Embrace the future of food delivery with a virtual kitchen
Transform an existing enterprise or start a brand-new delivery service endeavor—with CloudKitchens you can have your virtual kitchen up and running in weeks.
Why virtual kitchens?
Imagine a restaurant endeavor that’s less expensive to operate, reaches a wide pool of customers, runs on sleek and intuitive tech, and has the potential for maximum profitability. With a virtual kitchen from CloudKitchens, it’s all possible.
From leasing a dine-in space to hiring, training, and paying waitstaff, running a traditional restaurant can be a costly endeavor. By focusing solely on delivery, virtual kitchens eliminate the most painful expenses, so you can focus on making fantastic food at an impressive profit.
Turn-key
solution
Open a virtual 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 virtual 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 virtual kitchen.
Lower costs, higher
profits
When your labor, real estate costs, overhead, and cost of goods go down, your profits go up.
Virtual 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
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 virtual kitchen?
A virtual kitchen is a commercial kitchen space that fulfills delivery orders without an attached restaurant dining room. The “virtual” moniker refers to the online ordering system that most virtual kitchens utilize (as opposed to telephone ordering).
How does a virtual kitchen work?
A virtual kitchen takes online orders through a proprietary interface (like the CloudKitchens system) or multiple applications. The orders are prepared in a dedicated kitchen, then delivered to customers via courier.
What is the difference between a ghost kitchen vs. virtual kitchen?
The terms “ghost kitchen,” “cloud kitchen,” “virtual kitchen,” “virtual restaurant,” and “dark kitchen” are fairly interchangeable. While there’s some disagreement about the semantics, all of these terms basically refer to commercial kitchens that serve a delivery-only clientele, typically through a food delivery app such as Uber Eats or DoorDash.
Are virtual kitchens profitable?
Virtual kitchens have the potential to be very profitable. The cost of running a virtual kitchen is much lower than running a traditional restaurant, allowing restaurant owners to keep overhead down and profits up.
How much do virtual kitchens cost?
Virtual kitchens vary in terms of start-up costs. You can open a CloudKitchens virtual kitchen for an upfront investment of only $30k—a price point significantly lower than the million dollars or more required to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant.
Start cooking with us today
