Skipping the Mortar Model, Star Naidu Opens Khana Americana Ghost Kitchen
At first glance, it might appear Star Naidu is launching her Khana Americana restaurant backwards. The first-time restaurateur skipped the brick-and-mortar model and started her Indian-American concept as a ghost kitchen, opening it in Atlanta’s upper Westside....
Acquiring Dragontail, Yum Brands Nabs Order Management, Delivery Tech
Yum Brands, the parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and WingStreet, is acquiring Dragontail Systems, a provider of high-tech kitchen equipment to help restaurants manage kitchen flow, control food quality, and seamlessly control the delivery process. The...
U.K-Based Camile Thai Uses Ghost Kitchens for U.S. Expansion
Camile Thai, a Dublin-based franchised-fast casual restaurant chain, announced an agreement with Kitchen United to use its ghost kitchen facilities as the exclusive means for it to expand into the United States before building any brick-and-mortar restaurants. The...
Grubhub, Greg Hill Foundation Expand Restaurant Strong Fund
Grubhub and The Greg Hill Foundation’s Restaurant Strong Fund announced the latest phase in their commitment to supporting restaurants: the Restaurant Stronger program, a new initiative to provide $5,000 grants to eligible independent restaurants. As the...
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