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Tapingo deal extends Chipotle's campus delivery reach

Alliance with popular mobile delivery service will be in effect at 40 campuses this fall and over a hundred by next spring.

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

September 8, 2015

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Food from the Chipotle Mexican Grill chain will be available for delivery through the Tapingo mobile platform at 40 college campuses nationwide this fall, and at more than 100 by spring 2016, according to a press release from Chipotle.

The partnership with Tapingo expands Chipotle’s existing delivery program, which also has nationwide delivery partnerships with mobile platforms Postmates and OrderUp.

“Chipotle has been popular with students going back to our very first restaurant near the University of Denver, and we are always looking for ways to better engage with them,” said Mark Crumpacker, chief creative and development officer at Chipotle, in the release. “Tapingo, which has been well received by students where its services are available, knows how to connect with these younger customers. That shared acceptance among younger customers made them a great choice for us to expand delivery aimed specifically at students.”

Chipotle delivery is currently available through Tapingo at Arizona State University, California State University Chico, Louisiana State University, University of Arizona, University of Southern California and Northern Arizona University. It will expand to include the following campuses later this fall…
California State University - Fullerton
California State University Northridge
Carnegie Melon University
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland State University
College of the Holy Cross
Columbia University
Eastern Michigan University
Emory University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University
Johns Hopkins University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Maryland
Michigan State University
New York University
North Carolina State University
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania State University
Rutgers University
San Jose State University
Santa Clara University
Towson University
Trinity College
University of Arkansas
University of California Los Angeles
University of Georgia
University of Louisville
University of Maryland
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon Eugene
University of Pittsburgh
University of the Pacific
University of Utah

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About the Author

Mike Buzalka

Executive Features Editor, Food Management

Mike Buzalka is executive features editor for Food Management and contributing editor to Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News. On Food Management, Mike has lead responsibility for compiling the annual Top 50 Contract Management Companies as well as the K-12, College, Hospital and Senior Dining Power Players listings. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from John Carroll University. Before joining Food Management in 1998, he served as for eight years as assistant editor and then editor of Foodservice Distributor magazine. Mike’s personal interests range from local sports such as the Cleveland Indians and Browns to classic and modern literature, history and politics.

Mike Buzalka’s areas of expertise include operations, innovation and technology topics in onsite foodservice industry markets like K-12 Schools, Higher Education, Healthcare and Business & Industry.

Mike Buzalka’s experience:

Executive Features Editor, Food Management magazine (2010-present)

Contributing Editor, Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News (2016-present)

Associate Editor, Food Management magazine (1998-2010)

Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1997-1998)

Assistant Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1989-1997)

 

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