Aug 21, 2025 - Business

New on the menu at Chipotle: drone delivery

Joann Muller

A white Zipline delivery drone suspended by a tether leaves a brown bag of Chipotle food on the brick path in front of a home. — Zipotle is a new drone delivery service offered at Chipotle in partnership with Zipline

Some Chipotle customers can now get their orders delivered by drone near Dallas, the emergent drone delivery capital of America.

Why it matters: It shouldn't take a 4,000-pound car to deliver a 2-pound burrito, says Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, CEO of the drone delivery company Zipline.

Its new partnership with Chipotle Mexican Grill offers an appetizing alternative.

The new delivery option is called "Zipotle," and for now, it's only available to customers of one Chipotle restaurant in Rowlett, northeast of Dallas, between noon and 8pm CT.

Chipotle customers need to download the Zipline app from the Apple or Android stores, and, if eligible — meaning they live within about 2 miles of the store — they can place their Chipotle order.

What to watch: Zipotle service is limited to a small number of Zipline users starting this week, ahead of a broader launch in the coming weeks, the companies said.

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