- What it does
- Toast POS processes customer orders, routes tickets to kitchen display systems, and handles payment transactions for food service establishments. It tracks inventory, manages employee timesheets, and coordinates dine-in, takeout, and delivery workflows.
- How it flows
- Toast POS is delivered as a hybrid hardware-software system consisting of physical terminal displays, handheld tablets, and card readers that connect to cloud-based management software. It plugs into kitchen display screens, receipt printers, and third-party delivery platforms to synchronize ordering and payment data.
- Summary
- Toast POS physical hardware components—including terminals, handheld tablets, and card readers—are manufactured, packed into deployment bundles, shipped to food service establishments, installed for front-of-house and kitchen operations, and eventually decommissioned.