Wendy’s To Open 700 ‘Ghost Kitchens’ That Serve Food Delivery Apps
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Anyone else guilty of opting for food to be delivered right to your door instead of walking 10 minutes to the shops? Well, with the food delivery market only set to grow even more, Wendy’s is ramping up its services by opening collection-only stores in the next several years.
According to Associated Press, the fast food chain is planning to set up 700 stores in the US, UK, and Canada by 2025. These kitchens will be located primarily in major cities, and the first 50 should be ready by the end of the year.
Wendy is partnering with Reef Technology, a company that already manages 5,000 ‘ghost kitchens.’ The firm will be in charge of recruiting staff and managing locations. The restaurant will then receive 6% of the sales, which are expected to be at least US$500,000 a year at each kitchen, as per Engadget.
‘Ghost kitchens,’ which are stores that don’t serve dine-in customers and only make orders for deliveries or pick-ups, are not a new concept. Other fast food chains have previously tried it out, including Chick-fil-A and Chipotle.
With Wendy’s model, third-party food delivery apps such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub will make the deliveries to customers.
Hopefully this expansion means shorter waiting times!
[via Engadget and Associated Press, cover image via dcwcreations / Shutterstock.com]
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