Wow Bao is bringing its signature bao, bowls and potstickers to 100 new locations across the U.S. and Canada starting in May, thanks to an agreement with segment leader, Ghost Kitchen Brands.

[Video] - Ghost Kitchen Brands freshly prepares well known food brands in one kitchen and location, optimized for online delivery and pick up

The popularity of an online-only brand made in Chili’s restaurants with a singular focus illustrates how delivery apps are reshaping the industry.

Easing dine-in restrictions and It's Just Wings have the casual-dining chain outdoing 2019 results.

In the past year, the market has been flooded with virtual concepts, many of them in the wing category. The competition has certainly elevated since Chili’s parent Brinker International launched It’s Just Wings in June 2020.

Smokey Bones has opened a 200-square-foot ghost kitchen at 1282 Essex Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The new location – Smokey Bones’ fourth in the Columbus area – features a limited menu of the same delicious barbecue the restaurant is famous for.

As many restaurant businesses are just starting to get into ghost kitchens — virtual restaurant brands that fulfill digital orders without a consumer-facing physical presence — C3 is doing the converse, parlaying its ghost kitchen success into brick-and-mortar locations, calling attention to the question of what role ghost kitchens will play in the restaurant industry’s post-pandemic future.

The ghost kitchen space has grown enormously since the start of the pandemic, as restaurants' physical locations became far less important to contagion-conscious consumers than their ability to fulfill off-premises orders safely and competently.

CEO Dave Boennighausen believes Noodles & Company is uniquely positioned to be a clear winner in the post-COVID environment.

The once-virtual mini-food hall in Glover Park will now be known as Social Beast.

CEO Rob McColgan, who founded the fast casual and heads parent company Modern Restaurant Concepts, said driving diner awareness in trade areas without physical locations was too challenging.

If the COVID-19 pandemic was a test of how well restaurants can adapt to chaos, BurgerFi passed with flying colors.

Paytronix Systems, Inc., the most advanced digital guest experience platform, today announced that it is making it easier for consumers to order food directly through Google Search and Google Maps.

The Local Culinary is the first virtual restaurant franchise in the USA, with a business model that helps brick-and-mortar restaurants and Ghost Kitchens take a share of the food delivery pie without taking unnecessary risks.

As it sprints towards becoming the dominant vertically-integrated delivery player, CloudKitchens has been testing out its own direct ordering channels in 35 of its international markets.

When Taster, a virtual restaurant company headquartered in London, announced its $37 million fundraise last week, co-founder and CEO Anton Soulier made clear that his company is trying to “redefine what it means to be a restaurant group in the 21st century.”

Why we’re seeing the rise of the star- and digital-powered virtual restaurant, starring MrBeast, Mariah Carey, B.J. Novak, and more.

To be more like Elon, Mr. Donaldson has been busy using his brand to make inroads in the business and tech worlds. He has launched a mobile gaming app and a “ghost kitchen” chain, MrBeast Burger, which has sold more than one million burgers.

As casual restaurants see the first glimpses of post-pandemic life, it’s time to take a hard look at how the massive adoption of virtual restaurants will continue.

Ghost kitchens operate out of warehouses, lofts, trucks and trailers. They don’t have dining rooms, tables or servers. And they’re keeping the restaurant industry afloat.

Just Kitchen Holdings Corp., an operator of ghost kitchens specializing in the development of delivery-only food brands for customers, is pleased to announce that it has recently acquired the virtual branding rights to the Life Kitchen and Kai Guo Ji, which translates as Hot Pot Festival, as third-party Taiwanese food brands.