What are Spotlight Badges?
Spotlight Badges recognize kitchens that respond quickly, convert leads, and maintain healthy billing levels. At the core, Spotlight Badges are all about helping kitchens earn visibility and credibility, which can directly lead to more renters and more revenue.
Kitchens that appear higher in search results may likely get more inquiries from more qualified renters — without spending extra time on marketing. Badges help your kitchen:
Get rewarded for your hard work
Stand out in search results
Earn more visibility and more leads
Build trust with food businesses by showing off your performance.
Which Spotlight Badges can I earn?
Fast Responder — Reply to new leads within 24 hours, updated daily.
Top Renter — Convert 25%+ of your leads into renters, updated daily.
Super Kitchen — Consistently bill $10k+/month & $500+/client average, updated monthly. (available only for Food Corridor paid clients)
Elite Kitchen — Consistently bill $20k+/month & $950+/client average, updated monthly. (available only for Food Corridor paid clients)
The Preferred Listing badge - which is automatically awarded to Food Corridor kitchens on on the Professional or Annual plan - is still the highest honor on The Kitchen Door and carries the most weight in rankings.
💡 To qualify for the Super and Elite badges, meet the billing threshold for two consecutive months to show consistent billing.
Not a Food Corridor client? Learn how to upgrade to the Professional or Annual plan here!
Do Spotlight Badges affect my Kitchen Door ranking?
By earning Spotlight Badges, you can affect how high you rank when a food businesses searches your area on The Kitchen Door! Search rankings are influenced by how many Spotlight Badges you earn, along with your Preferred Listing status. The more badges you earn, the higher your visibility.
Kitchens with more badges will appear higher in search results.
If there’s a tie, the following priority order applies:
Preferred listings will rank higher than Verified listings
Elite Kitchen will be ranked above Super Kitchen
Then, proximity to the city/zip code searched.
Where can I see my badges?
On The Food Corridor: In your My Listing tab and your Reporting tab (Lead Metrics tab for Lead Manager accounts). Badges that you have earned will be filled in and badges you can still earn will be greyed out. You can use your reporting metrics to see how you are performing and how you can earn more badges!
On The Kitchen Door: The badges that you have earned will be displayed on your public listing and on search results for potential clients to see!
