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Are delivery marketplaces like DoorDash and Uber Eats about to be disrupted by ChatGPT?

Carl welcomes Atul Sood, former McDonald’s and Kitchen United executive, to explore how AI and automation are reshaping the food world — from ChatGPT’s new app integrations to robotic hospital kitchens.

Together they cover:

• DoorDash’s new Dot delivery robot and smart scale (2m 15)
  https://foodondemand.com/10012025/doordash-ceo-tony-xu-unveils-delivery-robot-and-smartscale/
• How ChatGPT’s App SDK could eliminate the need for delivery apps altogether (6m 35)
  https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/06/openai-launches-apps-inside-of-chatgpt/
• Aramark’s robotic kitchen for hospital meals (14m 15)
  https://chainstoreage.com/aramark-invests-food-service-robot-health-care-facilities
• Insights from Toast’s 2025 restaurant report (16m 55)
  https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/data/2025-voice-of-restaurant-industry-survey
• How bot armies may have fueled Cracker Barrel’s viral logo controversy (22m 45)
  https://www.nrn.com/casual-dining/cracker-barrel-s-logo-controversy-was-driven-by-bots-what-operators-should-learn-from-this

It’s a packed episode on the intersection of AI, automation, and restaurant innovation — and what it all means for operators, brands, and consumers.

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