Lisa Jennings
Executive Editor
Contact LisaLisa Jennings, executive editor. Lisa Jennings is a veteran restaurant industry reporter and editor who covers the fast-casual sector, independent restaurants and emerging chain concepts. Her experience includes other industry publications as well as the daily newspaper The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn., where she was Food Editor. Her work has been cited in the Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, FoodBeast, The Huffington Post, Time.com and more.
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Lisa Jennings
Page 1Rossann Williams steps down as Sweetgreen COO
The former Starbucks exec had been with the fast-casual salad chain about a year. She will stay on as an advisor through June.
Restaurant executives worry less about tariffs, more about the consumer
Restaurant operators and executives, both in public and private, fret about the impact of import taxes on food costs, construction costs and wonder whether they can raise prices. But they’re more worried about the state of the consumer.