Apicbase gives a great overview of some of the trends and issues for off-premise in Europe.

A lesson for ghost kitchens…community engagement & public relations are vital.

Case in point (regarding the above article): A “DARK kitchen” operation delivering dishes for big-name chains has sparked a raft of objections after opening without planning permission.

Talabat has opened its first talabat Kitchen at its new tech headquarters in Dubai’s City Walk.

Popular YouTube star MrBeast – whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson – is now serving up his famous burgers and chicken sandwiches in the Philippines starting Wednesday, March 22 via local cloud kitchen JustKitchen PH!

Great insights from attendees of the International Ghost Kitchen Conference in Amsterdam.

TGAL, the largest food tech company in Japan and one of the most recognised food conglomerates with a network of over 1400 host kitchens and over 120 brands from different regions of Japan announces an exclusive partnership with Village Food Courts (VFC), the largest F&B aggregator of National & International brands in India.

“The addition of Swiggy’s Access kitchens will bolster the reach and operations of Kitchens@’s in four cities across 52 locations and more than 700 kitchens, providing customers with more convenient and efficient food delivery options,” said Junaiz Kizhakkayil, CEO of Kitchens@.

Interesting additional insights into the Swiggy – Kitchens@ deal.

Cloud kitchen operators Kitchens@ and Kitchen Centre have called off their merger deal, which was announced in March 2022, and will instead scale operations as two separate companies. Prolonged due diligence, which flagged other compliance issues, was among the top reasons that resulted in the merger talks falling through. Together having presence in over 100 locations, across 20 cities, and running more than 1,000 kitchens as March 2022.