The Virtual Future of Restaurants

Land of the Giants

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Society & Culture, Business

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

There's a secret world of restaurants that you can only find when you open up the delivery apps. This brave new world of ghost kitchens and virtual brands has allowed traditional restaurants to access new revenue streams. And these new models are using data to shape new concepts and menus. But when tech reimagines what a restaurant even is, is the soul of an entire industry at stake? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Support for this show comes from the Genesis GB70 Performance SUV.
0:05.6	Every Genesis is a reminder to try something bold to keep growing, keep hustling.
0:12.8	At Genesis, they've harnessed all that excitement of beginnings into their performance SUV,
0:19.2	the GB70.
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0:26.0	It's packed with intuitive technology inside, like the 14.5-inch infotainment system,
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0:37.4	a little more acceleration to your next drive.
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0:44.0	What will you begin?
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0:47.9	Genesis, keep beginning.
0:52.4	I have talked to a lot of delivery drivers for this series, and one story stood out to
0:56.5	me in particular.
0:58.2	It was from my conversation with Charlie Walsh.
1:00.9	He lives in Connecticut, and he told me about a delivery he did that had both of us scratching
1:05.5	our heads.
1:07.0	Walsh showed up to pick up a door dash order at a restaurant that didn't exist.
1:12.0	It was at West Farms Mall.
1:15.0	I'm not like a frequent mall goer, but I do know that there's no restaurant called
1:20.6	Beastburger in West Farms Mall.
1:23.0	Walsh is a long time resident of the area, and he's been delivering for a while.
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