The Effect of Cloud Kitchens on Traditional Restaurants & Entrepreneurship

Sagar Tambe; Arun Deokar

The Effect of Cloud Kitchens on Traditional Restaurants & Entrepreneurship

November 2025

Vol-11, Issue-6

Paper ID: 27636

ISSN: 2395-4396

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Abstract & Details

Research Area

Management

Keywords

cloud kitchens ghost kitchens virtual restaurants traditional restaurants entrepreneurship food delivery business models India global market

Abstract

Cloud kitchens — also referred to as ghost kitchens, dark kitchens, or virtual kitchens — have experienced rapid growth over the past decade, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the global proliferation of food-delivery platforms. This paper examines how cloud kitchens are reshaping the restaurant ecosystem and entrepreneurship: their economic logic, operational advantages and constraints, effects on traditional dine-in restaurants, and implications for new and existing food entrepreneurs. Drawing on market reports, empirical studies, industry case examples and recent market corrections, the paper argues that cloud kitchens present both opportunity and disruption. They lower entry barriers and enable rapid scaling for digitally native food ventures, while simultaneously intensifying competition for established restaurants, forcing strategic adaptation in pricing, service model, and channel management. The paper concludes with practical recommendations for restaurateurs, entrepreneurs, platforms, and policymakers to harness benefits while mitigating risks.

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Author Information

#	Name	Institute / Affiliation
1	Sagar Tambe	Lexicon institute department-HMCT
2	Arun Deokar	Lexicon institute department-HMCT

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Tambe, Sagar & Deokar, Arun (2025). The Effect of Cloud Kitchens on Traditional Restaurants & Entrepreneurship. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 11(6), 76-79.

MLA Style

Tambe, Sagar, and Arun Deokar. "The Effect of Cloud Kitchens on Traditional Restaurants & Entrepreneurship." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 11, no. 6, 2025, pp. 76-79.

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Sagar Tambe and Arun Deokar, "The Effect of Cloud Kitchens on Traditional Restaurants & Entrepreneurship," International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 76-79, 2025.

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Tambe Sagar, Deokar Arun. The Effect of Cloud Kitchens on Traditional Restaurants & Entrepreneurship. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education. 2025;11(6):76-79.

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Tambe, Sagar & Deokar, Arun (2025) 'The Effect of Cloud Kitchens on Traditional Restaurants & Entrepreneurship', International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 11(6), pp. 76-79.

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Tambe, Sagar and Arun Deokar. "The Effect of Cloud Kitchens on Traditional Restaurants & Entrepreneurship." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 11, no. 6 (2025): 76-79.

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Tambe, Sagar and Arun Deokar. "The Effect of Cloud Kitchens on Traditional Restaurants & Entrepreneurship." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 11, no. 6 (2025): 76-79.