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CloudKitchens' office lunch business is sued by salad chain Mixt

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 03, 2025

The fast-casual salad bowl brand accused the ghost kitchen company's Picnic delivery service of selling its food without permission, misleading customers on pricing and delivering a subpar product.

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CloudKitchens accused of sexual harassment by former employee

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 26, 2024

In a lawsuit, the salesperson said she faced discrimination, harassment and retaliation at the ghost kitchen company run by Travis Kalanick.

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5 surprising tech developments from the first half of 2024

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 09, 2024

Tech Check: The year has been defined by head-turning moves from unlikely players, including Grubhub, C3 and American Express.

Technology

Company linked to Travis Kalanick brings bulk restaurant delivery to LA

By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 02, 2024

Picnic delivers food from more than 100 restaurants to select offices and apartment buildings with no fee or tip.

Technology

Local Kitchens raises $40M to open more high-tech food halls

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 25, 2024

The 12-unit multi-brand restaurant chain plans to expand into Southern California with its enlightened take on the ghost kitchen model.

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Hitting resistance elsewhere, ghost kitchens and virtual concepts find a happy home in family dining

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 24, 2024

Reality Check: Old-guard chains are finding the alternative operations to be persistently effective side hustles.

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How Nimbus is succeeding where ghost kitchens failed

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 28, 2024

The shared-kitchen startup has limited its focus to providing kitchen space for a variety of food businesses, leaving the technology to others. The simplified approach has yielded profits and growth.

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