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Restaurant lingo can get pretty confusing even to those who've been in the hospitality industry for a while. Here's a small collection of terms you can learn to sound like a pro in no time!

Picture a big warehouse with dozens of kitchen spaces, all bustling with chefs from different restaurants, or maybe different brands operated by the same restaurant. Some of these may be a delivery-only side of a typical brick-and-mortar restaurant, while others may be exclusively virtual restaurants. Either way, they have the same goal in mind: get food out the door and to the customer as efficiently and proficiently as possible.

Wondering what the best delivery app for your restaurant might be? That's great! It's a good time to do it, too, as delivery sales have never been higher and can be expected to continue to rise. Of course, you'll need to develop a menu, create an online presence, and all that fun stuff, but there's one especially intimidating part of the process you may be putting off: selecting a delivery partner.

Another type of restaurant that would fall under the category of delivery-only is a virtual restaurant. This is a restaurant that has no physical space other than its kitchen, which is often that of a "parent" restaurant, housing other smaller brands within its operations. Virtual restaurants and their menus only exist online, and operate solely for delivery.

Restaurants operating out of Cloud Kitchens are often just expansions of existing physical restaurants you know and love. For this reason, a lot of the food coming out of them may be fairly familiar already.

As you most likely already know, food delivery presents a lot of unique challenges, especially if that's all your restaurant does. One of those is how to ensure repeat business. You don't have the luxury of hiring charming servers or singing happy birthday to customers that chose to come celebrate with you. So, how do you leave them wanting more? We're going to give you some food for thought (no pun intended).

Every year, our lives become faster and faster, as new technologies are introduced to make things easier and put everything we need at our fingertips. Because of this, consumers have very short attention spans, and you can't take up too much of their time before they forget about you. In this article, we're going to cover a few ways to ensure your virtual restaurant's website is pulling in as much business as possible.

Nobody out there would argue that a great restaurant needs a great menu. It's kind of the whole point, right? Well, delivery-only restaurants are no exception. In fact, delivery-only menus are arguably even more important, as they're one of the only exposures to your business that your customer will have. You can't win them over with just a great ambience or a smile.