Wow.  Lots of news this week.  PepsiCo, TikTok, Subway, Kitopi, and lots of international ghost kitchen news.  Carve out some time to scroll through the

Yes, we have the article about CloudKitchens’ layoffs, but the vast majority of the news and articles this week are positive.  Great to see the

Ghost hotels?  Fundraising.  Great analysis.  This is a great issue of the Ghost Kitchen Digest.  Read it.  Share it.  Enjoy! And now, the news…

Does it seem to you like the ghost kitchen and virtual brands industry is entering a new stage?  It does to me.  It seems like

This week the Ghost Kitchen Digest is overflowing with interesting news and analysis, as well as announcements regarding technology and partnerships.  Some of these articles

Nala Robotics launches the first AI-enabled, fully automated kitchen!  A few of the big fast food brands discontinue their current ghost kitchen pilot programs, but

We have a nice change in focus and content in the Ghost Kitchen Digest this week.  Fewer announcements this week, and much more analysis.  We

This week’s Ghost Kitchen Digest has a run of fairly positive news.  Positive updates from Just Eat Takeaway, Wendy’s, ItsACheckmate, MTY Food Group, Capital Tacos,

Plenty of interesting news and analysis this week!  Many of the big players are in the news (GrubHub, DoorDash, Starbucks, Virtual Dining Concepts, CloudKitchens, Popeyes,

I apologize for this week’s issue being a little delayed.  I am wrapping it up at the Amsterdam Schipol Airport on the way back from

MrBeast Burger was the big news from this past week, but don’t let that distract you from some other big news:  Microsoft’s investment in CloudKitchens,

Remarkable week for ghost kitchen and virtual brand news!  The first article really jumped out at me and I am surprised it has not received

Plenty of news from industry leaders this week.  Ghost Kitchen Brands, Grubhub, MasterChef, Kitchen United, DoorDash, Kitchen Hub, Popeyes, Applebees, Byte Kitchen, C3, Wendy’s, CureFoods,

The ghost kitchen and virtual brand news just keeps on coming!  Investments, partnerships, and new announcements continue.  It’s not all good news.  Some companies have

Why do so many restaurant-focused media companies continue to write hit pieces on ghost kitchen operators and virtual brands?  I don’t get it.  Some of

Certain companies in the ghost kitchen & virtual brand industries seem to have figured it out.  While it remains to be seen if anyone can

I thought we were due for a slow news week in the ghost kitchen space.  Not so.  Big announcements from Kitchen United, Virtual Dining Concepts,

Some big announcements and interesting articles this week.  Lots going on.  Make sure you stay up to speed on the industry through this digest, the

Another busy week of news for the ghost kitchen, virtual brand, and delivery industry!  It’s great to see the partnership announcements.  Finding the right partner

Welcome to the 100th issue of The Ghost Kitchen Digest!!  For anyone trying to quickly get up to speed on the ghost/cloud/dark kitchen (and virtual

While the ghost kitchen and virtual brand industry continues to grow around the world, finding the right partners and technology solutions are vital.  This week’s

Plenty of interesting articles in the Ghost Kitchen Digest this week, especially podcasts and international news.  Take a look! And now, the news…

First of all, thank you to everyone who participated in the 2nd Annual Ghost Kitchen & Virtual Restaurant Conference!  It was a huge success, as

A relatively slow news week as industry leaders and innovators gather at the annual Ghost Kitchen and Virtual Restaurant Conference.  While inflation continues to boost

It’s almost here!!  The annual Ghost Kitchen and Virtual Restaurant Conference is quickly approaching!!  Learn how to launch and operate a ghost kitchen, discover how

High gas prices, labor shortages, and food costs continue to challenge today’s entrepreneurs.  But innovators continue to find ways to overcome those hurdles. The annual

Millennials continue to drive the growth of restaurant home delivery, but the cost of delivery is a challenge for the industry.  This week Uber launched

Meet Up at the Restaurant Show?  OnTrend Concepts will be attending the National Restaurant Show in Chicago at the end of next week. Who else

As the food delivery sector matures, the industry evolves, and the pandemic fades in the rear view mirror there is no shortage of opinion and

The evolution of the restaurant industry continues with ghost kitchens, virtual restaurants, and food delivery making the biggest impact.  Budget-consciousness is also having an effect

Spring is upon us!  Hopefully you can take some time during these busy days to enjoy it. Conference season is also here.  The 2nd Annual

When Zomato recently announced that they’d offer ten minute delivery through Zomato Instant the broad reaction was they’d gone crazy.  Now there are reports that

Zomato in the news again this week as the Competition Commission of India looks into allegations of unfair practices by Zomato and Swiggy.  Zomato responds.

There is no shortage of opinions coming from Zomato’s proposal to offer ten minute food delivery via Zomato Instant – with sentiment coming from industry

Rising food and gas costs dominated the news again this week, making cost controls more challenging for delivery restaurants.  Also, Indian delivery firm Zomato caused

Well innovators, just as you were able to catch your breath new challenges will test your skills.  Skyrocketing fuel and food costs are making it

As the dust settles from the pandemic, restauranteurs face new challenges with inflation driving up food costs and rising gas prices making delivery more expensive. 

The Metaverse continues to be a point of discussion for companies as they ponder its impact on the customer base.  DoorDash agrees to acquire Bbot,

The Metaverse made it into the news a lot this week as companies look at its potential to reach customers.  As the pandemic continues to

Ghost Kitchen Brands leads the news this week with the introduction of Wow Bao to Canada!  Robotics also increasing in popularity to help address growing

The agenda has been announced for the 2nd Annual Ghost Kitchen & Virtual Restaurant Conference in Dallas!  In other news, Kitchen United expands into malls,

Lunchbox announces $50 million in funding and the Metaverse becomes a hot topic in this week’s news! Looking forward to the 2nd Annual Ghost Kitchen

Lunchbox and Virturant top this week’s news as they team up to create the world’s largest virtual restaurant and ghost kitchen marketplace! Looking forward to

Flipdish surpasses $1 billion in value, Combo Kitchen listed in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500, Kitopi tops Middle East startup investment, and innovators continue to look

Kitchen United and REEF dominate the ghost kitchen stories of the week.  KU expands their grocer partnerships into LA.  REEF partners with Denny’s and also

Happy belated new year to all!  Looking forward to a great 2022.  Year in review and a promising outlook ahead for ghost kitchens dominate the

VDC’s newest virtual brand TikTok Kitchen dominates the news this past week, as it looks to make viral TikTok creative recipes readily available for customers.

Recent news articles highlight the challenge of maintaining quality standards during times of rapid growth.  This exposure has forced companies to analyze their scalability and

Technology, automation, and innovation continue to fuel the evolution of the restaurant industry!  And, of course, funding.  Every week seems to bring big changes. Registrations

Reef’s growing pains put on public display this past week in the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere.  Not unexpected when you grow that fast, but

Big news this week as Reef expands with its own brand Another Wing into 150 locations! We hope you have a great Thanksgiving next week. 

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

The restaurant industry continues to evolve.  As things move toward normalization, more of the industry is coming to the realization that many customers have evolved

Mark your calendars for the 2nd Annual Ghost Kitchen & Virtual Restaurant Conference, being held in Dallas. Texas on June 9-10, 2022.  Registration and sponsorship

It was great seeing so many industry leaders at the Florida Ghost Kitchen & Virtual Restaurant Seminar!  We had a great turnout and a fantastic

Final days to sign up for the Florida Ghost Kitchen and Virtual Restaurant Seminar!  You don’t want to miss this opportunity to hear from and

Check out the great list of speakers and panelists at the Florida Ghost Kitchen and Virtual Restaurant Seminar!  October 19th is fast approaching.  We look

REEF absolutely dominated the ghost kitchen news cycle for the past week with some big moves and partnerships!!  As always, research keeps coming up with

Growth in the ghost kitchen sector continues to be very strong and projections indicate that the growth will continue!!  Change can be challenging, but innovation

This is a really good issue of the Digest.  Take the time to read through it.  Big news this week as Chick-fil-A and Genghis Grill

The big news of the week is the expansion of Shaq’s ghost kitchen brand (pun intended – still amazed how massive a man he is)!

Third party delivery fees dominated the news this week as legislators weigh in. In other news, the future of the ghost kitchen industry remains very

Ghost kitchens continue its rapid growth.  An exciting time for our industry! We were all surprised to see that the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Show

We hope you are doing well and found time to relax this summer. Looking forward to seeing many at the Florida Ghost Kitchen and Virtual

Big news from Wendy’s, REEF, Domino’s, Chick-fil-A, DoorDash, GrubHub, Olo, Uber and more.  Exciting times for our industry! The big news this week is the

Plenty of ghost kitchen and virtual restaurant news this week, though I think that the KU-Kroger announcement is the biggest.  Congratulations to both teams for

Virtual brands and ghost/cloud kitchens continue to grow.  So many restaurants are pivoting to this lower-risk model that you have to wonder if the low

We’ve been at the Ghost Kitchen Digest for exactly one year now!  Happy anniversary!  In celebration of the anniversary, this issue is free for everyone! 

Virtual brands and ghost kitchens show no sign of slowing, both in the U.S. and around the globe.  The Euromonitor report (our first article) explains

Welcome to issue #50 of the Ghost Kitchen Digest!   Some pretty big ghost kitchen and virtual brand news this week, though not as many articles

Plenty of news being delivered to your inbox this week!  Big investments, partnerships, and expansion announcements.  Order your favorite snack online and I bet you

What a great conference!  It was wonderful to finally get together with 320+ industry leaders at the Ghost Kitchen Conference.  Don’t just take our word

In less than 24 hours, The Ghost Kitchen Conference will be underway! We could not be more thrilled with the lineup of speakers, sponsors and

The past year in the restaurant industry has been a tale of two concepts: ghost kitchens and virtual brands. And this week is no different.

This week’s newsletter has a little bit of everything: some of the recent developments with the now famous Ghost Kitchen Brands, some emerging concepts from

It’s amazing to see the impact that ghost kitchens are having on this industry. As is clear from this week’s news, a number of restaurants

Chick-fil-A, Wendy’s, Jack in the Box, Quiznos, NASCAR, and more! Each of them with their own unique concepts rolling out. Chick-fil-A is jumping into the

Wow! What a week for this booming industry! Some new concepts coming into the fore and some noteworthy success stories as well. Five Guys is

It’s amazing to see who is coming up with ghost kitchen concepts these days! The Milwaukee Bucks created Cream City Cluckery late last year, Walmart

Some interesting stories have come out of this week! One up and coming name to keep an eye on is Combo Kitchen. They’re taking steps

Walmart is taking their ghost kitchens to the next level. We all heard about a month ago when Ghost Kitchen Brands started working with Walmart

Virtual food halls have been springing up here and there in the past year, but this week a new competitor has entered the arena: C3.

This week’s digest has a little bit of everything we’ve been seeing in ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants recently. REEF partnered with a robotics startup

Several restaurant brands that have been utilizing ghost kitchens are showing great promise for the road ahead! Saladworks, for example, is going to be opening

Ghost kitchens have made it much easier for restaurants to scale their brand across numerous markets. You don’t even need to own the kitchen! Virtual

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! The Milwaukee Bucks led the way with Cream City Cluckery; now the Detroit Pistons follow suit with Pistons Dish. But it’s

One more player has stepped into the ghost kitchen arena! Panda Express opened up their first ghost kitchen in San Francisco earlier this week. This

When it comes to ghost kitchens and virtual brands, there’s always something new! As evidence of this, Walmart is working with Ghost Kitchen Brands in

A ton of writing has been done on ghost kitchens in the past week! News has come out about new brands developing for operators such

First Tyga, then Mariah Carey, and now Guy Fieri! Each of them has worked with restauranteur Robert Earl to launch their own celebrity themed menus,

This week’s news brings a number of great articles, a handful of which cover the growing trend of hotels offering their kitchens as commissaries for

Get ready for another packed newsletter! Ghost kitchen operators and services continue to take advantage of the new restaurant landscape by developing some fascinating concepts.

What a tremendously packed week for ghost kitchens! There’s been a lot of great material released in this area from expansion announcements to some fantastic

Another top restaurant brand enters into the ghost kitchen waters this week. Panera Bread announced that they will be testing ghost kitchens this year, possibly

OnTrend Concepts has some exciting news to bring you this week! The Ghost Kitchen Conference has been rescheduled to June 17-18! Speakers from Brinker International,

If this first week is any indication of how 2021 will look, ghost kitchens will continue to dominate the restaurant space. There has been a

As 2020 draws to a close, it’s astounding to think of the tremendous developments ghost kitchens have made in the restaurant industry. Restaurants have expanded

With Christmas right around the corner, the ghost kitchen industry has been as busy as ever! Companies are looking to the new year, which means

This week brings you some fantastic interviews from some fantastic companies, one of which is our own conversation with Kitchen United’s Atul Sood. Each of

A lot of news has come out of this week for those in the ghost kitchen industry. Kitchen United continues to expand its reach by