by Tom Kaiser | May 27, 2021 | News, Top Stories
Virtual Kitchen Co., a San Francisco-based company offering restaurants a network of closely located satellite kitchens to reach takeout and delivery customers with minimal upfront investment, has rebranded itself as All Day Kitchens after announcing a $20 million...
by Nicholas Upton | May 20, 2021 | News, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
The chicken-sandwich juggernaut, Chick-fil-A, is rolling out its first virtual restaurant brand. Details are pretty sparse so far, but the company announced it would launch in Nashville this year and in Atlanta in 2022. The brand will be called Little Blue Menu,...
by Tom Kaiser | Mar 18, 2021 | Best Practices, News
Through partnerships with Chicagoland chefs Fabio Viviani and Rick Tramonto, Foodhaul is a new company that’s looking to bring upscale food to underutilized restaurant and hospitality kitchens across the Upper Midwest and beyond with a new spin on the virtual...
by Tom Kaiser | Feb 3, 2021 | Best Practices, Third-Party Delivery, Top Stories
If you believe the hype, virtual restaurants are a savior for existing restaurants struggling to turn a profit or looking to monetize excess kitchen capacity. For the countless operators now buying into virtual concepts from existing restaurant players,...
by Tom Kaiser | Jan 27, 2021 | News
Kitchen United has signed its second lease agreement in Chicago, as the company continues to execute its ghost kitchen expansion plans. The fifth and newest Kitchen United MIX location will be at 222 N. Wells Street, a few blocks south of the landmark Merchandise...