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Nancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News

January 22, 2020

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Saladworks has joined the growing number of brands turning to ghost kitchens to optimize off-premise sales.

The West Conshohocken, Pa.-based fast-casual chain has set up its first ghost kitchen operation inside a Kitchen United facility in Chicago. The facility allows the brand to enter the Chicago market without opening a brick and mortar restaurant.  

“Congratulations to our Chicago ghost kitchen team! If you happen to live in the Chicago area, make sure you check us out on any of the third-party delivery sites to get the best “good for you” meal in the area,” CEO Kelly Roddy announced on his LinkedIn page this week. 

A company representative told Nation’s Restaurant News that the brand is exploring more ghost kitchen options.

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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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