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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants, ghost kitchen |
| Founded | May 2017 in Pasadena, California[1] |
| Defunct | 2023 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | SBE Entertainment Group |
| Headquarters | , |
| Key people | Michael Montagano (CEO) Joy Lai (COO) Atul Sood (CBO) |
Number of employees | 82 (2019)[2] |
| Website | www |
Kitchen United was an American ghost kitchen company based in Pasadena, California,[3] providing equipped professional kitchen space to restaurants for the preparation of delivery-only meals.[4] The company was acquired by SBE Entertainment Group in 2023.
It allowed brick-and-mortar restaurants to expand their food delivery business without adding extra staff or space and allows the creation of restaurants with no dine-in service.[5] In addition to commercial kitchen space, it provides back of house automation and ordering software that accommodates the main delivery services (DoorDash, GrubHub, Uber Eats, etc.).[6][7]
History
[edit]The company was initially funded by GV (formerly Google Ventures), which invested $10 million. GV also contributed to a $40-million series B round of funding that included Fidelity Investments, G Squared Capital and RXR Realty.[8][9] The company raised a $100-million series C round of funding in July 2021 that included Restaurant Brands International, Kroger, and Couche-Tard / Circle K.[10]
In 2023, Kitchen United was acquired by SBE Entertainment Group, led by Sam Nazarian.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "California Business Search" (PDF). businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/. Secretary of State of California. May 15, 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ "Kitchen United Company Profile". Craft. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ↑ Upton, Nicholas (June 14, 2018). "Kitchen United Opens First of Many Shared Kitchens". foodondemandnews.com. Franchise Times. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ Yaffe-Bellany, David; Isaac, Mike (August 19, 2019). "In These Restaurants, Every Order is To_go". New York Times Company. pp. B1. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ↑ Patton, Leslie (15 May 2019). "Food Delivery Boom Means Sandwiches Don't Come From Restaurants Now". Bloomberg LLC. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
"There's no reason why you can't virtualize what a restaurant is," Collins says.
- ↑ Ruggless, Ron (March 5, 2019). "Kitchen United COO talks broad horizon for off-premise". NRN.com. Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ Bradshaw, Tim (21 May 2019). "The start-ups building 'dark kitchens' for Uber Eats and Deliveroo". FINANCIAL TIMES LTD. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ Amore, Samson (September 19, 2019). "Kitchen United Raises $40 Million Series B". LAbusinessjournal.com. Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ↑ O’Flanagan, Linda (September 17, 2019). "Rechler cooks up 'ghost kitchen' deal for New York buildings". rew-online.com. Hagedorn Publications. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ↑ "Kitchen United raises $100 million with investments from Burger King parent and Kroger". Nation's Restaurant News. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ↑ Zinsmeister, Leigh Anne (March 14, 2024). "Sam Nazarian acquires Kitchen United".