Dark kitchens are commercial cooking facilities where F&B businesses make food mainly for takeaway or delivery, without a storefront. Dark kitchens have surged in popularity in Australia as new F&B business owners search for a cost-effective solution to kickstart their restaurants, while eateries that are already in existence can make inroads into new markets and maximise profits.

Restaurants operating in dark kitchens mainly focus on delivery or takeout sales. When customers place an order online via a delivery app, the kitchen operators will be prepared the food before being passed off to one of the many food delivery platforms in Australia, such as Uber Eats, Menulog, and Deliveroo. Businesses cooking in dark kitchen facilities owned by Chef Collective will have all their orders come through on one singlet app or tablet, even if they come through various food delivery service providers.

Chef Collective’s dark kitchen facilities are strategically located in three of Australia’s major cities - Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. The locations our Chef Collective's kitchens are in have plenty of foot traffic and get a high number of online orders weekly.

The dark kitchens Chef Collective has available vary in size, which means the price of renting one will range from $2500 AUD to $5000 AUD. Speak to our kitchen specialist to find out more.

The average size of a dark kitchen in Australia is about 16 to 25 sqm, while traditional brick-and-mortar restaurants are 200 sqm. With a more efficient working space, F&B operators pay less upfront and monthly operational costs.