Conquer the Boston culinary scene one delivery at a time

Boston may have some excellent eats, but it’s not a famous food destination. Not yet, anyway. It’s time for you to change that. Partner with CloudKitchens, and you can revolutionize the city’s dining scene with a new food concept.

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Why

commercial kitchens in Boston?

Boston is blessed with fresh seafood, creative fusion cuisines, and diverse culinary influences. By all accounts, opening a new food concept in the city should be an easy decision.

01

Turn-key

solution

Open a commercial kitchen in as little as 6 weeks with less capital, and leverage our proven model for delivery.

02

A team to

support you

We handle the logistics and fulfillment to make sure your orders are delivered with more accuracy, in less time.

03

New customers at

your fingertips

Our commercial kitchens are located in densely populated areas with the highest volumes of delivery orders, so you can reach more customers online.

04

Manage orders on

one tablet

Streamline your virtual restaurant's online ordering and delivery platform orders from one single tablet. Our technology integrates all your delivery apps in one place, allowing you to focus on the food.

05

Build multiple food

concepts

Maximize your order volume by running multiple brands and cuisines out of a single commercial kitchen.

06

Lower costs, higher

profits

When your labor, real estate costs, overhead, and cost of goods go down, your profits go up.


Commercial kitchens built for delivery

Commercial kitchens in Boston

A CloudKitchen comes with most regulatory requirements taken care of, so you can start cooking and delivering in as few as six weeks. And for anything else that still needs to be done? Our team is ready to help every step of the way.

Plus, we stick around once you’re operational. With on-site staff available to help with cleaning, maintenance, and driver hand-offs, CloudKitchens ensures there’s nothing standing between you and food delivery domination.

Commercial kitchens versus traditional restaurants

Real estate

Brick & mortar

2000ft2

High cost, high traffic address

Ghost Kitchens

200ft2

Same area, low cost low traffic address

Staff required (~)

Brick & mortar

24

Many dedicated to front-of-house

Ghost Kitchens

4

We provide staff to handle all order handoffs and more

Weeks to launch 1 location

Brick & mortar

52w

10 locations 5-10 years

Ghost Kitchens

6w

Multiple locations 1 year

Upfront investment

Brick & mortar

$1M

High investment

Ghost Kitchens

$30k*

Low investment

Break even

Brick & mortar

5y

10% profit on 1M run rate

Ghost Kitchens

6m

10% profit on 1M run rate

Kitchen Specs

All you need and more under the hood

We offer kitchens for modern-day chefs and help get you set up with specialized equipment and minimal fuss.

Space

  • Private kitchen
  • Driver pickup area
  • Staff locker area
  • Restrooms
  • Mop wash
  • Cold & freezer storage
  • Dry storage

Services

  • Order pickup & processing*
  • Courier handoff
  • Cleaning & maintenance
  • Safety & health inspections
  • Delivery logistics
  • Extraction & ventilation
  • On-site support staff
  • Delivery software
  • *Level of service dependent on facility


Equipment

  • 3 compartment sink
  • Prep sink
  • Hand sink
  • Commercial hood
  • Tablet
  • Grease-trap/interceptor

Utilities

  • Gas points
  • Power outlets
  • High power lighting
  • Cold & hot water lines
  • Gas/fire safety system
  • WiFi
  • Trash / recycle
  • Ethernet connections
  • Grease/trap cleaning
  • Hood/flue cleaning
  • Pest control

FAQ

Questions?We are here to help.

How much does it cost to start a ghost kitchen in Boston?

With CloudKitchens, getting started in a virtual kitchen can cost as little as $30,000, depending on your location, the space, and the available services. That figure stands in stark contrast with the average cost of opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant, which can easily climb to more than $1 million.


What is a ghost kitchen?

Whether you call them ghost kitchens, virtual kitchens, or dark kitchens, these food establishments offer chefs all the benefits of a professional restaurant—without the “restaurant” part. Essentially, ghost kitchens are just kitchens; there’s no public seating in sight.

Instead, a virtual kitchen caters to online food delivery and pick-up orders. Built in high-volume areas with plentiful parking and convenient take-out windows, dark kitchens offer a cost-effective way to serve the masses.


Are ghost kitchens popular in Boston?

 Because ghost kitchens are “invisible” to the average diner, you wouldn’t know it by looking. But yes—ghost kitchens are becoming increasingly popular in Boston (and across the country). Why? 

Virtual kitchens are exploding in popularity because they offer easy access to the online food delivery industry, which has continued to expand after the pandemic.


Are commercial kitchens profitable?

Thanks to their comparatively low overhead, commercial kitchens have the potential to turn an incredible profit. A commercial kitchen’s profitability depends on several factors, like the location, branding, and operating systems at play.


How does a commercial kitchen help your existing restaurant grow?

Operating a commercial kitchen concept and business model allows restaurant owners to serve a wider clientele while minimizing overhead. Commercial kitchens also give you the flexibility to try out new menus or even new restaurants, all within one commercial kitchen space.


How much do commercial kitchens cost?

The cost of opening and operating a commercial kitchen will vary. When you work with CloudKitchens, you can get your ghost kitchen up and running with an investment as low as $30k (compared to the average $1 million for a brick-and-mortar, traditional restaurant).


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cooking with us

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