Looking ahead, questions may arise as to whether demand for ghost kitchen space will continue to rise in the face of potential decreases in discretionary consumer spending.

Booh! Food and Tailor Retail Makers are reaching their agreement for the execution of the works and projects of the next 16 stores that the Malaga food delivery startup will carry out in 2023 and 2024.

More than 100 new hidden kitchens have opened so far this year, according to a report by Binswanger Peru. The periphery of Lima generates interest to replicate these formats, while apps have begun to expand their coverage to North Lima. This is the dark kitchens market in the capital.

United was founded in 2022 to build scalable brands that fit market opportunities and seeks to acquire more than 30 new and fast-growing F&B brands in Saudi Arabia..

The first-of-its-kind in the MENA region cloud kitchen will be fully operational in 2023, with automated transportation, storage and handling of orders throughout the process.

The start-up is looking towards expanding across the GCC region by early next year and “aiming to design and build numerous high-quality food brands operating out of their highly automated hub-and-spoke cloud kitchens”.

“What’s really important is that unlike other restaurants and delivery apps, Domino’s pizza is always delivered by Domino’s. Our pizza never leaves our hands until its gets to your hands. There is no middle person,” he added.

Six months on and they are preparing around 20,000 meals a month - not bad, but they are only just getting started.

The Bengaluru-based firm claims to have cloud kitchens from which it serves fresh foods in four cities – Gurugram, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. The brand is also targeting expansion to around 35 cloud kitchens in the span of 12 months.

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