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FAT Brands signs ghost kitchen partnership with Epic KitchensFAT Brands signs ghost kitchen partnership with Epic Kitchens

Fatburger, Buffalo’s Express and Hurricane Grill & Wings will be available for delivery only in Chicago

Nancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

May 11, 2020

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Fatburger will be available in Chicago through a ghost kitchen setup.Fatburger

Last year, quick-service institution Fatburger began using its restaurants as virtual kitchens for serving a delivery-only menu for sister brand, Florida-based Hurricane Grill & Wings. 

Both chains are owned by Los Angeles-based FAT Brands. Seeing such a strategy pay off during the coronavirus pandemic, FAT Brands is now expanding its ghost kitchen experiment through a partnership with Epic Kitchens in Chicago.

Menus from FAT Brands concepts Fatburger, Buffalo’s Express and Hurricane Grill & Wings, will be prepared at a ghost kitchen facility operated by Epic Kitchens in Chicago. The deal allows FAT Brands to expand the reach of its concepts in new markets without opening a brick and mortar restaurant. 

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About the Author

Nancy Luna

Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

Nancy Luna is a senior editor at Nation's Restaurant News and a contributing editor at Supermarket News. She covers the industry's largest and most talked about fast-food brands including McDonald's, Starbucks, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Subway. She is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years reporting experience. As a veteran business reporter based in Southern California, Nancy has covered some of the country's most beloved food and retail brands including In-N-Out, Taco Bell, Trader Joe's, Aldi, Whole Foods Market, Target and Costco. Luna is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton. When she's not digging for news on her beat, you can find Nancy regaling her fans about her latest dining adventures on her Fast Food Maven social media channels. Contact [email protected]  or follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fastfoodmaven

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