April 20, 2023
Peter Cook, Editor
This week’s Ghost Kitchen Digest is short and sweet. The quality is still very high, just fewer articles this week! Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy!
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And now, the news…
Nathan’s Famous and Nextbite partnered to offer a delivery-only menu of hot dogs, burgers and crinkle cut fries through Nextbite’s restaurant partner network.
Biggest valuation ever! Positive signs for fast food, and virtual brands?
Check out our growing list of investment and partnership opportunities.
James Walker spoke with The Main Course’s Barbara Castiglia on the best approaches to refreshing legacy brands and what he hopes to accomplish at Frisch’s Restaurants..
By using technology to determine when drivers will pick up orders and serving limited geographic areas, the company assures that no delivered ClusterTruck meal is more than 10 minutes old.
OnTrend Concepts has launched the International Association of Delivery Kitchens, an association built to provide kitchen operators with a forum to network with peers.
The tech pioneers just announced a strategic investment to fund its Korea-based partner, M2MTech, which specializes in IoT convergence for smart remote and predictive systems with elevators.
Leading French ghost kitchen company is looking for investors and partners as it continues to grow within France and across Europe.
Peter Backman does a deep dive analysis of the restaurant delivery industry.
Kitopi’s Vice President of Global Operations talks about food safety.
Matt Newberg and Shawn Walchef have a must-hear podcast.
Europe’s biggest food delivery group seeks to appease investors after customers cut back on spending.
Just Eat Takeaway.com is experiencing a drop in sales post-Covid, but analysts believe the group are still on track to reach profitability in the coming years.
We’ve included this before, but a cool video on this unique service.
The first strike action by drivers for restaurant delivery service Lieferando in Germany generated plenty of noise but low numbers of just about 100 participants in the city of Frankfurt on Friday.
Zomato-owned quick commerce platform Blinkit has shut down over 100 dark kitchens in Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, and Greater Noida for the past three days due to the ongoing delivery worker strikes, and it is expected that a larger number of stores will also go offline in the coming days, according to reports.
Following one of the biggest F&B acquisitions in the region, AWJ, now a Kitopi Company, has announced the appointment of Mohamad Sami Ballout as its new CEO. Ballout will succeed Manhal Naser, who held the position for ten years, since its inception in 2013.
Zaroob’s new launch comes after Kitopi’s acquisition of the brand in September 2021.
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