GHOST KITCHEN

About two years after opening right at the start of the pandemic, Ghost Kitchen Orlando is now expanding with a new brick-and-mortar location and plans for more growth in the near future.

The Orlando-based ghost kitchen franchising company Virtual Dining Concepts is teaming up with TikTok to sell food inspired by recipes that go viral on the social media platform.

ORLANDO, Fla. – When ordering take-out you probably assume the food that's delivered comes from the restaurant you ordered from, but that's not always the case. With the popularity of food delivery service apps, like Uber Eats, Postmates and DoorDash, more and more restaurants are preparing food in off-site facilities known as ghost kitchens. Orlando-based Red Lobster announced it will soon operate a number of ghost kitchens around the country, with the first expected to be somewhere in the Midwest. WATCH MORE FROM THE WEEKLY BY CLICKING OR TAPPING HERE"Ghost kitchens are facilities that are actually invisible to the public," Lopdrup said. Orlando won't have any ghost kitchens in Red Lobster's initial batch of locations, but Lopdrop said there will be locations here in the future.