Operations
Ghost Kitchen
Definition: A delivery-focused kitchen without guest dining room, often hosting one or more virtual brands.
Ghost kitchens (also cloud or dark kitchens) produce food for delivery and sometimes takeout only. They trade lower front-of-house capital for aggregator commissions, packaging, and digital marketing costs.
Success requires strong unit economics on delivery baskets and operational discipline on ticket times. Permits, hoods, and health requirements match traditional kitchens.
Some operators use ghost kitchens to test concepts before committing to street-front leases.
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