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Sweetgreen's converts DC area store into test kitchen

June 27, 2014

Sweetgreen's recently revamped one of its Washington D.C.-area stores to become a test kitchen for the chain,according to a report in the Washington Post.

The move is part of Sweetgreen's focus on developing new menu items.

"We have been really focused, historically, more on the sourcing of the ingredients, the farmers," says Nic Jammet, one of Sweetgreen's three founders. "But now, going forward, we want to focus not just on the supply chain, but really on the innovation, the flavors and the menu and make sure that as we go to different cities, different regions, the menu can evolve and make sense where we are."

Sweetgreen's has also hired Michael Stebner, former executive chef for natural foods guru Andrew Weil's True Food Kitchen, to serve as culinary director.