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Cloud Kitchen concept flourishes in Christchurch Providing savings for smaller hospitality operators.
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cool new shared ‘cloud’ kitchen concept is proving popular among small hospitality operators in Christchurch, with leases for 16 of the 20 fully fitted out kitchens snapped up weeks before completion. Developer Mike Percasky says they’ve been so popular that he’s hoping to have multiple cloud kitchens opening in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch by the middle of 2021. The first two or three Christchurch
kitchens were finished by Christmas 2020 and the whole Christchurch complex is expected to be completed early this year. Cloud prep kitchens are a big trend overseas and Mike’s creating 20 fully-equipped commercial kitchens, complete with appliances and a large communal cool store, all in a warehouse he had available. These have been leased for anything from three to five years with others being rented by day in eight-hour slots. “A lot of smaller