Optimizing Today’s Delivery Kitchens
Delivery kitchen growth has exploded in the past two years, fueled by pandemic behavior changes. As consumers acclimated to ordering online out of necessity, a restaurant’s presence became more about digital real estate and less about physical real estate. Business models vary for delivery kitchens—many include pickup—but they all focus on bringing online orders to…
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