Applebee's: Applebee's Selects Toast Technology as New Point of Sale and Kitchen Display Systems Partner

BOSTON, MA and PASADENA, CA -Toast (NYSE: TOST), the digital technology platform built for hospitality, today announced an agreement with Dine Brands Global, Inc. (NYSE: DIN), the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar®, IHOP®, and Fuzzy's Taco Shop® restaurants, to implement Toast technology at Applebee's locations nationwide. In addition to Toast point-of-sale (POS) terminals, Applebee's restaurants will use Toast Go® handhelds, Toast's Kitchen Display Systems (KDS), and Restaurant Management Suite Enterprise. Applebee's, one of America's largest casual dining restaurants, will utilize Toast technology to strengthen operational flexibility, provide greater ease of use and responsiveness, improve labor efficiency, and enhance the overall guest experience. "This is a crucial step in the evolution of our 45-year-old brand," said Justin Skelton, Chief Information Officer at Dine Brands. "POS and KDS systems are essential to efficient operations and can have major impacts on both the guest and team member experience. We look forward to working with Toast to enhance Applebee's technology capabilities." "Delivering a great guest experience requires our restaurants to have exceptional tools and technology," said Tom Finocchiaro, Vice President of Operations Services for Applebee's. "By leveraging technology touchpoints, like handhelds to improve efficiency, our team members will have more time to interact with guests." "Applebee's is an iconic brand and at the heart of so many communities. Like Toast, they are focused on enabling moments that bring people together around a great meal," said Kelly Esten, Chief Marketing Officer at Toast. "We are thrilled to help Applebee's and Dine Brands innovate their front- and back-of-house digital experience, while maintaining the best of this brand we know and love." 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 .