Ghost kitchens were originally conceived so restaurants can expand delivery-only operations. Pioneers like Kitchen United are now opening food hall-style spaces with seating. New ghost kitchen models ...

Ghost kitchens, which are also known as virtual kitchens, are commercial kitchens with menus optimized for online delivery orders. Their revenue entirely relies on online food orders. Typically, ghost ...

In fall 2021, Inspire Brands lifted the lid on a ghost concept unlike any other. The company’s “Alliance Kitchen” marked the first dark kitchen owned and operated by a multi-brand restaurant company.

“Slammed” is one term that is commonly used to describe how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the restaurant industry. Lockdowns, social distancing, and shelter-in-place orders made it all but impossible ...

Are we starting to see the long-term consequences of the ghost kitchen boom that peaked during the pandemic? While ghost kitchens have gone through ups and downs over the years — from regulatory ...