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Sweetgreen

Sweetgreen (legally Sweetgreen, Inc., stylized as sweetgreen, previously swɘetgreen) is an American fast casual restaurant chain that serves salads and grain bowls. It was founded in November 2006 by Nicolas Jammet, Nathaniel Ru, and Jonathan Neman. In August 2007, they opened their first store in Washington, D.C., three months after they graduated from…

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Genre
Fast casual
Founded
November 2006; 19 years ago (2006-11) in Washington, D.C.
Founders
Nicolas Jammet · Nathaniel Ru · Jonathan Neman
Industry
Restaurants
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Area served
California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas…

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Overview

History and financing

Menu and digital app

Social actions

Controversies

Lawsuits

Sweetlife Festival

Awards

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Sweetgreen

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples79
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
Components1

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Sweetgreen

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related to Social actions · 19
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related to history · 13
Sweetgreen → Center, Georgetown University, In, Joe Bastianich, Jonathan Neman, Nathaniel Ru, Nicolas Jammet, Revolution Growth, Rowe Price, Seth Goldman, Steve Case, The, Washington's Latino Economic Development
related to Awards · 7
Sweetgreen → Apps, Drink, Food, Mobile, Most Innovative Companies, Voice, Webby Award
related to Controversies · 5
Sweetgreen → CEO, Gaza, In, Israel, Jonathan Neman
related to Menu and digital app · 5
Sweetgreen → COVID-19, In January, In May, The, Their
related to Sweetlife Festival · 4
Sweetgreen → Between, Columbia, Maryland, Merriweather Post Pavilion
Founders · 3
Sweetgreen → Jonathan Neman, Nathaniel Ru, Nicolas Jammet
related to External links · 3
Sweetgreen → GoogleSEC, Inc, Official
related to Lawsuits · 3
Sweetgreen → As, Chipotle Mexican Grill, In April
Traded as · 2
Sweetgreen → NYSE: SG (Class A), Russell 2000 component

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million washington locations jonathan neman food company menu new 2020 may los angeles founded raised announced opened 2025 salads app

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SweetgreenArea servedCalifornia, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas…1.00infobox
SweetgreenFoundedNovember 2006; 19 years ago (2006-11) in Washington, D.C.1.00infobox
SweetgreenFoundersNicolas Jammet1.00infobox
SweetgreenFoundersNathaniel Ru1.00infobox
SweetgreenFoundersJonathan Neman1.00infobox
SweetgreenGenreFast casual1.00infobox
SweetgreenHeadquartersLos Angeles, California, U.S.1.00infobox
SweetgreenIndustryRestaurants1.00infobox
SweetgreenNet incomeUS$−90 million (2024)1.00infobox
SweetgreenNumber of employees6,186 (2024)1.00infobox
SweetgreenNumber of locations246 (2024)1.00infobox
SweetgreenOperating incomeUS$−96 million (2024)1.00infobox
SweetgreenProductsSalads1.00infobox
SweetgreenRevenueUS$677 million (2024)1.00infobox
SweetgreenTotal assetsUS$857 million (2024)1.00infobox
SweetgreenTotal equityUS$446 million (2024)1.00infobox
SweetgreenTraded asNYSE: SG (Class A)1.00infobox
SweetgreenTraded asRussell 2000 component1.00infobox
SweetgreenTypePublic1.00infobox
SweetgreenWebsitesweetgreen.com1.00infobox

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