How will Tariffs affect Restaurants? - with Guest Host Deborah Matteliano from AWS

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This week, Carl is joined by Deborah Matteliano, the Global Head of Restaurants at AWS, for a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from tariffs and avocados to AI strategy, Seamless’s surprising comeback, and the limits of restaurant robotics. Drawing from her experience at Uber Eats and now at Amazon, Deborah offers sharp insights on how data, delivery, and design are reshaping the restaurant landscape.

Topics include:

• 1m 15: How Chipotle’s avocado strategy is shielding it from tariff turbulence
• 9m: Why Grubhub's Revival of Seamless Could Be Wonder's Secret Weapon
• 16m 55: The real reason Kernel scrapped its robots
• 22m 20: The DoorDash + Domino’s partnership.
• 30m: Boston's permit requirements on the delivery companies.

If you're serious about restaurant tech and the off-premise channel, this one’s a must-listen.

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