by Nicholas Upton | Oct 1, 2020 | Best Practices, News, Top Stories
It’s easy to get caught up in the hype around ghost kitchens and virtual brands, the sexy new channels taking up a huge amount of air in the restaurant industry right now. As the hype train chugs along, operators like Capriotti’s, a Las Vegas-based sandwich shop known...
by Nicholas Upton | Oct 1, 2020 | Briefs, News
To help returning office workers tap back into their daily routine with some pizza, subs and all the fusions of New York’s lunch scene, Zuul has opened a virtual food hall. Zuul, a New York-based ghost kitchen operator, announced that the project dubbed Zuul Market...
by Nicholas Upton | Sep 17, 2020 | Best Practices, News, Third-Party Delivery
Casual dining is still hurting as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps many customers from dining in. That has BBQ Holdings, the parent company of Famous Dave’s and Granite City, using virtual outlets to bridge the ongoing sales hole. “How do you fill those gaps? We really...
by Tom Kaiser | Jul 23, 2020 | News
Ghost kitchens don’t exactly conjure up the sexy, flashy image of the best restaurants in the world. These multi-tenant, delivery-focused spaces are often built in non-desirable real estate, with the priority on access for delivery drivers and affordable rent to make...
by Tom Kaiser | Jun 25, 2020 | News
Continuing its long-standing goal of becoming a top-10 global restaurant brand, Wingstop has been one of the best performing restaurants during the pandemic as it looks to open its first delivery-only kitchens in the United States after opening ghost kitchen locations...