by Tom Kaiser | Jun 24, 2021 | Best Practices, News
Sales pitches for virtual restaurants and ghost kitchens are certainly promising, but a panel of diverse restaurateurs and category experts shed some much-needed light on the real-world economics restaurant operators are seeing in these still-new industry channels....
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 22, 2021 | Automation, News
Miso Robotics is bringing another automated tool to the kitchen, an automated beverage dispenser. The maker of the automated Flippy robotic arm, which can make burgers or operate a fryer, has partnered with Lancer Worldwide, a manufacturer in the beverage space....
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 22, 2021 | Best Practices, COVID-19, News
Self-delivery at any meaningful scale tends to get written off as too complicated or too expensive. Restaurants need to figure out insurance, the technology to route drivers, more technology to make sense of the in-restaurant operations, and then they have to hire...
by Callie Evergreen | Jun 17, 2021 | Best Practices, News
Whether you’re a local growth brand or an established franchise restaurant looking to enter a new market, ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants offer enticing channels to reach new customers and different regions while spending less capital than building new...
by Nicholas Upton | Jun 16, 2021 | Best Practices, Finance, News
JustKitchen is riding a wave of investment and success in Asian markets into the frothy waters of U.S. ghost kitchen industry. The company just raised $24 million for several international expansion projects that also include Singapore and the Philippines. The key...
by Emili Raeder | Jun 10, 2021 | Best Practices, News, Third-Party Delivery
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....