'Ghost kitchens' boom in Asia as pandemic sparks huge demand


Just Kitchen started operating Taiwan's first ghost kitchen early last year. - AFP

TAIPEI (AFP): In an industrial unit on the outskirts of Taipei chefs are plating meals that will never be served in a restaurant: welcome to the world of "ghost kitchens".

Even before the pandemic sent an earthquake through the global restaurant trade, the "Amazonification" of commercial kitchens was well underway, but coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions have fuelled explosive growth in Asia.

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