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Chris Baggott and Meredith Sandland have created Empower Delivery, a software company that allows delivery-centric restaurants to profitably and sustainably serve off-premise demand, according to a company press release. Born from ClusterTruck, a vertically integrated virtual restaurant and ghost kitchen,…

Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) September 08, 2022 -- Co-Founder Chris Baggott and CEO Meredith Sandland today announced the launch of their new venture, Empower

Chris Baggott and Meredith Sandland have created Empower Delivery, a software company that allows delivery-centric restaurants to profitably and sustainably serve off-premise demand, according to a company press release. Born from ClusterTruck, a vertically integrated virtual restaurant and ghost kitchen,…

ClusterTuck is a delivery-only restaurant that shuns apps like Grubhub and DoorDash by controlling everything from recipes to delivery.

While many concepts scrambled at the beginning of the pandemic to develop or bolster off-premises operations, ghost kitchens were perfectly poised to handle COVID-19. Designed for ultimate efficiency, the ghost kitchen model was created with off-premises dining at its foundation, which means that now, over a year after the pandemic began, ghost kitchens continue to thrive.

ClusterTruck, an Indiana-based ghost kitchen, doesn't use third-party couriers and is careful to never oversaturate its driver pool.

Food delivery has never been more popular, nor more essential to people’s daily lives. Third-party delivery apps have dominated the space, dictating policies and payments for both home consumers and restaurants. Companies looking to take back control are creating their own platforms and systems. On this episode, Tech Bites host Jenifer Leuzzi talks with Brian Howenstein, Chief Operating Officer of ClusterTruck, a custom-built software platform that vertically integrates delivery-only dark kitc...