September 21, 2022
Onnow raises investment from Silicon Valley, celebrates with Grameenphone
Onnow raises new investment from Silicon Valley, celebrates with Grameenphone In a recent seed round of fundraising, Onnow, a direct-to-consumer food startup, secured a new investment from GoAhead Ventures, a notable Silicon Valley-based Venture Capital fund managing over $150M in AUM. During the grand occasion of the Demo Day of Grameenphone Accelerator Program, Onnow celebrated[...]
June 11, 2022
ভার্চুয়াল ব্র্যান্ড: বাংলাদেশি রেস্টুরেন্টের নব দিগন্ত
ভার্চুয়াল ব্র্যান্ড: বাংলাদেশি রেস্টুরেন্টের নব দিগন্ত ‘কফি হাউসের সেই আড্ডাটা আজ আর নেই আজ আর নেই। কোথায় হারিয়ে গেল সোনালি বিকেলগুলো সেই।’ রেস্তোরাঁয় বা ক্যাফেতে আর সেই জম্পেশ আড্ডাটা হচ্ছে না। অথচ নিখিলেশ প্যারিসে না থেকেও ফ্রেঞ্চ টার্ট খাচ্ছে, মইদুল নতুন ঢাকায় বসেও পাচ্ছে পুরনো ঢাকার বিরিয়ানির স্বাদ । কারণ, এখন এক ক্লিকেই পাওয়া যাচ্ছে[...]
May 27, 2022
Cloud Kitchens: New Lifeline for Bangladesh Restaurants
Cloud Kitchens: New Lifeline for Bangladeshi Restaurants 4 in 10 (40 per cent of) independent restaurants in Canada currently operate virtual brands in addition to their usual on-site business. The interesting part is, these virtual brands, meant for delivery only, are not necessarily owned by the same restaurants. Only their existing premises are utilized as[...]
May 26, 2022
Virtual Brands: New Lifeline for Bangladeshi Restaurants
Virtual Brands: New Lifeline for Bangladeshi Restaurants 4 in 10 (40 per cent of) independent restaurants in Canada currently operate virtual brands in addition to their usual on-site business. The interesting part is, these virtual brands, meant for delivery only, are not necessarily owned by the same restaurants. Only their existing premises are utilized as[...]
April 29, 2022
How to Open A Cloud Kitchen In Bangladesh in 2022
How to open a cloud kitchen in Bangladesh in 2022? The cloud kitchen or ghost kitchen or dark kitchen concept is a newborn yet has received colossal recognition over the past few years. One of the significant reasons is that the pandemic situation left no option, and the only feasible idea to run a business[...]
February 26, 2022
Onnow at GP Accelerator Batch – 7
Onnow at GP Accelerator Batch – 7 Grameenphone has onboarded the Batch – 7 of its signature national Digital Bangladesh Award-winning startup development initiative, ‘GP Accelerator.’ In this regard, a virtual event was held to launch the country’s first growth-focused accelerator program on February 10, 2022, with a mission to ensure 10X growth potential for[…]
December 29, 2021
Onnow wins Impact Collective 2021
Onnow wins Impact Collective 2021 Onnow formerly recognized as Ghost Kitchen Bangladesh (GKB), Bangladesh’s first internet-based restaurant platform has won Impact Collective 2021 for their unique initiative that aims empower thousands of SME Restaurants in Bangladesh and beyond with their technology, food concepts, digital branding, supply-chain and training Impact Collective is a community-driven global accelerator[…]
September 30, 2021
Cloud Kitchens in Bangladesh: A Reality
Cloud Kitchens in Bangladesh: A Reality In Bangladesh, the cloud kitchen is a relatively new idea. Cloud Kitchens, also called Ghost Kitchens, are simply restaurants that just deliver or are available for takeaway orders only. Their food is only offered through delivery partners or through their own delivery network. Since these restaurants are generally just[…]
September 30, 2021
Future of Ghost Kitchens in Bangladesh
Introduction The idea of Ghost Kitchen is relatively new in Bangladesh. Ghost Kitchen, also known as Cloud Kitchen or Dark Kitchen is a concept where multiple food brands or small food outlets share kitchen space in the same facility but there is, however, no space for dine-in. The food can be picked up or ordered[…]
September 30, 2021
History of Onnow
Before Ghost Kitchen Bangladesh The urge to get into the food business was nothing that happened overnight. Almost 15 years ago, I was helping my father to start a fast-food restaurant chain in Bangladesh which, unfortunately, got halted due to unfortunate reasons. After all these years, when COVID-19 struck, I finally decided to enter the[…]