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.
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.
Turn-key
solution
Open a commercial kitchen in as little as 6 weeks with less capital, and leverage our proven model for delivery.
A team to
support you
We handle the logistics and fulfillment to make sure your orders are delivered with more accuracy, in less time.
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.
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.
Build multiple food
concepts
Maximize your order volume by running multiple brands and cuisines out of a single commercial kitchen.
Lower costs, higher
profits
When your labor, real estate costs, overhead, and cost of goods go down, your profits go up.
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
Brick & mortar
Ghost Kitchens
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
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
Boston commercial kitchens
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).
Start cooking with us today
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