A cloud kitchen is primarily a restaurant kitchen that accepts incoming orders only through online ordering systems and usually offers no dine-in facility.
Cloud kitchens are also known as:
* Dark Kitchens
* Ghost Kitchens
* Satellite Kitchens
* Invisible Kitchens
* Shared Kitchens
* Virtual restaurants
* Headless Restaurants
India currently has 3,500+ cloud kitchens, putting it behind Chinese market (7,500+) but ahead of the U.S. (1,500+) and the U.K. (750+), according to Euromonitor data. Euromonitor also estimates that clould kitchens could create a $1 trillion global opportunity by 2030. Clould kitchens are projected to become a $2 billion industry in India by 2024, according to RedSeer Management Consulting. That’s up from $400 million in 2019.
Top 10 picks in indian cloud kitchen brands in 2020, irrespective of their rankings.
1.) Faasos
Incorporated in 2011, Faasos (recently renamed as EatSure) is an Indian cloud kitchen brand that offers “food on demand” service and it is one of the brands owned by the online restaurant company, Rebel Foods.
2.) Behrouz Biryani
Behrouz Biryani is a well known cloud kitchen brand that dishing out biryani online and it is also one of the brands owned by the online restaurant company, Rebel Foods.
3.) Oven Story
Oven Story is a well known cloud kitchen brand that dishing out pizza online and it is also one of the brands owned by the online restaurant company, Rebel Foods. As of September 2020, Oven Story is the third largest pizza delivery chain in India after Domino’s and Pizza Hut.
4.) BOX8
Incorporated in 2012, BOX8 is another famous Indian cloud kitchen brand that offers “food on demand” service and it is one of the brands owned by the online restaurant company, Poncho Hospitality Pvt Ltd.
5.) MOJO Pizza
MOJO Pizza is a cloud kitchen brand that dishing out pizza online and it is one of the brands owned by the online restaurant company, Poncho Hospitality Pvt Ltd.
6.) Biryani by Kilo
Gurgaon-based Sky Gate Hospitality Pvt. Ltd, founded in 2015, runs Biryani by Kilo (BBK), a premium biryani brand. The company primarily operates under the cloud-kitchen model with a few dine-in restaurants at select locations.
7.) FreshMenu
Freshmenu, founded in 2014, is an Indian cloud kitchen brand that allows users to discover and order packaged meals.
8.) Firangi Bake
Firangi Bake is a well known Indian cloud kitchen brand that dishing out Mexican and Italian food items online and it is also one of the brands owned by the online restaurant company, Rebel Foods.
9.) Khichdi Experiment
In October 2019, Ola started to scale up clould kitchen brands, starting with Khichdi Experiment, after shutting down its food delivery marketplace Foodpanda.
10.) Sweet Truth
Sweet Truth is a cloud kitchen brand that dishing out cakes, pastries & ice cream online and it is also one of the brands owned by the online restaurant company, Rebel Foods.
