American QSR brand Taco Bueno partners with Zipline on launch of drone delivery service in North Texas
Taco Bueno has launched a new delivery service in partnership with Zipline.
Residents within three miles of the 7400 block of North Beach Street in Watauga, Texas, can now order Taco Bueno through the Zipline app and have their Tex-Mex meal delivered by drone.
“The drone delivery partnership with Zipline is just one more example of the work we are doing to combine the heritage of Taco Bueno with innovations across products, service, technology, and customer experience,” says Taco Bueno’s Director of Marketing and Innovation, Dani Perales.
“This is just one more step in our goal to make Taco Bueno the number one choice for Tex-Mex food, wherever you are. This new partnership gives guests a faster, more convenient way to enjoy Taco Bueno’s fresh, made from scratch Tex-Mex favourites without leaving home.”
After positive early results from a pilot programme, Taco Bueno plans to expand drone delivery to its Frisco and Mesquite locations by the end of May, with an additional six to seven stores pencilled in before the end of 2026.
Little Caesars
Flytrex and Little Caesars are partnering to expand drone delivery with a new drone capable of delivering dinner for an entire family. Powered by Flytrex’s new Sky2 drone, the service enables customers to receive two large pizzas and sodas in a single delivery, pitched as a first for on-demand food delivery by air.
Sky2 makes this possible by carrying up to 8.8 pounds, the largest carrying capacity of any food delivery drone available today, those involved claim. With a range of up to four miles and support for remote pickups directly from restaurant locations, the idea is that orders are collected faster and arrive hotter, arriving in an average of 4.5 minutes from takeoff to delivery.
"Flytrex is laser focused on making on-demand food delivery by drone a reality for everyday families,” says Amit Regev, CEO and Co-founder ar Flytrex. “A big part of advancing this market is making sure people can get the food they actually want, when they want it. Until now, drones simply weren't capable of delivering a full family meal.”
“The Sky2 changes that. This partnership with Little Caesars expands what drone delivery can do and better meets customers’ expectations, which will drive real, lasting adoption of this technology."
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
Drone delivery will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out our 2025 winners here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
