Great Harvest Partners with Toast to Support Growth and Streamline Bakery Operations

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toast (NYSE:TOST), the global technology platform built for restaurant and retail businesses, today announced an agreement with Great Harvest to implement Toast Enterprise Solutions. This partnership marks a strategic investment by Great Harvest to strengthen its technology foundation and better support franchise owners as they grow their businesses and continue delivering the handcrafted bakery experience guests love.

“Great Harvest has always been about empowering local bakery owners to thrive in their communities, and this partnership with Toast is an important step in that journey,” said John Dikos, CEO at Great Harvest. “As we get started with Toast, we see a significant opportunity to strengthen our operations and provide our franchisees with technology that can support growth, simplify complexity, and allow them to focus on what they do best: scratch-baking delicious bread and serving their guests with unmatched hospitality.”

“Multi-unit restaurant operators today need more than an easy-to-implement, easy-to-use platform. They need a true partner with the support, capabilities, and shared focus to ensure their teams — from the support center to the busiest café — have the tools and tech they need to offer the best experience for their staff and guests,” said Kelly Esten, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Enterprise at Toast. “We are proud to welcome Great Harvest into the Toast community and partner with them to help support their continued growth.”

Great Harvest, a leading bakery-café franchise known for its scratch-baked breads, high quality ingredients, and exceptional hospitality, selected Toast as its strategic POS partner. The brand’s dedication to empowering individual franchisees required a system that could provide a foundational level of support and powerful capabilities, without sacrificing the operational flexibility Great Harvest operators enjoy. In Toast, Great Harvest found a partner capable of managing the unique complexities of its 50 years of operating history and legacy while supporting a consistent approach to new bakery implementation.

As part of the partnership, Great Harvest plans to implement Toast POS, along with Toast Go^® 3 handhelds, Kitchen Display Systems (KDS) and Multi-Location Management, with the option for operators to use Toast Payroll. By introducing these tools, the brand expects to gain better visibility across locations and unlock new ways to support operational excellence in its cafés. Already, Great Harvest has utilized Toast KDS as part of a test to reduce friction and ticket time on the line.

Toast currently serves hundreds of multi-unit brands. For more information about Toast and its enterprise capabilities, visit our Toast for Enterprise page.

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About Toast

Toast [NYSE: TOST] is a global technology platform built for restaurant and retail businesses. From the busiest local restaurants and shops to large hospitality brands, Toast helps owners and operators manage their businesses more efficiently, drive guest demand, and build lasting success.

Toast integrates software, agentic AI, payments, financial technology solutions, and hardware with a broad partner ecosystem. Powering billions of purchases throughout local commerce, Toast delivers the precision and innovation required for modern restaurant and retail environments. For more information, visit www.toasttab.com.

About Great Harvest

Founded in 1976, Great Harvest is a national bakery-café franchise known for its scratch-baked breads and fresh baked goodies baked daily, and flavorful, custom-built sandwiches made with whole wheat flour from Montana farms. For over 50 years, Great Harvest has built its reputation on transparency and craftsmanship, only using the highest quality, simple ingredients to create authentically delicious food within the communities it serves. With over 150 bakery-cafés across the United States and a commitment to "Rise and Stay True," the brand continues to grow through a blend of new and existing franchisees. To learn more about Great Harvest, please visit https://www.greatharvest.com/. To inquire about franchise opportunities, visit https://franchising.greatharvest.com/.

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