Pat’s Italian owner Greg Stevens wanted to expand his restaurant brand and was looking for an easy way to do it. During COVID-19, he noticed an increased demand for takeout options at his Pat’s Italian locations in Cranston, Johnston and Coventry, but he was also dealing with a staff shortage.

“I’ve got my brick and mortar places, and then during the pandemic and lockdown, we saw such an increase in takeout,” Stevens says. “I don’t do delivery, but I use it myself, and I started reading about the cloud kitchen concept. I thought it sounded almost too good to be true.”