O uso estratégico do território

In recent years, there has been an increasing use of apps as a way to perform basic daily services, especially for meal delivery. This scenario has led to the emergence of a new business model known as dark kitchens, which function as small hidden factories for meals within the urban fabric of major cities around the world. In this context, this article seeks to understand how this phenomenon is taking place in the city of Belo Horizonte. To achieve this, data mining was conducted on the ifood delivery platform, extracting the addresses of restaurants registered in its catalog. After filtering 34 addresses, fieldwork was carried out to observe the architecture and operation of these establishments. As a result of the research, locational advantages of dark kitchens in Belo Horizonte were identified, with them being established near higher-income areas of the city and important roadways.