Build a profitable food delivery business with shared kitchen spaces
Shared kitchens: the solution to kitchen inefficiencies and high operational costs.
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What is a shared kitchen?
Delivery-only shared kitchen are what’s behind many of Singapore’s most successful modern-day restaurant chains. The concept has allowed both successful and struggling restaurants alike to stumble upon newfound success in the F&B world by prioritising delivery over dine-in orders.
Shared kitchen spaces take the delivery-only model one step further in terms of efficiency. They are one product of the sharing economy making its way into the F&B world and offer restaurant businesses the chance to further optimise the way they cook and deliver food. By arranging a space in such a way that it caters to more than one brand, you can get far more out of your money and operate a highly efficient shared kitchen.
Leverage The Shared Kitchen Benefits For More Than One Brand
Margins in the restaurant world are notoriously thin, and startup costs are only getting more expensive. In a traditional restaurant, you’re forced into using a kitchen space for one particular brand. When the restaurant is closed, the kitchen will be left untouched, and larger restaurant groups that have overlaps in terms of the cuisine could not benefit from a more production line-like approach. For decades, this has been thought of as an inefficiency intrinsic to the restaurant model – that nothing could be done about it. While shared kitchens offer a solution to restaurateurs looking to create a delivery-centric brand, shared kitchens offer you the opportunity to experiment with multiple brands. One single kitchen space could cook breakfast food for primarily one brand, while in the evenings, a different team comes in to cook food for an entirely different brand. A delivery-only shared kitchen model like this ensures that your space is always being used at peak efficiency.
Share The Same Equipment, Suppliers, And More.
Two different brands will very often share the same ingredients, suppliers, equipment, and more. In a shared kitchen space, you can double up on all this and save yourself time, money, and effort. You’ll be able to share food licenses among your brands, have even lower upfront investment than what shared kitchens already offer, integrate easier with delivery platforms, and more.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is a shared kitchen?
A shared kitchen is where more than one restaurant brand uses the exact same food delivery kitchen space. They can share suppliers, equipment, and more to increase efficiency.
A shared kitchen is where more than one restaurant brand uses the exact same food delivery kitchen space. They can share suppliers, equipment, runners, operations, and insurance, so the upfront costs are lower to increase efficiency and maximise profits.
How many brands can I have in a single shared kitchen?
This is entirely up to you and your restaurant group, as well as the size of the space. With more restaurants comes more complexity, but also the potential for far more efficient operations and higher profit margins.
This is entirely up to you and your restaurant group, as well as the size of the space you require to fulfill your business needs. Smart City Kitchens have restaurants with up to 13 brands operating out of one shared kitchen. With more restaurants comes more complexity, but also the potential for far more efficient operations and higher profit margins.
Can brands share equipment in a shared kitchen?
Yes! One of the main benefits of a shared food delivery kitchen is that different brands will be able to use the same coolers, for example, in order to increase efficiency.
Yes! One of the main benefits of a shared food delivery kitchen is that different brands will be able to use the same coolers, for example, in order to increase efficiency. Dry storage, processing centres, and runners can also be shared to make everything run a lot smoother. This means a significant financial investment won't be needed if you opt to have numerous brands working out of a shared kitchen.
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