Revolutionize your delivery business with commissary kitchens
Open a kitchen that’s totally dedicated to your delivery endeavor—a commissary kitchen from CloudKitchens is built to boost your business.
Why commissary kitchens?
Running a restaurant is expensive, particularly when it comes to building and maintaining a dine-in facility. If you’ve ever wondered, “What if there was a better way?” then we have fantastic news for you.
Delivery-only commissary kitchens are changing the face of the restaurant industry. CloudKitchens can help you eliminate costly overhead expenses, cater to an eager customer base, and cook up delicious food with commissary kitchens built for delivery.
Turn-key
solution
Open an industrial 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 commissary 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 orders from a 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 commissary kitchen.
Lower costs, higher
profits
When your labor, real estate costs, overhead, and cost of goods go down, your profits go up.
Commissary 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
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
Questions?We are here to help.
What is a commissary kitchen?
A commissary kitchen is a fully licensed commercial kitchen space built meant for culinary professionals, providing them with a high-quality cooking space for food preparation and production, without the burden of ownership.
How does a commissary kitchen work?
Commissary kitchens work differently depending on who owns and operates them. A shared commissary kitchen schedules different vendors into assigned time slots or divides spaces in the same central kitchen amongst different vendors. Others are dedicated to just one operation.
CloudKitchens commercial commissary kitchens are private spaces built to house “ghost kitchens” (delivery-only restaurants).
How big is the commissary kitchen market?
In the restaurant industry,food business, the commissary kitchen market is already worth close to 50 billion dollars, a figure that is projected to grow to over 70 billion by the end of the decade.
Are commissary kitchens profitable?
Commissary kitchens have the potential to be extremely profitable. With proper management and a quality product, a commissary kitchen from CloudKitchens can bring in massive returns on a lower-risk initial investment.
How does a commissary kitchen help your restaurant grow?
Industrial kitchens can cost upwards of a million dollars to build and outfit. Luckily, you can set up an industrial kitchen from CloudKitchens for as little as 30k.
How much do commissary kitchens cost?
The cost of a commissary kitchen varies depending on the included services. For instance, a food truck caterer might rent a commissary kitchen space for a few hours in the early morning to prep for the day and pay a fee by the hour for access. Other food delivery operations will rent the commissary kitchen space for the entire month with higher associated costs.
For food entrepreneurs looking for full-time access to a dedicated delivery kitchen, get started with CloudKitchens for an initial investment as low as $30K.
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