A virtual food hall is coming to Miami-Dade County.
Sam Nazarian, founder of sbe Entertainment Group and omnichannel ghost kitchen network Creating Culinary Communities (C3), is developing a delivery-focused facility in Wynwood with help from Chefbites, a food hall operator and food technology company based in Miami.
The hotel group announced on November 1 that construction of the virtual food hall is expected to be completed this month and a grand opening will take place in early 2024.
“We are excited to bring the exciting synergy of C3’s premium (quick-service restaurant) brands and Chefbites’ capabilities to my beloved city of Miami,” Nazarian said in a statement. “This partnership represents not only a culinary evolution but a reinvention of the dining experience in the heart of this dynamic city. Together, we will serve a diverse range of cuisines, fusing innovation, convenience and personalization.
The C3-backed Chefbites food hall will debut with a roster of popular, well-established Miami restaurants, including sushi delivery restaurant Krispy Rice, Japanese restaurant Kumi and poke bowl restaurant Stonie Bowls.
Customers will be able to order from multiple restaurants at once from an online ordering platform or mobile app.
Additional C3 network restaurants may be added in the future. C3 has more than 40 restaurant brands in its network across various categories, including Spanish, Pan-Asian, Mediterranean, Italian and American comfort food. Chefbites currently partners with pizza, taco, burger, gnocchi and Lebanese restaurants, according to the company’s website.
Although based in Wynwood, the first Chefbites location will serve several Miami neighborhoods such as Brickell, Downtown, Edgewater, Midtown, Overtown, Little Havana and Little Haiti. Allapattah, Morningside. The virtual food hall will also deliver to residences near Miami International Airport.
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Chefbites provides restaurant partners with customized solutions for efficient restaurant operations, including recipe management, kitchen facilities and supply chain logistics.
The company says it has a dedicated team of food delivery drivers who aim to transport food in 40 minutes or less.
“We are very excited to begin working with C3 and their suite of pan-Asian brands and hope this will be the start of a long partnership,” said Julien Mus, Founder and CEO of Chefbites. “With our expertise in kitchen operations and technology automation and C3’s incredible marketing and menus, we are confident that our partnership will be the recipe for success that we hope to quickly expand.” »
The two multi-concept ghost kitchen companies plan to open 15 more virtual food halls over the next five years.
Nazarian founded C3 in 2019 with minority investments from Simon Property Group, Brookfield Properties and Accor. The disruptive ghost kitchen company is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, but owns numerous restaurant brands in South Florida, including Sam’s Crispy Chicken, Umami Burger and Cindy Lou Cookies.
SBE, the parent company of C3, operates restaurants, lounges and nightclubs.
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