Toast Quietly Renamed Sous Chef. The Pilot Was the Point.
Toast's conversational AI started life in 2024 as Sous Chef — a chat box that nudged operators about pricing and menu mix. It now ships as ToastIQ to 164,000 locations. The rebrand is less interesting than what the pilot taught Toast about what restaurant AI actually has to be.
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