Cuisine Solutions is partnering with Pret A Manger to launch a dark kitchen and the world's first sous vide Dark Assembly Kitchen (DAK) concept. The concept is coming to New York City and it will operate out of Pret A Manger's midtown location using fully cooked, sous vide products for a minimal contact cooking process.
CS DAK will offer a variety of direct-to-consumer cuisine concepts such as The Cutting Edge by CS DAK, Cocina Oscura by CS DAK and Mediterranean by CS DAK, all of which can be ordered by Uber Eats, Grubhub and DoorDash.
At a time when restaurants are being challenged with indoor dining closures, virtual kitchen concepts are emerging to make the most of available spaces within both commercial kitchens or restaurants.
Sous Vide Dark Kitchens
Cuisine Solutions and Pret A Manger are Debuting a DAK Concept in NYC
Trend Themes
1. Dark Kitchens with Sous Vide - Opportunity to explore the growth of dark kitchen concepts and applications of sous vide cooking in direct-to-consumer cuisine.
2. Virtual Kitchen Concepts - Opportunity to expand the virtual kitchen concepts during times of shutdowns, limited space utilization and home deliveries through online food ordering apps.
3. Minimal Contact Cooking - Opportunity to explore further the techniques of minimal contact cooking through sous vide method and its application in contactless delivery models.
Industry Implications
1. Food Delivery - Disruptive innovation opportunities in food delivery models by partnering with restaurants and delivering fully cooked, sous vide products with minimal contact cooking process.
2. Virtual Restaurants - Opportunity to explore virtual restaurant concepts and their successful models to expand food delivery businesses during times of indoor dining closures.
3. Food Processing - Opportunity for food processing companies to partner in developing sous vide products and exploring minimal contact cooking techniques for direct-to-consumer cuisine.