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DoorDash delivery bots land in LA
The third-party delivery company will make some deliveries via those cute Coco sidewalk robots roving Los Angeles streets. (They're in Chicago, too!)
Apr 21
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Kristen Hawley
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Welcome back, QR!
The newest SF location of the Flour+Water pizza empire is going big — like really big — on the divisive technology.
Apr 14
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Kristen Hawley
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Recommended reading: Chaos edition
The on-again, off-again tariffs are perhaps working as leaders intended, but the real-life effects of the associated uncertainty touch us all.
Apr 11
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Kristen Hawley
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Blackbird's big loyalty play, revealed
The brand-new Blackbird Club grants special access to diners who show up and the employees who serve them.
Apr 8
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Kristen Hawley
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What does fast food want with Nvidia?
Taco Bell’s parent company claims an industry first in a deal with the AI chip-designing powerhouse.
Apr 4
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Kristen Hawley
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DoorDash gets Domino’s
This announcement has me nostalgic for the days of competitive exclusivity.
Apr 2
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Kristen Hawley
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OpenTable and Uber partner
Reading between the lines of a deal involving the company that runs restaurant reservations and the ride-hailing app that wants to take you there
Apr 1
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Kristen Hawley
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March 2025
Counter Trends
Unearthing great ideas, appropriate risks, and best practices at successful local restaurants
Mar 31
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Kristen Hawley
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[Insert burrito financing joke]
DoorDash’s buy-now-pay-later deal with Klarna revives an important question: Is food delivery a luxury or necessity?
Mar 25
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Kristen Hawley
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[Insert burrito financing joke]
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Most Innovative (again)
My dining-centric contribution to Fast Company's annual list is here.
Mar 18
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Kristen Hawley
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Wonder buys Tastemade
If a billionaire manages to save a delivery company and a media company in 2025, he deserves our respect (a Friday quickie)
Mar 14
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Kristen Hawley
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Kernel’s robots take indefinite leave
The onetime robotic vegan restaurant is now a sandwich shop. Here's Kernel Foods COO Tom Cortese on the pivot — and how running Peloton helped him learn…
Mar 11
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Kristen Hawley
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