A ghost kitchen, otherwise known as a dark kitchen, cloud kitchen, or virtual restaurant is a restaurant that does not provide dine-in or takeaway services to customers. It is primarily virtual and is reliant on food delivery apps, such as Grubhub, website/web portal orders, and/or calls to generate sales. As of July 2020, it was estimated that China accounted for more than 7,500 ghost kitchens. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom had a much smaller estimate of 750 operational ghost kitchens.
Number of ghost kitchens in selected countries worldwide as of July 2020
Worldwide, China, India, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
July 2020
Supplementary notes
*More than.
The source notes that the figures are estimates that include data from company reports.
Figures include third-party ghost kitchens and virtual restaurants.
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