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Why open ghost kitchens in Memphis?

$30
Average basket size

The average basket size at our Memphis ghost kitchen locations is $30, meaning more online revenue for your restaurant business.

280
Deliveries per week

Tap into more online delivery demand at our Memphis dark kitchen locations with an average of 280 deliveries per week.

39mins.
Average delivery time

Our Memphis 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

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

* Varies based on local permitting and operational complexity

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

Ghost kitchen facility

1 ghost kitchen location

Our Memphis facility is located in the heart of delivery demand, providing you with exclusive access to more online customers.

Ghost kitchen

20 total ghost kitchens

Our Memphis facilities are equipped with a variety of kitchen layouts to best fit your restaurant needs.

Ghost kitchen cooking space

215 to 400 sq ft cooking spaces

Choose from a variety of kitchen spaces or open up multiple kitchens to test out new concepts.

Delivery

Delivery and pickup in high traffic areas

With prime locations near high concentrations of delivery demand in Memphis, you're able to easily drive more pickup and delivery business to your restaurant.


The Memphis food scene

Spaghetti - ghost kitchen

Memphis is a city of traditions, from its bluesy rock n’ roll roots to its world-renowned barbecue. Now, CloudKitchens is bringing a taste of innovation to Memphis’s iconic restaurant scene, with a future-focused model to help you cut overhead costs and break into a profitable industry—with as little as $30k down.

With CloudKitchens, you can streamline operations, save money on rent and wages, and focus on what matters most—the food! We’ll take care of the kitchen space, the logistics around order fulfillment, and the lion’s share of your equipment (we’ll even handle utilities). No need to invest millions in costly decor, front-of-house staff, and building out a brick-and-mortar restaurant.

Because we want to set you up for success, fast, we select our locations using real-world data that indicate which areas in Memphis are hungriest for food delivery services and hustle to get you up and running in the food industry in as few as 6 weeks. All you have to do? Cook up excellent meals.

With our intuitive, comprehensive platform, we’ll make sure that your delivery-based business runs smoothly—just use a single app to receive and fulfill orders. Meanwhile, we’ll collect crucial data to give you personalized feedback that allows you to make adjustments, grow your business, and boost your restaurant’s visibility throughout Memphis. Talk about flavor!

When you use CloudKitchens, your business model will work for you instead of against you. Forget soaring overhead and embrace soaring popularity instead. It’s time to cut costs, invest in innovation, and win hearts all over this soulful Southern city.

Memphis ghost kitchen
Memphis locations
Summer Ave

Get cooking to more locals in the heart of Memphis delivery demand with our ghost kitchens optimized for efficiency.

Locations in all the right places

FAQ

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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.


What are the requirements to set up a ghost kitchen in Memphis?

In Tennessee, retail food establishments must submit a Food Retail/Plan Review Questionnaire, a digital floor plan including essential elements like bathroom locations, commercial dish washing appliances, and so on, a business license, and how many dining seats the facility can fit.


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