This week in restaurants, Nathan’s Famous taps ghost kitchens, and USHG launches new loyalty apps. Quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain Nathan’s Famous announced Wednesday (April 19) a partnership with virtual restaurant company Nextbite to enable other restaurants to prepare the brand’s foods from their kitchens, selling them for delivery online. “We think...
DoorDash is making a play to secure the loyalty of young consumers early. The delivery aggregator announced Monday (April 11) the launch of DashPass for Students, a lower-cost version of its membership program created for college students. With the program, students can, for a flat...
Virtual kitchens are growing in reach. Where once the launch of a single new ghost kitchen was something to be talked about, nowadays restaurants are unveiling plans to open 10 — or even several hundred — of them at a time as they discover the...
It wasn’t long ago that the ghost kitchen concept – and even the term – didn’t exist. But today, after 14 months of pandemic-related lifestyle changes, ghost kitchens have gone from the fringe of acceptance to a mainstay of the restaurant industry. Nowhere has the...
