Toast POS app version 2.84

The following sections describe updates included in the Toast POS app release version 2.84.

New KDS assembly line workflows

Using grid view for Kitchen Display System (KDS) devices, you can now create assembly line workflows where an item is routed to multiple prep stations in a sequence. An item will only appear on a prep station after it’s been fulfilled at the previous prep station assigned to it in the sequence.

For more information about the KDS grid view, see KDS workflow using grid view.

Availability 

This feature is in limited release. Not all Toast restaurant locations have access to this new feature. Only Toast support can enable and disable the feature.

Countries affected 

All

KDS prep fulfillment time reporting

The Kitchen Display System (KDS) now reports fulfillment times for items fired by prep time based on the interval between when the ticket is fired and when it is fulfilled. This improvement ensures more accurate fulfillment time reporting for your restaurant.

For more information about item fulfillment with the KDS, see Understanding item fulfillment.

Availability 

This feature is in limited release. Not all Toast restaurant locations have access to this new feature. Only Toast support can enable and disable the feature.

Countries affected 

All

New KDS individual prep station fulfillment indicator

When individual prep station fulfillment is enabled, a yellow indicator displays on expediter Kitchen Display System (KDS) devices to indicate an item has been fulfilled by at least one prep station. For more information about individual prep station fulfillment, see the kitchen settings configuration reference documentation.

Availability 

This feature is in limited release. Not all Toast restaurant locations have access to this new feature. Only Toast support can enable and disable the feature.

Countries affected 

All

Grid view for KDS now supports the Expediter fires courses individually option

Grid view for Kitchen Display System (KDS) devices now supports the Expediter fires courses individually option for the Firing Courses setting. For more information, see Firing Courses.

Availability 

This change is available at all restaurant locations.

Countries affected 

All

Grid view for KDS now supports displaying seat numbers on grid view KDS tickets

Grid view for KDS devices now supports displaying seat numbers on grid view KDS tickets when available. For more information about grid view, see Grid view for KDS.

Availability 

This change is available at all restaurant locations.

Countries affected 

All

Toast Kiosk performance improvements

Toast Kiosk device performance has been improved for:

  • Third-party gift card payments.

  • Adding items to an order using an external barcode scanner.

  • Kiosk menu and upsell screens.

Availability 

This change is available at all restaurant locations.

Countries affected 

All

Guests can now deselect preselected modifiers on Toast Kiosk devices

Guests can now use the new Remove button to deselect preselected modifiers on Toast Kiosk devices. Previously, if an optional modifier had nested modifiers associated with it, guests could not remove any preselected nested modifier options.

For more information about Kiosk modifier setup, see this Toast Central article.

Availability 

This change is available at all restaurant locations.

Countries affected 

All