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A look into third-party delivery, virtual brands and ghost kitchens

A Deeper Dive: Senior Editor Joe Guszkowski joins the podcast to talk about the future of some of the biggest pandemic trends in the restaurant tech space and where they’re headed.

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What is the future of third-party delivery? How about virtual brands or ghost kitchens?

In this week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast A Deeper Dive, Senior Editor Joe Guszkowski joins me to talk about the state of some of the biggest trends during the pandemic.

We talk about delivery. Some data is suggesting that third-party delivery demand is growing. But other data suggests the opposite. We try to get at the real story. We also talk about virtual brands and what the future of those concepts. And we get into a discussion on ghost kitchens in light of Wendy’s pulling back on its deal to open in some 700 Reef Kitchens locations.

Meanwhile, three things I’m thinking about right now.

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