The deal comes a year after the two companies partnered up last year during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A year after the two tech-enabled restaurant businesses formed a partnership, Boston-based cloud platform Toast has acquired Philly-born accounts payable automation and back-office business intelligence solution xtraCHEF.

The Philly company offers a suite of back office tools for restaurants, including accounts payable automation and inventory management. It works for restaurants of any size.

Last summer, in the wake of the COVID-19, xtraCHEF released two new free offerings, called Sync and xtraCASH, that helped restaurants streamline their operations during the challenging regulations. xtraCHEF had previously integrated with Toast to enable cost-of-goods sold reporting, budgets and inventory management features for restaurants. The company also introduced those two new products to Toast customers as part of the preferred partnership agreement.

A year later, Toast has acquired xtraCHEF for an undisclosed amount. The partnership means restaurateurs will be able to access xtraCHEF’s line-item-level cost data with Toast’s sales data to get insights into profitability by menu item. Restaurateurs will also have access to automation and intelligence tools that streamline repeatable tasks including bookkeeping, managing inventory and tracking margins.

“Restaurant operators work far too hard to waste time and money,” Andy Schwartz, CEO and co-founder of xtraCHEF, said in a statement. “xtraCHEF’s automated tools and dynamic, interactive dashboards make it easy for busy restaurateurs to track, compare and control costs. Now, by combining Toast’s in-depth point-of-sale data with xtraCHEF’s automated line-item details on restaurant spending, operators on the Toast platform have a true end-to-end view of their financial health.”

 

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