Set up shop in your New Jersey ghost kitchen
Bring your restaurant brand’s cooking to new tables across the state with our central New Jersey ghost kitchens.
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Why open ghost kitchens in New Jersey?
$29
Average basket size
The average basket size at our New Jersey ghost kitchen locations is $29, meaning more online revenue for your restaurant business.
1.5K
Deliveries per week
Tap into more online delivery demand at our New Jersey dark kitchen locations with an average of 1.5K deliveries per week.
37mins.
Average delivery time
Our New Jersey 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
CloudKitchens
delivery restaurant
Upfront investment
$1M
$30K*
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
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/flu cleaning
- Pest control
1 ghost kitchen location
Our New Jersey facility is located in the heart of delivery demand, providing you with exclusive access to more online customers.
24 total ghost kitchens
Our New Jersey facilities are equipped with a variety of kitchen layouts to best fit your restaurant needs.
~200 sq ft cooking spaces
Choose from a variety of kitchen spaces or open up multiple kitchens to test out new concepts.
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Delivery and pickup in high traffic areas
With prime locations near high concentrations of delivery demand in New Jersey, you're able to easily drive more pickup and delivery business to your restaurant.
New Jersey is a culinary capital. One way to optimize your restaurant brand’s operation is with a versatile, modern, and affordable NJ ghost kitchen. CloudKitchens bundles licensing and operational costs into one affordable payment, freeing you to cook your best meals in a virtual kitchen space. Skip the brick-and-mortar stress for delivery-only success.
With CloudKitchens, your dream of launching a food delivery business can become a reality in the very near future. Our easy, affordable buildout model means you can launch your business in a matter of weeks, not months—no construction or multi-million dollar investments necessary for indoor dining spaces.
Given today’s culture of convenience, takeout and food delivery aren’t just an option—they’re necessary. Customers are flocking to food delivery apps, such as Uber Eats or GrubHub, and CloudKitchens can help you grab their attention (and satisfy their hunger). For our ghost kitchens in NJ, we choose premium, central locations with maximum reach. Your menu items can land on more tables than any restaurant could hold.
Our private ghost kitchens include vital services like utilities, maintenance, and order fulfillment support while eliminating unnecessary front-of-house and other overhead expenses. And with affordable, inclusive payments, you’ll be pressed to find a more budget-friendly New Jersey commercial kitchen.
Our proprietary ghost kitchen technology doesn’t just handle online orders—it streamlines and revolutionizes them. On a single platform, you can manage orders across all major delivery apps, edit your menu, and browse personalized data reports about your performance. The more you know, the more you can finetune your business for success.
Convenient, affordable, and simple, New Jersey ghost kitchens aren’t too good to be true. Our ghost kitchens can help you realize your culinary dreams with affordable pricing and convenient turn-key solutions. Learn more about New Jersey ghost kitchens in your area, and watch your business soar to the sky.
Essex County
Get cooking to more locals in the heart of New Jersey delivery demand with our ghost kitchens optimized for efficiency.
Locations in all the right places
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 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 will be the requirements to set up a ghost kitchen in New Jersey?
With support from CloudKitchens, starting your restaurant business in New Jersey doesn’t have to be a hassle. To get started with a ghost kitchen concept, you’ll need as little as $30k to cover starting costs, and only just a few back-of-house staff members.
Why is a ghost kitchen better than a traditional restaurant?
Better is in the eye of the beholder—but we think significantly lower overhead, much quicker set-up, and high profit potential is pretty cool.