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TGI Fridays, Toast to implement Toast technology across all TGI U.S. locations

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 — 17:52:56 (UTC)

Nov 11, 2025 8:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

TGI Fridays® Chooses Toast: Bold Tech for Good Times

Toast’s technology platform to help streamline operations and elevate guest experiences for beloved brand

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toast (NYSE: TOST), the digital technology platform built for hospitality, has partnered with iconic American restaurant brand TGI Fridays® to implement Toast technology across all of its U.S. locations. This collaboration will equip TGI Fridays® with Toast's comprehensive POS platform, along with Toast’s Multi-Location Management, Mobile Order & Pay, Toast Go® handhelds, and Kitchen Display Systems (KDS), with the ability to implement additional Toast offerings like Catering Pro, Waitlist, and Kiosk over time.

TGI Fridays® selected Toast to help drive operational efficiency and scalability, seeking a partner at the forefront of restaurant technology. In Toast, TGI Fridays® saw a technology partner that could help team members focus on the flair and celebratory hospitality the brand is known for, with an intuitive, easy-to-implement, scalable system for their growing nationwide footprint.

"TGI Fridays® has always been about creating a welcoming space for people to come together, and technology has become an increasing part of a feel-good dining experience," said Samuel Langley, Vice President of Technology at TGI Fridays®. "Toast provides us with the innovative, intuitive, and scalable tech we need to enhance our guest experience and empower our teams, ensuring that the spirit of TGI Fridays® continues to thrive. We look forward to working with Toast as we continue to grow here in the U.S. and beyond."

"TGI Fridays® is an American icon, and this partnership underscores the power of a technology platform built specifically for complex, high-volume hospitality," said Kelly Esten, Chief Marketing Officer at Toast. "We look forward to helping TGI Fridays® streamline operations with Toast technology so their teams can focus on creating the celebratory experience their guests have come to love, while also helping the brand grow. We are proud to be their technology partner as they embark on this exciting new chapter."

Toast currently serves hundreds of multi-unit brands, including Caribou Coffee, Choice Hotels, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Craveworthy Brands, Perkins American Food Co., Nothing Bundt Cakes, Papa Gino's & D'Angelo, and Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill, among others. For more information about Toast and its enterprise capabilities, visit our Toast for Enterprise page.

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