Ghost Kitchens - Franchise
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A new kind of restaurant is born! A surge in food delivery has made Ghost Kitchens one of the only growth areas in the restaurant industry. What was once an unknown concept, has now expanded into a multi-national restaurant model. Learn more now!
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Ghost Kitchens
Business Cost, Fees & Facts for 2026
| Minimum Cash Required | $100,000 | |
| Training & Support | Yes |
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Ghost Kitchens - Franchise
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.
Innovative System - ONE Kitchen | Multiple Brands | Maximum Convenience
• Offers a mix of national, regional and local brands
- Up to 20 brands per store
- Customers choose from all our brands at once
- 100’s of national brands & regional brands
• Focuses on walk-in and delivery customers
• Single Franchise Operator
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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