In July 2007, Washington, D.C.-based Sweetgreen opened its first location in the neighborhood of Georgetown. The restaurant was launched by college friends Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman and Nathaniel Ru, founders of Greens Restaurant Group LLC.
Greens Restaurant Group now has seven open locations, most recently launching a restaurant in Ballston, Va. The location marks Sweetgreen's second in Virginia.
According to a story in The Washington Post, the owners would not specify how profitable the business has been, but sales, they said, are strong enough to warrant growth.
From the story:
Sweetgreen counts some 240 employees across its local footprint. A visit to the company's new corporate digs, a converted rowhouse in Dupont Circle, revealed a spry, young staff, many of whose members were plucked straight from the owners' alma mater, Georgetown University.
"We really believe in hiring young, smart, passionate people that don't necessarily have any experience," said Jammet, noting that a number of the staff members are interns. "It's really about finding people that can grow with your organization long-term, help you build it."
