OrderOut Builds Software Specifically for Cloud Kitchens
Third-party food delivery services, like GrubHub, UberEats and Postmates are having a huge moment around the world. From large metropolitan areas to small rural towns, the demand for food delivery is on the rise. Whether ordering lunch at the office or a three-course dinner at home, the list of restaurants using these third-party delivery services is continuously expanding. In efforts to maximize the profit margins on these delivery meals, entrepreneurs and restaurateurs are finding inventive ways to cut costs and streamline the order out process. One of the most successful methods for those who are partnered with these food delivery services is the rise of cloud kitchens.
Despite sounding like the latest Apple product, a cloud kitchen (also known as a virtual kitchen or ghost kitchen) is, in-fact a tangible kitchen. The cloud kitchen concept really exists and is designed to lower the overhead typically associated with a traditional restaurant. This can be thought of almost like a commercial kitchen exclusively to fulfill and operate with third party food delivery services. There is a human chef, real food and commercial grade equipment. What makes these spaces desirable lies in everything that it doesn’t have. While the kitchen is staffed with cooks, they focus solely on preparing orders received through food delivery services, such as UberEats and its competitors. There are no waiters/waitresses or hosts/hostesses. There aren’t even in-store patrons. There are ingredients to prepare dishes, but there is no silverware. And — while they have commercial grade equipment, there are no dining spaces to be found.
This inherent lack of traditional industry commodities sounds complicated, but it is an effective way to decrease operational costs and eliminate chaos associated with a large amount of delivery orders in a standard venue. In many cases, several brands may even share the same cloud kitchen to further drive down the cost of leasing the space. From there, costs are cut further by keeping required staff to a minimum, eliminating items like tableware, décor, furniture. A cloud kitchens biggest cost savings is usually rent since less space is required for the overall operation.
The result of the cloud kitchens is faster, more thorough service, at a fraction of the cost. This ensures that restaurants can keep up with the orders they receive through third-party food delivery services, without the distractions (and costs) of a standard restaurant setting.
OrderOut Cloud Kitchen Software Solution
Cloud kitchens are great and it could be the future of dining as we know it, but there are some fundamental components missing from these cloud kitchens. With the smaller spaces (to save money on rent) that these cloud kitchens adopt, and the core need to have food delivery services to make all of this happen, there comes a problem with managing all the food delivery orders that are constantly occurring. Just imagine having to constantly manage all the individual third party food delivery tablets in these confined spaces as everyone works to properly run the rest of the operation. Because these cloud kitchens also don’t take in-person payments or transactions, as it’s all done through the third-party apps, a traditional point of sale system is not necessary.
To further advance this innovative food delivery fulfillment model, OrderOut has created software exclusively for use in cloud kitchens. By merging orders from multiple third-party food delivery services into one convenient platform, brands can achieve unrivaled levels of productivity with a high ROI and receive daily/weekly performance reports, as well as other valuable data and analytics.
It’s really this comprehensive solution that allows cloud kitchens to thrive and focus on all the other components of their operation, while still optimizing the crucial third party food delivery component all in one easy-to-use platform.
There are many other features that OrderOut has developed into the overall solution that make this software perfect for a cloud kitchen’s needs. Interested in OrderOut’s software for your cloud/virtual kitchen? Learn more about the OrderOut cloud kitchen software today!
