Ghost Kitchen or QSR?
You start a diner. Then, you notice that you’re missing out on delivery orders during the night, so you leave the kitchen open 24/7 to fill delivery orders. That business works out, so you launch a bunch of different brands and start opening up delivery-only...
What’s Anti About the ‘Anti-Ghost-Kitchen’ Hungry House?
How far has the ghost kitchen industry come? So far that there’s now a company built to address the pain points of the ghost kitchen industry. Kristen Barnett founded Hungry House in New York City as a new take on ghost kitchens, one that was better for culinary...
Inspire Brands Unveils “Alliance Kitchen” at RFDC
Inspire Brands unveiled plans for its first multi-brand ghost kitchen in its home city of Atlanta during CEO Paul Brown’s keynote at this year’s Restaurant Finance & Development Conference. Dubbed Alliance Kitchen, the new ghost kitchen will house five of its...
Delivery/Dine-In Hybrid Opens In Chicago
Epic Kitchens, a new dine-in and delivery hybrid, opened its first restaurant in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood earlier this month. The location combines four franchise brands—Pokéworks, 800 Degrees, BurgerFi, and Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken—under one roof. Epic...
Outstanding Operators
Food On Demand Outstanding Operators features restaurant brands with innovative operations that are taking creative paths to success with delivery and all things off-premises.