Dine Brands’ freshly minted CEO John Peyton has spent two months traveling the Applebee’s and IHOP trail and taking stock of things. And what he’s seen is an inflection point. “I believe we’re on the cusp of the restaurant renaissance,” he said Tuesday during a conference call.

The origin of Wing It On! dates back to Matt Ensero’s teenage years, when he and his friends repeated the same argument each football Sunday—who’s going to get the wings?

Nathan’s Famous, Inc. announces the expansion of their products to Mexico City, Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The brand will also introduce its new virtual kitchen concept, Wings of New York, in all locations, with the exception of Brazil.

In addition to Edible’s steady rise in sales, the brand opened its first ghost kitchen on February 6. Located in Tucker, Georgia, the 1,700-square foot facility serves as a delivery-only location while also providing shipping in its geographic area.

Cordia Corporation announced that it will expand its efforts to integrate cryptocurrency rewards into its upcoming virtual restaurants.

One of the industry's concept developers had made a home for himself in casual dining. But Covid-19 forced Sam Fox to reconsider the model—with encouraging results.

Action & Ambition is thrilled to chat with Alp Franko, a successful European restaurant veteran and entrepreneurial visionary.

Touring a Friendly Ghost Kitchen at the San Diego Barrio Food Hub. There's some awesome concepts that we're here with.

The hotel kitchen is the latest spot for industry disruption. Sam Feigeles plays a key role in reshaping the future of the hotel food and beverage experience.

Reve Burger sells double -cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches, french fries, and milkshakes through delivery apps Caviar and DoorDash. The ghost kitchen's name means "dream" in French and is "Ever" spelled backwards.

Fans of a classic hamburger, fries, and milkshake have a brand-new option. Created by A. Marshall Hospitality, Burger Dandy was launched as a virtual restaurant based out of the company’s Americana Taphouse on Main Street in Franklin, Tenn.

Michael Kudrna, owner of Frato’s Culinary Kitchen in suburban Chicago, isn’t just experimenting with direct sales and virtual concepts to survive the pandemic. His team has found success with virtual brands and grassroots marketing, but Kudrna is skeptical about virtual restaurants over the long term, even as he continues experimenting with this latest restaurant industry gold rush.

Taking its cue from the wider restaurant industry, the company created a ghost kitchen program to offer the flexibility to meet students’ ever-changing needs.

Cloud kitchens will continue to play an increasingly important role in the foodservice sector, with Mark Dempsey, global consulting director at data analytics and consulting firm GlobalData, calling them “a global opportunity”.

Ghost kitchens were already a strong trend before Covid-19 turned the world upside down. A Trend Talk webinar from Rational debates their place in the foodservice offering of the future.

Also known as virtual kitchen, shadow kitchen, commissary kitchen, cloud kitchen or dark kitchens, ghost kitchens are meant to address the demand for off-premise restaurant dining. In 2018, consumers spent $10.2 billion on orders through third-party delivery platforms like UberEats and GrubHub, according to Technomic.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought both ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants into the forefront of the general public over the past year, but in the restaurant industry, these concepts have been growing over the last two years.

Why have famous folks including Maria Carey, Uber founder Travis Kalanick, and Flavortown Mayor Guy Fieri jumped on the ghost kitchen trend? Is this pandemic-era phenomenon here to stay?

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the food industry forever and brought new trends with it. Among them are "dark kitchens" or "ghost kitchens."

The restaurant industry is another arena that is ripe for disruption. With more customers ordering food online for delivery, virtual restaurants are becoming a popular option for both diners and entrepreneurs.

Ghost kitchens. Cloud kitchens. Virtual restaurants. What are they, why are they so popular, and how do you start one? Here’s the ultimate guide to ghost kitchens in 2021.

Bengaluru-based ride hailing startup Ola continues to see senior level exits. On Tuesday, it was reported that Pranay Jivrajka, who was one of the founding members of the firm has quit the unicorn startup. Jivrajka was heading Ola’s cloud kitchen section, Ola Foods.