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Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s CloudKitchens Cuts Staff
Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s CloudKitchens Cuts Staff
September 05, 2023  |  Startups

Ghost kitchen startup CloudKitchens has reportedly fired staff and closed warehouses to shrink expenses. The apparent cuts at the company — led by Uber co-founder and ex-CEO Travis Kalanick...

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Uber Founder Leading Virtual Restaurants’ Data Push
Uber Founder Leading Virtual Restaurants’ Data Push
October 06, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

In an effort to boost his dark kitchens business, Travis Kalanick is going after restaurant aggregators. The Uber co-founder and onetime CEO is now putting...

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Restaurant Lobbying Group Preps Fight Against Delivery Apps
Restaurant Lobbying Group Preps Fight Against Delivery Apps
October 06, 2022  |  Retail

A lobbying organization with apparent ties to former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s dark kitchen startup is preparing to go to war against food delivery apps....

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Kalanick’s CloudKitchens Expands as Restaurant Ordering Gets the eCommerce Treatment
Kalanick’s CloudKitchens Expands as Restaurant Ordering Gets the eCommerce Treatment
September 07, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Uber co-founder and ex-CEO Travis Kalanick’s ghost kitchen company CloudKitchens is raising funds by the millions, most recently securing an investment from tech giant Microsoft,...

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Microsoft Backs Uber Founder Kalanick’s Latest Venture CloudKitchens 
Microsoft Backs Uber Founder Kalanick’s Latest Venture CloudKitchens 
September 07, 2022  |  Investments

Uber co-founder and ex-CEO Travis Kalanick once again has the financial backing of tech giant Microsoft, this time, for his new venture CloudKitchens. Microsoft is...

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Uber’s Kalanick Pours $130M Into Ghost Kitchen Properties
Uber’s Kalanick Pours $130M Into Ghost Kitchen Properties
October 21, 2020  |  Delivery

In making his new ghost kitchens startup CloudKitchens, ex-Uber Co-founder Travis Kalanick has become something of a real estate mogul, buying up 40 properties in...

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No Rest For Ghost Kitchens As Restaurants Reopen
No Rest For Ghost Kitchens As Restaurants Reopen
June 11, 2020  |  Delivery

They first materialized seemingly overnight, out of nowhere. They often vanish during daytime hours only to return again, at night, around dinnertime. They are “ghost”...

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Uber Eats Gets Out Of The Ghost Kitchen
Uber Eats Gets Out Of The Ghost Kitchen
June 10, 2020  |  Delivery

Less than two years after Uber Eats leased kitchens in Paris to restaurateurs so they can prepare food for its online ordering and delivery platform,...

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Travis Kalanick Disavows ‘Internet Food Court’ Using His Name
Travis Kalanick Disavows ‘Internet Food Court’ Using His Name
April 08, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

An “internet food court” website seemingly associated with Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick‘s ghost kitchens business appears to have vanished, with representatives saying someone else had...

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