Do Deliveroo have Dark Kitchens?
The simple answer is yes. Along with other leading industry delivery kitchen companies like Jacuna, Deliveroo has been continuing its efforts to expand its own delivery-only kitchen network over the last few years.
Deliveroo has named its delivery-only kitchen business ‘Editions’ which launched in 2016 and now has locations across the UK, including London, Manchester, Leeds and Brighton.
Delivery Kitchens like Deliveroo Editions and Jacuna provide an all-inclusive service so that you can avoid extra costs as you expand into a new area. Operators like Deliveroo and Jacuna are investing into your success with bespoke kitchens, designed for any cuisine.
All chefs working within these kitchens are employed and trained directly by our food brand or restaurant partners, meaning that customers at home are enjoying identical dishes to those we’d find at their bricks and mortar venue.
Each food brand has their own dedicated team, preparation and cook area. In Jacuna Kitchens our restaurant partners even have their own dedicated fridge, freezer and ambient storage racks nearby.
However, only a few brands are able to trade from any Deliveroo Editions kitchen as they tend to focus on their corporate food brands. Deliveroo Editions work on a percentage commission basis, so that they share revenues with you when you’re performing. You will need to be exclusive with Deliveroo as a platform to operate from their kitchens.
Like Deliveroo Editions, Jacuna also has locations across the UK, including London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham but you are free to operate on any or as many platforms as you wish. By contrast, Jacuna works on a flat membership fee structure. You don’t need to work with any platform in particular. We host brands from Uber, Just Eat, Deliveroo and a few others. A few brands undertake their own delivery.
Jacuna provides the highest standards of care with our delivery kitchen Site Managers to look after your operations. Jacuna Site Managers make sure that all of our members maintain the highest standards of hygiene, health and safety. Jacuna has a team of Account Managers who are on hand to offer advice regarding menu optimisation, packaging and expansion opportunities. We are delivery experts.
Site location is critical. At Jacuna we have carefully selected delivery kitchen locations that offer food brands quick delivery access to the most affluent and heavily populated neighbourhoods and where current restaurant supply options are limited or have cuisine gaps.