ghost kitchen
noun
plural ghost kitchens
: a commercial cooking facility used for the preparation of food consumed off the premises
Ghost kitchens host food establishments, usually fast-casual, that make meals that can be purchased exclusively with a delivery app …—
Jonah Engel Bromwich
Jonah Engel BromwichGhost kitchens, which have no storefronts or dining rooms, are the hottest thing going during the pandemic. Some are all-new kitchens created to house multiple companies. Others … are new brands added to existing restaurants that seek additional business.—Michael Klein
Michael KleinThis is what [Eric] Greenspan did with his own ghost kitchen brands—multiple cuisine styles made from the same basic supplies, all from a single location.—RoamingHunger.com
RoamingHunger.comcalled also cloud kitchen, dark kitchen
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Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. operates through its subsidiaries, franchising pizza buffet, delivery/carry-out, express restaurants, and ghost kitchens under the trademarks Pizza Inn and Pie Five.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
In the food delivery space, there are delivery robots and ghost kitchens, which includes a $700 million raise by Marc Lore's Wonder in March.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 22 July 2024
And her business has seen such strong growth that last year Rayne got out of the ghost kitchen and into a small spot in Pico-Union, starting with just three tables.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Kroger partnered with start-up Kitchen United to open ghost kitchens in some of its grocery stores.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 7 May 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
In the food delivery space, there are delivery robots and ghost kitchens, which includes a $700 million raise by Marc Lore's Wonder in March.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 22 July 2024
And her business has seen such strong growth that last year Rayne got out of the ghost kitchen and into a small spot in Pico-Union, starting with just three tables.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Kroger partnered with start-up Kitchen United to open ghost kitchens in some of its grocery stores.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 7 May 2024
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“Ghost kitchen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20kitchen. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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