Bulut Mutfakların Kurulum Adımları, Çalışma Şekli ve Modelleri (Installation Steps, Operations and Models of Cloud Kitchens)

Abstract

With increasing competition and constantly developing technology, the food industry is always fed by multiple technological innovations. In this context, cloud kitchen is turning into an important concept of the global restaurant industry, which has recently sneaked into the food industry. A cloud kitchen is a restaurant concept with no physical space, no eating area or takeout counter. In other words, it is a restaurant kitchen that only accepts delivery orders, without a traditional restaurant or catering facility. It is an operational kitchen for the preparation of dishes, functioning only as a production unit. Customers can place their orders via online food picker or restaurant applications. These kitchens are also known as ghost, dark, or virtual kitchens. Considering the potential of the delivery segment, which is becoming increasingly common nowadays, the study explains how a cloud kitchen works, its business model, advantages, disadvantages, and other factors to consider.  In the installation of a cloud kitchen, the type of kitchen and its parameters play a significant role. Moreover, the trends and consumer behaviors of generations will play a key role in cloud kitchen applications and usage, especially in the next decades.