Archive - Expedite

Think of the slop bowl robots, won't you?

Sweetgreen, Chipotle, and Cava have each invested in bots to build the bowls the internet loves to hate.

Aug 27 •

Cherry-picked lows and highs from Q2 2025

It’s a rough time to be a fast casual restaurant, but it’s a great time to be a delivery giant!

Aug 22 •

AI for good (staff training)

Restaurants get lots of feedback. Acting on it is harder. “There’s this question of, ‘Okay… now what?'” — Rachael Nemeth, co-founder and CEO, Opus

Aug 14 •

Uber and DoorDash say they're just getting started

To the moon! (Not really. Not yet.)

Aug 8 •

Toast + Resy (and Tock… and Amex)

Alliances have formed.

Aug 5 •

July 2025

Why does Booking still own OpenTable?

And if it ever sells… who’s buying?

Jul 31 •

Hot (+ spicy) tips

“‘No tax on tips’ is an industry plant” — The New Yorker

Jul 29 •

New tech for legacy restaurants

Rejuvenating — but not remaking — two decades-old businesses

Jul 24 •

Hostie's partnership play

A young tech company celebrates its newest integration.

Jul 21 •

Another newsletter about AI

SpotOn's Bryan Solar on his company's latest efforts. (Maybe Expedite should start a new column called ‘Stuff AI can do.’)

Jul 17 •

OpenTable’s AI concierge wants to help

...and the company's CTO says it's just the start.

Jul 14 •

How to change laws and influence policy

A conversation with Julie Verratti from Denizens Brewing Co.

Jul 10 •

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