Delivery-only restaurants, which have proliferated during the pandemic, could change the way the industry does business for years to come SunsetSunset Squares Pizza has fewer than 1,000 followers on Instagram. Delivery in its neighborhood — San Francisco’s Sunset...
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78% of restaurants say off-premise is a strategic priority
Dive Brief: Seventy-eight percent of restaurant operators say off-premise business is becoming a strategic priority and 74% are investing more in off-premise programs, according to a survey of 400 operators shared by Technomic principal Melissa Wilson during the...
The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In
Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders and experts for their insights on what will impact restaurants in 2020 and the response was overwhelming. They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation,...
3 Ways Ghost Kitchens Are The Future Of Experiential Retail
A virtual food court delivered straight to your door. A fresh take on new restaurants. A chance for customers to have control over their dining. Ghost kitchens are popping up around the country and changing the way restaurants operate and customers dine. The shifting...
McDonald’s opens 1st ghost restaurant in London
McDonald's has opened its first ghost kitchen, located in London’s Hanworth district, to meet growing demand for delivery. A McDonald’s spokesperson told Property Week that the delivery-only restaurant is part of a broader test of different restaurant...
Ghost kitchens on the rise as restaurant chains aim to boost sales
VANCOUVER -- When the COVID-19 outbreak forced many restaurants to shutter dining rooms across Canada, Vancouver-based Joey Restaurants responded by opening two "ghost kitchens" -- a new model being adopted for delivery- and pick-up-only spaces. Large restaurant...
Why Ghost Kitchens Are the Next Big Thing for Food-Service Franchises
As consumers embrace delivery services, restaurants are ditching their eat-in spaces -- and finding big savings. Dog Haus is the kind of place designed to spend time in. It serves dogs, burgers, beers, and the like, and its wide-open space captures the vibe of a...
Report: ‘The Future Is Off-Premises’ for Most Restaurant Operators
Restaurant sales are expected to reach $899 billion in 2020, according to The National Restaurant Association’s recently released “2020 State of the Restaurant Industry” report. By 2030, that number will jump to $1.2 trillion. Unsurprisingly, off-premises...
Ghost Kitchens Could Be The Future Of Restaurants – And Your Success
How ghost kitchens go the distance with delivery When so-called “ghost kitchens” started appearing on the dining scene, they seemed like an enterprising solution to several nagging problems: the tight labor market, rising costs and the public’s growing appetite for...