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DoorDash’s big, beautiful AI ad refresh
It's the company's “most significant update" to its advertising platform for restaurants
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Kristen Hawley
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Recommended reading, pre-summer edition
More stories for people who care about the future of restaurants
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Kristen Hawley
AI will write the menu at Chicago's Next
Is it a gimmick? Or a creative tool with staying power?
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Kristen Hawley
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Tipping? It's complicated
Checking in on DC's minimum wage fight with Washingtonian's Jessica Sidman
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Kristen Hawley

May 2025

Wonder's path to 'autonomous meals' is paved with free delivery
Wonder killed delivery fees on orders from its stores after another $600 million investment. Marc Lore’s “mealtime superapp” is now worth $7 billion…
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Kristen Hawley
Get ready for ‘AI mode’
Google’s newest tools will upend search as we know it. Restaurants, take note.
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Kristen Hawley
(Pay @ the) Table stakes
Square’s new handheld and our new normal
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Kristen Hawley
Uber + OpenTable details, finally
Told you so?
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Kristen Hawley
SevenRooms + DoorDash, the exec take
DoorDash hopes the SevenRooms acquisition will supercharge its efforts to operate inside restaurants — including reservations.
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Kristen Hawley
DoorDash buys SevenRooms for $1.2 billion
What does a delivery want with a reservations service? Cue a future battle of the restaurant superapps.
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Kristen Hawley
Feature set
A few product updates from Yelp, DoorDash, and Toast this week
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Kristen Hawley

April 2025

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