“Cloud kitchens” is a sub-category of the Foodservice sector. See all definitions of FoodTech and its categories here.

The “cloud kitchens” FoodTech category regroups startups managing kitchens and renting them to other companies (often directly to virtual restaurants) to let them operate delivery operations.

A cloud, dark or ghost kitchen is mostly a space operator. It manages modular kitchens that will then be rented to other companies.

Key startups to consider

• Karma Kitchen, the UK-based specialist of cloud kitchens.
• Deliveroo, the famous delivery company which has launched its cloud kitchens.
• CloudKitchens, the US company that gave its name to the ecosystem.

DigitalFoodLab’s additional insights

• 08/09/2021 – Robots are coming in (cloud) kitchens and in the streets
• 16/02/2021 – FoodTech Zapping: Tiller gets acquired, new dark stores and dark kitchens in France
• 15/01/2021 – 8 FoodTech predictions & wishes for 2021
•  20/07/2020 – Karma, UK’s Ghost Kitchens leader raises £252M