The Boston-based company provides a platform that connects kitchen and dining operations with point-of-sale services, kitchen display systems and other tech in one place. Canada will be the first market outside of the U.S. where it offers the platform, it said. (The Logic)

Talking point: According to the company, roughly 79,000 restaurant locations in the U.S. use its platform. Jen DiRico, senior vice president and general manager, said in a statement that it has worked with early adopters in Canada for a year ahead of the formal launch. “Technology has proliferated in Canada’s restaurant industry,” DiRico said, adding there is “a clear opportunity” for Toast within the market. Competitor TouchBistro, a Toronto-based restaurant-management system provider, closed a $150-million fundraising round in November. It said it plans to use the money to fund more growth, including development of its products.