November 11, 2021

Peter Cook, Editor

Lots of news as our industry continues to grow and develop.  Big news as Inspire Brands opens a ghost kitchen in Atlanta for five of its brands under one roof!

Registration and sponsorship is now open and starting to fill up for the 2nd Annual Ghost Kitchen & Virtual Restaurant Conference, being held in Dallas, Texas on June 9-10, 2022.

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And now, the news…

Issue #68

Virtual ‘Ghost Kitchens' Continue to Thrive Even as Diners Return to Restaurants

With their restaurants and bars closed, a virtual option seemed like their best bet.


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New Virtual Brand Solutions by Revolution Optimizes Revenue and Kitchen Capacity for Restaurants

Restaurant Revolution Technologies (Revolution) announced the launch of new Virtual Brand and Ghost Kitchen solutions.


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Sonic Parent Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Ghost Kitchen

Inspire Brands recently introduced Alliance Kitchen, which it called the first ghost kitchen owned and operated by a multi-brand restaurant company.


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Inspire Brands launches a ghost kitchen as more restaurants lean into virtual restaurants

Inspire Brands launched Tuesday a ghost kitchen in Atlanta that houses five of its fast-food brands.


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Restaurant Industry Outlook For 2022: Five Trends To Watch

Changes made to stay in business have helped shape or accelerate five key trends.


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Restaurants’ Financial Results Reveal In-Store Technologies Separate Top Performers from the Rest

Brands seeing the greatest success are those that have invested in onsite restaurant technologies.


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Is Co-Branding Making a Comeback in Restaurant Franchising?

As the industry emerges from the pandemic, operators grapple with how a co-branding partnership can transform operations.


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Uber Eats Is Launching Robot Delivery

The company is partnering with Serve Robotics to offer the service in Los Angeles starting early next year.


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Grubhub now lets restaurants expand their own delivery zone with supplemental delivery

Restaurants that do self-delivery can let Grubhub drivers deliver orders placed outside of their original delivery zone


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Kitchen United tested autonomous delivery

Kitchen United’s five-day autonomous delivery test will feature a robot from KiwiBot.


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Wingstop Seeks More Control of Supply Chain as Prices Soar

Spot market bone-in wing prices rose 84 percent year-over-year.


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Wingstop examining whole bird purchases

Success of Thighstop campaign opens the door for company that previously focused on wings and breast meat.


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Bbot Unveils All-in-One Ghost Kitchen Platform with First-of-its-Kind Technology Offering

The innovative restaurant software will help virtual brands optimize delivery-only models, without third-party fees.


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This Major BBQ Chain Is Expanding to 100 New Locations

Dickey's just signed a deal with Ghost Kitchen Brands, which will bring it to hundreds of the company's carryout-only locations.


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Cloud-based system HungerRush acquires Menufy platform

HungerRush gains an online ordering platform that can scale quickly.


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Digital food hall could be economic boon for downtown San Jose

San Jose business leaders have high hopes for a digital food hall to spice up the heart of downtown.


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Blue Apron’s Q3 Loss Widens as Consumers Seek Faster Dining Options

Four in 10 people report that their patience in the kitchen has reached an “all-time low.”


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Starbird Chicken Gets a $12M Investment to Fuel Its Growth

It plans to use to open more restaurants and ghost kitchens, as well as launching franchising.


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A new way to look at restaurant real estate

When it comes to restaurant real estate, the calculus on everything from new store decisions to lease-negotiation strategies is changing fast.


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Arctic Circle Restaurants Opens Location with Kitchen United

The Arctic Circle Restaurant chain is partnering with Kitchen United in Scottsdale, Arizona.


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From high-street QSR to cloud kitchen unicorn: The Rebel Foods story

Cloud kitchen businesses should be built at scale, with multiple brands across cuisines.


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Tom Colicchio and Nextbite to Launch Wichcraft Sandwiches via Virtual Network

Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio with plans for a ‘Wichcraft virtual restaurant.


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Ordermark Changes Name to Nextbite

Nextbite today announced a rebranding of its restaurant technology company, Ordermark.


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Franklin Junction Serves Up Growth Partnership With Fuku

Franklin Junction announced a national partnership with Fuku, David Chang’s fried chicken joint.


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‘Boorito’ mayhem: Athens Chipotle employees say promo chaos points to broader issues

Employees struggled to keep up with app orders and respond to throngs of angry customers.


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REEF acquires UAE cloud kitchen operator iKcon

MENA: Move marks REEF’s first major transaction in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region.


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Delivery-only outlets ride piggyback, find new road to success

Mumbai: Swiggy and Zomato have witnessed a surge in the number of such cloud kitchen brands on their platforms.


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Olive Pizzeria - a new cloud kitchen launched by Olive Bar and Kitchen

Mumbai: With multiple locations, it aims to deliver authentic Neapolitan style gourmet.


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Food delivery platform Deliveroo expands to Ras Al Khaimah

UAE: Food delivery platform Deliveroo has launched in Ras Al Khaimah.


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Zomato's investment turns Curefit to unicorn valued at $1.5 bn

India: Zomato now plans to explore synergies with Curefit, as it looks to ramp up its health food play.


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Ex-RedDoorz COO’s cloud kitchen firm scores pre-series A

Indonesia: DishServe helps cloud kitchen companies expand in Indonesia through its network of kitchens.


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