Get cooking in the heart of Cleveland with ghost kitchens
Accelerate profitability with state-of-the-art commercial kitchens in Cleveland.
Why open ghost kitchens in Cleveland?
$27
Average basket size
The average basket size at our Cleveland ghost kitchen locations is $27, meaning more online revenue for your restaurant business.
1.1K
Deliveries per week
Tap into more online delivery demand at our Cleveland dark kitchen locations with an average of 1,109 deliveries per week.
40mins.
Average delivery time
Our Cleveland ghost kitchens are built for efficiency, with the logistics and delivery support you need to deliver more orders faster.
6
Delivery platforms available
Maximize your reach online with 6 delivery platforms to choose from.
Ghost 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
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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
1 ghost kitchen location
Our Cleveland facility is located in the heart of delivery demand, providing you with exclusive access to more online customers.
30 total ghost kitchens
Our Cleveland facility is equipped with a variety of kitchen layouts to best fit your restaurant needs.
~265 sq ft cooking spaces
Choose from a variety of kitchen spaces or open up multiple kitchens to test out new concepts.
Delivery and pickup in high traffic areas
With prime locations near high concentrations of delivery demand in Cleveland, you're able to easily drive more pickup and delivery business to your restaurant.
Whether you're new to restaurants or an industry veteran, CloudKitchens offers a variety of solutions to best fit your needs. Our ghost kitchens in Cleveland are located in areas near peak delivery demand, to help you reach more hungry customers online.
A brick-and-mortar traditional restaurant with kitchen space and indoor dining typically takes a year to launch in the restaurant industry. CloudKitchens can get you up and running on top delivery apps in weeks. It’s the low risk, low capital way to grow your restaurant business in Cleveland.
With ghost kitchens in the heart of Cleveland delivery demand, you're able to easily test new concepts and expand new brands online. Rather than investing in an entire buildout for your brick-and-mortar, you can get started at a fraction of the cost. Whether you're launching a new restaurant brand from scratch or expanding an established brand to a new market, CloudKitchens has the tools you need to set you up for delivery success.
From optimizing your menu to maximizing your reach online, we're here to help fuel your restaurant growth. With our commercial kitchens in Cleveland, we've got delivery down to a science. Our team of delivery experts can help you leverage data and insights so you're running on all cylinders.
Ready to expand and scale your business with the help of our delivery experts? Let's chat.
Cleveland ghost kitchens
Questions? We’re here to help
What is a ghost kitchen?
Ghost kitchens, also known as dark kitchens or virtual kitchens, are commercial kitchens built for food delivery. They’re located within the delivery radius of a high volume of online customers, rather than high foot traffic areas. With ghost kitchens, there’s no physical storefront or dining area, so you only need a few back-of-house staff members to fulfill online orders.
How does a ghost kitchen work?
In a ghost kitchen, your restaurant is focused on delivery rather than dine-in. When eaters order your food online, you’ll prepare it from your ghost kitchen, and hand it off to a fulfillment team to get the order over to the right delivery driver. This gives restaurateurs a low cost, high efficiency model to get the most out of delivery.
Are ghost kitchens profitable?
Yes, ghost kitchens can be profitable. Ghost kitchens allow restaurateurs to increase profitability by maintaining the essential elements of a restaurant while cutting costs on labor, overhead, and wasted food while reaching a higher volume of customers ordering online. Plus, you can run multiple virtual brands out of a single ghost kitchen to increase revenue without the extra overhead.
Why are ghost kitchens so popular?
Ghost kitchens are rising in popularity because they’re a lower cost alternative to operating a traditional restaurant. They’re also focused on delivery, which has grown 300% faster than dine-in since 2014. That means restaurateurs are using ghost kitchens to future-proof their business and accelerate growth.
How does a ghost kitchen help your restaurant grow?
Ghost kitchens help restaurateurs grow their business by doing delivery right. The way we dine has changed, and ghost kitchens allow restaurant operators to capture food delivery demand without sacrificing their bottom line. They’re also a great way to expand to new markets without spending time and money on a traditional restaurant buildout. You can easily expand your restaurant brand to different cities across the country such as Los Angeles or New York.
How much do ghost kitchens cost?
The cost of ghost kitchens varies by market, space, and services. Compared to a traditional restaurant, they’re a much lower cost alternative on both upfront capital and ongoing operating costs. You can get started in a ghost kitchen with as little as $30K, instead of $1M+ for brick and mortar buildout.
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