Ghost Kitchens

Food & Beverage

Ghost Kitchens taps into the booming online dining trend, offering entrepreneurs the opportunity to operate multiple virtual restaurant brands from a single kitchen. This innovative model allows for low overhead while catering to a wide range of customer preferences. Entrepreneurs seeking to capitalize on the rise of delivery-focused businesses will find Ghost Kitchens a profitable and scalable venture. With the flexibility to launch multiple brands, this franchise delivers success in the fast-growing virtual dining space.

Availability

Ghost Kitchens is currently accepting inquiries from the following states:

AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

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  • Requirements

    Financial requirements for this franchise:
    Minimum Cash Required$200,000
    Franchise Fee$40,000
    Royalty Fee6%
    Total Investment$194,400 - $515,000

  • Options

    Options available to franchisees:
    Mobile FranchiseYes
    FinancingAvailable
    TrainingAvailable

  • Franchisor Details

    Facts about this franchise:
    HeadquartersRochester, NY
    Year Founded2021
    Franchising Since2023

What does a Ghost Kitchens Franchise Cost?

The cost to own your own Ghost Kitchens franchise requires you to make an initial total investment of approximately $194,400 - $515,000. Additionally, you will need to have at least $200,000 in liquid capital.

A new kind of restaurant is born!

Our History
What was once an unknown concept, has now expanded into a multi-national restaurant model.

  • 2015: Featured multiple independent brands in one location
  • 2019: Started to add national brands
  • 2023: Launch with Walmart across North America
  • 2024: Rebranding customer facing design with ONE KITCHEN

Consumers Demand Convenience
A surge in food delivery has made Ghost Kitchens one of the only growth areas in the restaurant industry.
6 in 10 users are millennials that:

  • Demand convenience
  • Use third party delivery apps such as UberEATS, Grub Hub and Doordash
  • Consider delivery fees normal
  • Pandemic increased technology adoption to a wider demographic

Now Accepting Applications for Franchise and Area Representatives

The Best Ghost Kitchen Model
At GKB, our new business model combines existing national brands with a single operator, to provide the ultimate in convenience for consumers. Each order can have multiple brands - for walk-in or delivery.

Brand Partnerships
We have partnered with over 50+ regional and national brands, so customers are instantly familiar with our offering. Everything is freshly prepared onsite for each order.

Flexible Model
We have stand-alone kitchens, office kitchens, and locations inside of Walmart in Canada and the US. The size and variety of brands can be customized to suit local customer demographics.

Industry Challenges
Many brands have equity but no distribution options

  • Popular but cannot support stand-alone locations
  • Growing and want new distribution channels
  • Cannot find franchisees

Customers are limited to a single brand when placing an order

  • Unrelated brands from a different location can’t be ordered together
  • Each order means another delivery, and another fee

Model #1 - Stand Alone 
Each model prepares and sells a variety of brands on site, custom made for each customer by walk-in or delivery

  • Focus on delivery sales with some walk in traffic
  • Dense urban areas with high accessibility and consumer visibility
  • 1,500 - 2,000 square feet with small seating area
  • Delivery radius representing a 15-minute drive time

Model #2 - Walmart
Each model prepares and sells a variety of brands on site, custom made for each customer by walk-in or delivery.

  • Focus on walk-in traffic
  • 1.4-3.0MM transactions per year
  • Approximately 2,000 square feet
  • Replacing existing food tenants such as McDonalds and Subway

The Walmart Opportunity

Benefits to Walmart 

  • Diverse brand options – easily to change
  • Simplified leasing
  • Boosted foot traffic
  • Innovative technology
  • Signature dining experience

Benefits to ONE Kitchen

  • 5,000+ high-traffic NA stores
  • Built-in foot traffic
  • Walk-in customers are more profitable
  • Percentage rent
  • 10,500 Total Walmart Stores Globally

Walmart is working with ONE KITCHEN to replace existing national branded restaurants, allowing the company to scale rapidly on favorable terms.

Walmart Locations
There are over 600 locations available at any one time in North America to replace the existing food tenant from McDonald’s to Subway to Burger King.

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