Sweetgreen

Operations

Sweetgreen's robotic makelines show 10% sales lift

But the multi-tier Sweetpass subscription program is not showing results. CEO Jonathan Neman says it needs to be simpler.

Food

Sweetgreen tests a new protein, a first for the chain

The healthy fast casual launches Caramelized Garlic Steak in 22 locations, available in three chef-curated menu items.

Rossann Williams was prominent in the coffeehouse chain's early unionization response. Now she joins Sweetgreen as it pushes toward profitability.

The chain on Thursday is adding a third tier to its loyalty program: an annual subscription option for $100.

The second location of the robotic Infinite Kitchen format opened this week as the fast-casual chain prepares for more in 2024 and beyond.

Meet the new Lab37, a subsidiary of CloudKitchens-parent City Storage Systems, which is launching new automated bowl-building technology similar to that of Sweetgreen, Chipotle and others.

The salad chain expects to open as many as nine of its Infinite Kitchen locations in 2024 while two to four existing units will be retrofitted with the robotic make lines. More are planned for 2025.

Three new hearty plates are making their debut with some new ingredients designed to build sales later in the day, when a salad might not be enough.

In a move to upgrade quality, all of the chain’s proteins, veggies and grains will be cooked with EVOO starting Tuesday.

Sweetgreen, Cava and Salad and Go are part of a new generation of chains looking for the Holy Grail of the restaurant industry: Building a national chain of healthy fast-food restaurants. This is how they're doing it.

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