For a small but significant share of restaurant customers, PYMNTS research finds, the entire experience is facilitated through their phones and computers. By the Numbers Research from PYMNTS’ new study “Consumer Interest in an Everyday App,” created in collaboration with PayPal, which draws on insights from...
Restaurant chain Dog Haus has become the latest brand to tap expertise from the ghost kitchen world to give the brand the competitive edge in today’s rapidly evolving restaurant industry. On Monday (Aug. 28), virtual restaurant company Kitchen United announced via LinkedIn that its CEO...
This week in restaurants, eateries expand to grocery stores, add ghost kitchens and face regulations. Throughout the last couple of years, restaurants have been seizing on the opportunity to attract new customers in highly trafficked areas by teaming up with grocers to offer in-store locations....
Ghost kitchen and restaurant technology hub Kitchen United raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to further evolve its multi-concept ordering technology platform currently being used by Burger King, Popeyes, Panera Bread, Wingstop, Brinker International and many others. The fresh infusion of capital...
October 15, 2018
The digitization of the economy has been actively underway for the last two or so decades. In many regards, though, the digital age of restaurants has caught many restaurateurs off guard. Food is, by nature, a physical experience — so it’s been hard for restaurants to mentally bridge that digital divide. Kitchen United CEO Jim Collins told Karen Webster […]
July 25, 2022
Ghost kitchen and restaurant technology hub Kitchen United raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to further evolve its multi-concept ordering technology platform currently being used by Burger King, Popeyes, Panera Bread, Wingstop, Brinker International and many others. The fresh infusion of capital included funding from new investors Alimentation Couche-Tard / Circle K, […]
February 03, 2022
Real estate trust and mall owner Simon has collaborated with ghost kitchen company Kitchen United to introduce “Grab Go Eat,” according to a Thursday (Feb. 3) news release. The platform...
September 10, 2021
Kroger closed its second quarter with new digital partnerships, rebranding with a unifying symbol and boosting its employees’ wages to $16 per hour, which will scale up to near $21...
June 07, 2021
Ghost kitchen tech provider Kitchen United and Camile Food Group have partnered to bring Camile Thai, a delivery and takeout-only brand, to the U.S., according to a Monday (June 7) press...
