A little dirt never scared anyone, especially those in management at D.C. - based salad
chain Sweetgreen.
Not exact matches
Revolution Growth and Hirshberg have both previously invested in the
chain, and
Sweetgreen sells fro - yo made using organic Stonyfield yogurt in select locations.
About a fourth of
Sweetgreen's transactions are already made through the
chain's app, and the company plans to roll out a new mobile - optimized online ordering system at all locations by the end of the year.
The company says that in addition to funding expansion, optimizing its supply
chain and tech, the $ 18.5 million will be put towards its «
Sweetgreen in Schools» program that currently reaches 3,000 students across 14 different locations.
Ru and two Georgetown University classmates — Nicolas Jammet and Jonathan Neman — launched
Sweetgreen in 2007, in Washington, D.C. Today the
chain is 64 restaurants strong, with 25 opening in 2016.
The lessons
Sweetgreen and its partners have learned along the way can apply whether your business is a supplier to bigger companies or one that's trying to set up its own supply
chain.
Still, in the race to become the king of sustainable salads,
Sweetgreen is facing mounting competition from other fast - casual startups, including Dig Inn and Tender Greens (another Meyer - backed salad
chain).
The payoff: For 76 - year - old Pacific Seafood, which also supplies large grocery
chains such as Kroger,
Sweetgreen is a smaller but important customer.
Sweetgreen's supply
chain counts hundreds of regional growers, producers, and distributors, and has played a major role in its race to achieve national scale.
And while the landmark vegan restaurant Angelica Kitchen in Manhattan is closing this week, its legacy is vast — veggie burgers and grain bowls, once a menu rarity, can be had at
chains like Hillstone and
Sweetgreen.
Obviously, Mexico was certainly the time of peak avocado consumption on my holiday, but the inspiration for this roasted broccoli and guacamole salad actually comes from a little place I visited in NYC a few times; a
chain of salad bars called
sweetgreen.
Instead, all of these lunches are mock - ups created by
Sweetgreen, a «fast casual» restaurant
chain which also offers wellness workshops to children in various schools in the Northeast.
Obviously, Mexico was certainly the time of peak avocado consumption on my holiday, but the inspiration for this roasted broccoli and guacamole salad actually comes from a little place I visited in NYC a few times; a
chain of salad bars called
sweetgreen.