This is the future of ghost kitchens.
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 are in it for the long haul: they’re stepping out of the dark kitchen’s shadows to combine off-and-on-premises experiences, and many are avoiding the phrase “ghost kitchen” altogether.
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