Side effect of the coronavirus: restaurants are becoming dark kitchens
To prevent the further spread of the coronavirus, the government has decided that hospitality establishments must close their doors after all. Takeaway is not allowed either, but delivery is, ‘provided this is handled with caution’, tweeted the Ministry of Health, Welfare & Sport. And as a result, more and more restaurants are becoming so-called ‘dark kitchens’.
The phenomenon of dark kitchens, or location-less restaurants, was one of the trends at the most recent Horecava. But no one could have imagined that this phenomenon would suddenly take such a different turn..
Dark kitchens
Dark kitchens, production kitchens for delivered meals without seating areas or serving staff, are often located on a remote industrial estate. But with the new measures stipulating that restaurants may no longer receive guests, but are allowed to deliver food, many similar dark kitchens are suddenly being added.
More and more hospitality entrepreneurs, including a number of Michelin-starred restaurants, will be focusing on delivering meals in the coming weeks. For example, Joris Bijdendijk’s Michelin-starred restaurant RIJKS will effectively become a dark kitchen from tomorrow. RIJKS’s menu will be delivered via Deliveroo and Uber Eats.
Prefer a frikandel?
That is possible too, because snack bars such as Kwalitaria and Snackpoint will deliver, as will pizza chains such as Domino’s. It is striking that McDonald’s had already closed all its locations earlier, including McDrive and McDelivery.
Contactless delivery
Thuisbezorgd.nl will deliver your beloved meal contactlessly. The order is left at the door to avoid direct contact with the delivery person.
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