Restaurants reimagined
We’re taking restaurants to a whole new place. Where seamless delivery is prioritized, costs are minimized, and profits are maximized. And all you have to do is cook.
The secret ingredient for growing your business
Open a ghost kitchen in weeks
We make it easy to get your own kitchen up and running, whether you’re launching one from scratch, or expanding an established brand to a new market.
Expand with low risk and low capital
Moving into our kitchens is simple and cost-effective. You’ll avoid spending upfront to build out a brick and mortar restaurant. By eliminating front-of-house labor and overhead, you take home a bigger slice of the pie in profits.
Get your cooking to a larger audience
Get instant access to an entirely new pool of customers. We place our kitchens in delivery hotspots with large numbers of hungry eaters who frequently order food online.
Leverage technology to streamline your business
Manage your entire restaurant business through a single tablet. Access all your orders in a single app, integrate all your delivery platforms, and get insights and tools to help run your business.
Spaces built for delivery
We'll provide the tools you need to get the most out of the growing delivery market, so you can focus on what you do best.
Real estate
Our ghost kitchens are located in the heart of delivery demand and designed to help you run your delivery business with maximum efficiency and minimal cost.
Logistics & fulfillment
Your orders are delivered faster and more accurately, thanks to our on-site fulfillment team that handles all of the logistics for you.
Facility management
We’ll take care of the cleaning, maintenance, and security - so you can focus on the food.
Proprietary technology
Manage all your delivery orders from one tablet, and leverage insightful data to efficiently operate and expand your business.
Ghost kitchens versus traditional restaurants
Real Estate
Pay only for the space you need, rather than for empty dining rooms and waiting areas.
Staff required
We provide all your support staff, and there’s no need for front-of-house labor, so you can work with a smaller team.
Weeks to launch
Our facilities are move-in ready and we can help you navigate the permitting process.
Investment
Avoid the $1 million+ startup cost on your own restaurant to start seeing profits faster.
Breakeven
With a ghost kitchen, you can break even in as little as 6 months with a 10% profit and $1M in annual sales.
Brick & mortar
traditional restaurant
CloudKitchens
delivery restaurant
Upfront investment
$1M
$30K*
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Real estate cost
2000 ft4
High cost, high traffic address
~200-300 ft3*
Same area, low cost low traffic address
Staff required
25+ employees
Many dedicated to front-of-house
~4 employees*
We provide staff to handle all order handoffs and more
Time required to open
1 location 52 weeks
10 locations 5-10 years
1 location ~6 weeks*
Multiple locations 1 year
Breakeven
5 years
10% profit on 1M run rate
~6 months*
based on 10% profit and $1M in annual sales
Who we
partner with
Hearing is believing
Hear from the chefs and entrepreneurs growing their restaurant business with CloudKitchens ghost kitchens.
Coffee Q
Julio A - Owner & chef
Build a Pizza
Dolores A — Owner & chef
Wokker
Marco J — Owner & chef
Oh my Gogi
Nathan C — Owner & chef
Craft Burger
Shannen T — Owner & chef
Questions?We are here to help.
What is a ghost kitchen?
Ghost kitchens, also known as dark kitchens or virtual kitchens, are commercial kitchens built for food delivery. They’re located within the delivery radius of a high volume of online customers, rather than high foot traffic areas. With ghost kitchens, there’s no physical storefront or dining area, so you only need a few back-of-house staff members to fulfill online orders.
How does a ghost kitchen work?
In a ghost kitchen, your restaurant is focused on delivery rather than dine-in. When eaters order your food online, you’ll prepare it from your ghost kitchen, and hand it off to a fulfillment team to get the order over to the right delivery driver. This gives restaurateurs a low cost, high efficiency model to get the most out of delivery.
Are ghost kitchens profitable?
Yes. Ghost kitchens allow restaurateurs to increase profitability by maintaining the essential elements of a restaurant while cutting costs on labor, overhead, and wasted food while reaching a higher volume of customers ordering online. Plus, you can run multiple virtual brands out of a single ghost kitchen to increase revenue without the extra overhead.
Why are ghost kitchens so popular?
Ghost kitchens are rising in popularity because they’re a lower cost alternative to operating a traditional restaurant. They’re also focused on delivery, which has grown 300% faster than dine-in since 2014. That means restaurateurs are using ghost kitchens to future-proof their business and accelerate growth.
How does a ghost kitchen help your restaurant grow?
Ghost kitchens help restaurateurs grow their business by doing delivery right. The way we dine has changed, and ghost kitchens allow restaurant operators to capture food delivery demand without sacrificing their bottom line. They’re also a great way to expand to new markets without spending time and money on a traditional restaurant buildout. You can easily expand your restaurant brand to different cities across the country such as Los Angeles or New York.
How much do ghost kitchens cost?
The cost of ghost kitchens varies by market, space, and services. Compared to a traditional restaurant, they’re a much lower cost alternative on both upfront capital and ongoing operating costs. You can get started in a ghost kitchen with as little as $30K, instead of $1M+ for brick and mortar buildout.