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 ...

As counter-service brands grapple with rising rents and shrinking margins amid a crush of off-premises demand, some are ditching the dining room altogether and buying into the virtual kitchen model.

Ghost kitchens, sometimes also called cloud or virtual kitchens, are essentially commercial kitchens optimized for food delivery. This means no storefront, no dine-in area and no front-of-house. While ...

Food delivery is a booming business in 2024. There's one food delivery trend, however, that hasn't gone along for the ride: ghost kitchens. "It is clear that the impact of ghost kitchens was ...

The first DoorDash Kitchens, a ghost kitchen, opened in Redwood City, California, in October 2019. On Monday, DoorDash opened a third ghost kitchen, its first outside California. The Brooklyn ghost ...

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 ...