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Foodology, a cloud-based Colombian cooking and virtual restaurant group, announced a US$17 million financing round on August 3, 2023. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Chimera, with participation from new investors such as 30N Ventures, a Chile-based VC focused on exceptional founders in emerging markets. The funding will expand Foodology’s cloud kitchen […]
A creative look at how Raft ensures that all nodes in a distributed system agree on the same state of the world. In distributed systems, all nodes must agree on the same state of the world. This is because if nodes disagree, it can lead to problems such as data corruption and inconsistency. Many different […]
At the height of the pandemic, when dining rooms were closed, the phrase “ghost kitchen” entered the public lexicon, and new “hot” delivery-only concepts opened their hidden doors almost every day. But as the post-pandemic dust settles, the off-premises restaurant industry is evolving beyond the rush of flash-in-the-pan celebrity-backed chicken nuggets concepts. Virtual restaurant companies […]
Ghost kitchens (also referred to as cloud, commissary, dark, delivery, or shadow kitchens) are delivery-only restaurants that, with therise of third-party delivery apps services like DoorDash, GrubHub, and Uber Eats, were already on an accelerated growth trajectory even before the crisis. Their offering to restauranteurs was simple; they provided a vehicle to economize their real […]
The restaurant industry is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the rise of delivery and takeout. In this new landscape, ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants are emerging as a powerful new force. What are ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants? Why are ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants becoming popular? The challenges of ghost kitchens and virtual […]
A creative look at the three properties that some people consider desirable for names of participants in a network protocol. In the early days of the Internet, it was easy to remember and track the names of people and websites. But as the Internet grew, so did the number of users and websites. This made […]
For entrepreneurs just starting, the ghost kitchen model provides a lower cost, faster time-to-market option than opening a full-service restaurant. For existing brands, ghost kitchens offer a lower-risk method to expand into new areas or test out an entirely new concept. Ghost kitchens are influencing and reshaping the food service industry. They enable businesses to […]
The restaurant industry is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the rise of delivery and takeout. In this new landscape, ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants are emerging as a powerful new force. What are ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants? Ghost kitchens (also sometimes called “dark kitchens” or “cloud kitchens”) are commercial kitchens that only exist […]
The term “NoSQL” was first used in 1998 by Carlo Strozzi to describe his lightweight, open-source relational database that did not use SQL. However, it wasn’t until the early 2000s that the term gained traction, as businesses started to realize the limitations of traditional relational databases when handling large amounts of unstructured data. The Need […]
NoSQL databases are a new breed of databases designed to be more flexible and scalable than traditional relational databases. They are often used for big data applications where the conventional relational model is not well-suited. What is NoSQL? The term “NoSQL” stands for “Not Only SQL.” It refers to a class of databases not based […]