Chipotle Is Working With Palantir to Track Food Safety Risks
Kate TaylorBusinessSep 16, 2026 12:05 PMChipotle Is Working With Palantir to Track Food Safety RisksThe burrito chain has enlisted Palantir for a platform that monitors pest incidents, employee illnesses, and other factors. The platform appears to analyze factors like a store’s health department scores, pest incidents, and employee illnesses to assign a food safety score—basically, the store’s risk level.Chipotle spokesperson Erin Wolford confirmed the initiative, but declined to comment further. Palantir did not immediately respond to WIRED’s request for comment.It's not known exactly when the partnership started or how widely the platform has been deployed, but it comes amid a particularly disastrous period for food safety.
- ▪Kate TaylorBusinessSep 16, 2026 12:05 PMChipotle Is Working With Palantir to Track Food Safety RisksThe burrito chain has enlisted Palantir for a platform that monitors pest incidents, employee illnesses, and other factors.
- ▪The platform appears to analyze factors like a store’s health department scores, pest incidents, and employee illnesses to assign a food safety score—basically, the store’s risk level.Chipotle spokesperson Erin Wolford confirmed the initiat
- ▪Palantir did not immediately respond to WIRED’s request for comment.It's not known exactly when the partnership started or how widely the platform has been deployed, but it comes amid a particularly disastrous period for food safety.
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Kate TaylorBusinessSep 16, 2026 12:05 PMChipotle Is Working With Palantir to Track Food Safety RisksThe burrito chain has enlisted Palantir for a platform that monitors pest incidents, employee illnesses, and other factors. The partnership comes after a nightmare summer for food safety across the US.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyFast-casual burrito chain Chipotle is working with the data infrastructure giant Palantir.The company is working on a “food safety risk platform” hosted on Palantir’s flagship software platform Foundry, according to screenshots viewed by WIRED.
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