Your next revenue channel is already in your guests' pockets.
Turn one-time diners into repeat customers with a gift card program that collects revenue upfront, fills slow weeks, and keeps guests coming back — fully integrated with your Toast POS.
Gift card revenue — this month
$18,420
Cards sold
312
Return visits
1,148
$50.00
The Ember Kitchen
New gift card purchased
$75 · online · just now
The opportunity
Most restaurants are leaving real money on the table.
Gift cards aren't a payment feature — they're prepaid loyalty. Cash lands in your account today, and a guaranteed future visit comes with it.
0%
of consumers spend more than the gift card's value when they redeem
0.0x
more likely a gift card recipient visits again within 90 days
$0B+
spent on restaurant gift cards in the U.S. every year
0%
of gift card sales happen in Q4 — revenue you capture before the visit
How it works
A revenue loop that runs itself
Guests buy — online or in-store
Branded digital and physical gift cards sold from your website, social links, or right at the register. Revenue hits your account instantly.
Recipients come back to redeem
Cards redeem seamlessly through your Toast POS — no codes to type, no separate hardware, no staff training marathon.
You grow revenue and loyalty
Most guests spend beyond the card's value, and redemptions turn into regulars. Track it all from one dashboard.
The platform
Everything a modern gift card program needs. Nothing it doesn't.
Digital gift cards
Beautiful branded e-gift cards delivered by email or text in seconds. Perfect for last-minute gifting — the #1 reason guests choose digital.
E-Gift Card
$100.00
Sent to sarah@… · "Happy birthday!"
Physical cards
Premium printed cards for the counter, local partnerships, and corporate bulk orders.
Online purchasing
A branded storefront guests can buy from 24/7 — even when your kitchen is closed.
Toast POS integration
Native selling and redemption inside the POS your team already knows. Zero extra hardware.
Balance tracking
Real-time balances across every location, with automatic liability reporting.
Customer engagement
Capture buyer and recipient emails to re-market, remind, and bring guests back.
Revenue reporting
See sales, redemptions, breakage, and outstanding value at a glance — per location.
Revenue calculator
How much could your restaurant unlock?
Estimate your opportunity
Estimated annual gift card revenue
$57,200
Includes upfront card sales, average overspend at redemption, and repeat visits driven by stored value. Estimates based on industry benchmarks.
Get my exact assessmentThe transformation
From one-time visits to a compounding revenue engine
Without a gift card strategy
- Guests visit once and disappear
- Holiday buzz fades by January
- Revenue arrives only when tables are full
- No way to reach the guest after they leave
With Toast Gift Cards
- Guests return with stored value — and bring friends
- December gift card sales fund your slowest quarter
- Cash lands upfront, weeks before the visit
- Every card captures a contact you can re-engage
Questions, answered
What restaurant owners ask us
No. Because the program runs natively on your Toast POS, most restaurants are selling gift cards within days — not weeks. There's no extra hardware, and your staff sells and redeems cards using the same screens they already use every shift.
This program is built for restaurants on Toast POS. If you're already on Toast, gift cards integrate directly. If you're evaluating a switch, we'll walk you through what the full setup looks like during your assessment.
Yes. You get a branded online storefront where guests can buy digital or physical cards 24/7 — from your website, Google profile, or social bios. Digital cards deliver instantly by email or text.
Recipients simply present their card — digital or physical — and your team redeems it directly in the POS in one tap. Balances update in real time and split payments work automatically.
Three ways: you collect cash upfront before food is ever served; most guests spend beyond the card's value when they redeem; and every card guarantees a future visit — often from a brand-new guest someone else paid to send you.
A short call where we look at your locations, current gift card volume, and seasonality, then show you a realistic revenue projection and the exact program setup we'd recommend. No pressure, no obligation.
See how much revenue your restaurant could unlock.
Get a free, personalized gift card growth assessment. We'll show you a realistic revenue projection based on your locations, seasonality, and current program — in one short call.
- 15-minute call — no decks, no pressure
- Your numbers stay private. No spam, ever.
- Talk to a gift card growth specialist, not a sales bot