Haunted by the pandemic, restaurants consider ghost kitchens and virtual brands

At the beginning of the year, food industry market research firm Datassential released its “Foodbytes: 2020 Trends” report detailing consumer and marketplace habits that could prove impactful over the course of 2020 – and even the next decade.

In the latter pages of the report, an elusive foodservice trend materialized, one that Datassential said could reimagine and redefine what restaurants are and could be: ghost kitchens …

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