virtual kitchens

1 in 7 Consumers Chooses Ghost Kitchens to Skip Social Interaction
1 in 7 Consumers Chooses Ghost Kitchens to Skip Social Interaction
November 15, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

While the majority of consumers are not sold on ghost kitchens, a significant portion relishes the reprieve that the all-digital model gives from face-to-face interaction....

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Consumers Want Robots Out of Sight and Out of Mind When Eating Out
Consumers Want Robots Out of Sight and Out of Mind When Eating Out
July 14, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Automation has touched and transformed many aspects of daily life. Dining and food preparation have primarily remained on the sidelines — until now. Consumers may...

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Uber Founder Leading Virtual Restaurants’ Data Push
Uber Founder Leading Virtual Restaurants’ Data Push
October 06, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

In an effort to boost his dark kitchens business, Travis Kalanick is going after restaurant aggregators. The Uber co-founder and onetime CEO is now putting...

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Capriotti’s Partners with Ghost Kitchen Company for Digital Expansion
Capriotti’s Partners with Ghost Kitchen Company for Digital Expansion
August 03, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants grow their digital footprint, larger chains are leveraging their name recognition to expand virtually without investing in costly new physical restaurants. Fast-casual brands...

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Virtual Restaurants May Need to Make Changes to Maintain Market Share
Virtual Restaurants May Need to Make Changes to Maintain Market Share
August 01, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Virtual restaurants have become a mainstay of the restaurant industry, but until now, given the novelty of the model, there has not been a central...

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Today in Food Commerce: Instacart Takes on DoorDash; Chipotle Expands Rewards to Canada
Today in Food Commerce: Instacart Takes on DoorDash; Chipotle Expands Rewards to Canada
June 14, 2022  |  ResTech

Today in food commerce, Instacart announces a new partner that brings the aggregator closer to competition with its restaurant delivery counterparts, and Chipotle Rewards goes...

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Grubhub: Virtual Brands Are ‘More Popular’ with Independent Operators
Grubhub: Virtual Brands Are ‘More Popular’ with Independent Operators
June 14, 2022  |  Connected Economy

At the height of the pandemic, many in the restaurant industry predicted that the rapid proliferation of ghost kitchens and virtual brands was premature, arguing...

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New Formats Deliver For Food Ordering
New Formats Deliver For Food Ordering
November 11, 2019  |  Restaurant innovation

For quick-service restaurants (QSRs), tried and true practices might not be cutting it anymore. Drive-thrus, practically invented by QSRs, are having trouble living up to...

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What Food Commerce Shifts Do Ghost Kitchens Foreshadow?
What Food Commerce Shifts Do Ghost Kitchens Foreshadow?
November 11, 2019  |  Restaurant innovation

Here’s a question about the last meal that was delivered to your office or home: Do you really know where that food came from? Sure,...

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