{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"UKTN | The Podcast","title":"Dispelling dark kitchen misconceptions - Karma Kitchen CEO Eccie Newton","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e628a1c6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1785,"description":"Eccie Newton, co-founder and CEO of Karma Kitchen, addresses some of the misconceptions surrounding dark kitchens, explains how the sites are “closer to a co-working space” and shares ways to minimise courier traffic in local areas.   Newton co-founded Karma Kitchen with her sister Gini in 2018 after struggling to find kitchen space for their corporate catering delivery company. The London-based firm buys industrial real estate in “underutilised areas” and converts them into multi-use kitchen spaces for food businesses. In 2020, the startup raised £252m from investors and today it has four operational dark kitchens – also known as ghost kitchens - with six more under construction.  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aVsXogrCh2DJ4KkFDRaL2YARce6nKDgq3kHd5Tc4YjE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YTE1/MDljZjcxZTNkZjdi/ODc4NGFkMmQ3Y2Iy/YjFkOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}