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Prince Castle, a Berkshire Hathaway company that is part of known for improving restaurant efficiency, has introduced Toast EZ, a next-generation commercial toaster designed specifically for quick service restaurant (QSR) environments. The launch comes as operators face mounting challenges, including labor shortages, tighter profit margins, and increasing expectations for speed and consistency.
Modern QSR kitchens are under pressure from expanding menus, limited-time offers, and a growing variety of bread options. These factors often turn toasting into a bottleneck, especially during peak hours when staff must frequently adjust settings, leading to delays, inconsistent results, and food waste.
Toast EZ aims to solve this issue with a dual-lane system that allows operators to toast two different bread types simultaneously. Each lane is independently controlled, enabling instant setting changes and helping maintain steady kitchen throughput even during busy periods.
The toaster features a large, user-friendly control panel with 32 programmable bread icons. With a simple tap, staff can switch settings, reducing training time and minimizing errors—an advantage in high-turnover, multilingual work environments. Infrared radiant heat technology ensures fast, even toasting, with options for top-only or full heating and adjustable browning levels.
Designed for practicality, the compact unit fits easily into tight kitchen spaces and supports shelf installation. It also includes an energy-saving mode that can cut power consumption by up to 25% during slower periods.
According to Senior Product Manager Christine Peggau, Toast EZ is built to help operators keep up with increasing demands while maintaining consistency and efficiency. As the foodservice industry continues to evolve, innovations like Toast EZ highlight how small operational improvements can have a significant impact, particularly for multi-unit and franchise businesses.
Toast EZ is now available for order, with rollout options for both single-location operators and large restaurant brands.
Prince Castle is headquartered in Carol Stream, Illinois and part of the Marmon Foodservice Technologies family.
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