast Drive-Thru.

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Toast launches integrated drive-thru platform for quick-service restaurant chains. Photo: Oksana - stock.adobe.com April 14, 2026 Toast has launched Toast Drive-Thru, a digital platform designed for quick-service restaurants to manage order accuracy and labor efficiency through a single system, according to a press release. The product launch targets a market of more than 140,000 drive-thrus in the U.S. restaurant industry, according to data from Technomic. The platform integrates point-of-sale software, digital menu boards and audio systems, which have historically operated through disconnected vendors. The system includes hardware from Delphi by Toast and incorporates AI voice ordering integrations. "In the drive-thru lane, every second matters. As one of the important service models for QSR profitability, brands are constantly being pushed to balance speed and guest convenience with efficiency. At the same time, AI is giving brands new opportunities to impact this equation," Steve Fredette, president and co-founder of Toast, said in the press release. "By seamlessly integrating POS, KDS, Outdoor Digital Menu Boards and AI voice ordering partnerships, Toast Drive-Thru gives operators the tools they need to keep pace with peak demand today, and the flexible foundation required to adopt new innovations in the future." The platform features a new drive-thru mode for...

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Toast Drive-Thru

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Apr 14, 2026
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