Sweetgreen makes carbon-neutral pledge

February 24, 2021

Sweetgreen has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2027, and co-founder Nicolas Jammet said the company will meet that goal by focusing on sustainable sourcing…

Sweetgreen creating in-house agency

February 12, 2021

Sweetgreen has tapped Thomas Wilder, a former partner and creative director of Collins, a communications and design firm in New York City, as its first…

Sweetgreen taps digital influencers to push 'fried' chicken LTO

January 14, 2021

Sweetgreen has created a Crispy Chicken Salad, which showcases the flavors of the chicken sandwich — which is all the rage across the industry — while allowing…

Sweetgreen revving up sales via drive-in concept

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Calling it an "updated, healthy version of the traditional drive-thru," Sweetgreen said the drive-in will feature tech-enabled ordering as well as an…

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Fast Casual Top 100 nominations now open

December 11, 2020

Nominations will close Jan. 31, and the results will be revealed at an annual awards gala in May in Chicago coinciding with the National Restaurant Association…

Sweetgreen takes Miami

December 4, 2020

Washington, D.C.-based Sweetgreen has expanded to Miami with the first of four locations opening today at 122 Giralda Ave., in Coral Gables. Other locations…

Sweetgreen cutting corporate jobs

October 27, 2020

Co-Founder and CEO Jonathan Neman told employees last week that

Sweetgreen launches curated menu options

September 9, 2020

Sweetgreen has launched Collections, a menu format on its digital platforms featuring curated categories to meet guests' specific needs — whether they want…

Fast Casual Top 100 brands share these 3 traits

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

For the past 14 years, FastCasual has recognized the industry's leading brands in its annual Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers report. Sweetgreen, a…

Starbucks, Sweetgreen leading employees to the polls

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Two fast casual brands known for leading the industry — Sweetgreen and Starbucks — are leading their employees to the polls in November.

Sweetgreen adds former Obama adviser, Starbucks exec to board

August 24, 2020

Sweetgreen has just scored two high-profile execs to join its board of directors — President Obama's former senior adviser, Valerie Jarrett, and Cliff Burrows…

Sweetgreen hosting one-day $5 promo

July 8, 2020

Sweetgreen is selling some of its most popular warm bowls and salads for $5 for one day only; Wednesday. Referred to as "$5 Greens Day," the campaign is geared…

How Shake Shack, Chipotle supporting racial equality

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

June 8, 2020

Chipotle and Shake Shack, two fast casual brands that the industry holds up as leaders, are showing their support for racial equality.

Restaurants coming to the rescue amid COVID-19

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Restaurants all over the United States are doing their best to provide meals, supplies and funds to employees, frontline workers and members of their…

Pandemic speeds up operational changes at Sweetgreen

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Like so many other restaurants around the world, Sweetgreen shifted into crisis mode COVID-19 hit but is now preparing for its version of the "new normal."

DoorDash enters delivery partnership with Sweetgreen

May 27, 2020

Sweetgreen, which has more than 100 locations and was recently named Fast Casual's Top 100 brand of 2020, has tapped DoorDash to help it deliver to customers.

Sweetgreen named FastCasual's top brand of 2020

Sweetgreen, a 104-unit salad chain, topped the 2020 list of Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers, and Fazoli's took home the Excellence in Food Safety Award.

Sweetgreen taps ex Starbucks leader as COO

May 13, 2020

Sweetgreen has hired Chris Carr, a former Starbucks executive vice president and chief procurement officer, as its chief operations officer.

Sweetgreen going 'outside the bowl'

April 30, 2020

For the first time in 12 years, Sweetgreen has launched a category outside of salads and bowls. Its Plates menu offers consumers access to more healthy…

Sweetgreen gets a 'kelping' hand from David Chang

February 12, 2020

Sweetgreen is adding kelp to its menu Thursday via a partnership with Atlantic Sea Farms, the first commercial seaweed farm in the United States.