Kitchen United Announces Expansion into Columbus and Atlanta

Kitchen
United, the virtual restaurant center for innovative brands building
off-premise through pickup and delivery, today announced it has signed
lease agreements for kitchen centers in Columbus, Ohio and Atlanta,
Georgia. Both locations are expected to open Spring 2019 and are part of
the company’s significant national expansion plan aimed to support the
dramatic, consumer driven shift toward off-premise food consumption.

With off-premise sales estimated to climb to 70 to 80 percent of annual
restaurant industry growth by 2023, according to Cowen, Kitchen United
offers restaurant concepts the opportunity to utilize commercial kitchen
spaces to grow revenue by expanding their off-premise delivery, pickup
and catering business. Kitchen United’s kitchen space helps restaurant
operators streamline off-premise pickup and delivery without disrupting
dine-in customers and allows brands to enter new markets without the
costly build-out of a new restaurant. The company also provides its
restaurant partners with consumer and operational insights in order to
customize their business to best meet local demand, improve productivity
and drive increased revenue.

Located at 1471-1481 West Goodale Boulevard in Grandview Heights, the
Columbus Kitchen Center is near the redeveloped Grandview Yard and close
to major thoroughfares, downtown Columbus, The Ohio State University,
and the dense inner suburbs of Grandview Heights and Upper Arlington.
The centralized location eases access and drive times for customers and
third-party delivery drivers alike.

“Our goal at Kitchen United is to help restaurants effectively and
efficiently capitalize on growing consumer demand and increase revenue
either by entering a new market or neighborhood in a cost effective way
or by easing the operational challenge created by consumers who want to
be anywhere but inside the restaurant,” said Jim Collins, Chief
Executive Officer of Kitchen United. “Our Grandview Heights location
provides easy access to the suburbs as well as downtown, allowing
delivery service providers and pickup customers a quick and convenient
spot to collect their meals.”

Located in a high-growth area of Atlanta, the West Midtown Kitchen
Center will be inside a newly redeveloped creative office, where
restaurant partners will be an amenity to office workers. The location
offers access to the Georgia Institute of Technology via side streets,
enabling drivers to avoid freeway traffic, therefore reducing estimated
delivery times.

“West Midtown is an up-and-coming Millennial hotspot with high
residential growth and office space, as well as a variety of trending
restaurants and shops,” stated Meredith Sandland, Chief Operating
Officer for Kitchen United. “In close proximity to Georgia Tech, this
location offers restaurants not only the ability to respond to customer
demand but also create deeper brand connections with a key demographic
that has made known their delivery and pickup preferences.”

Kitchen United takes a data driven approach to identify the most
promising locations for its kitchen centers, aggregating insights on
demographics, income levels and cuisine-specific demand, as well as
drive time, traffic patterns and other data. The company expects to open
15 additional locations in the coming year in markets including Los
Angeles, Phoenix, Seattle, Denver and New York City. Kitchen United
currently has kitchen centers open in Pasadena, California and River
North in Chicago, Illinois.

About Kitchen United

Kitchen United is a GV-backed virtual kitchen company that provides
restaurant operators with a value-driven, low-risk way to enter into new
markets, grow revenue through off-premise dining and expand delivery
areas by removing barriers such as capital or technology expertise. Each
Kitchen United kitchen center is home to approximately 10 to 20
restaurant partners who leverage the company’s expertise to grow their
business. For additional information, please visit: http://www.kitchenunited.com.

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