Jonathan Neman

Sweetgreen's same-store sales fell 6.4 percent in Q3, but comps were up about 5 percent by October, driven by a 4 percent transaction increase.

Sweetgreen's same-store sales and traffic turned positive in October, following a decline in the third quarter.

Sweetgreen's same-store sales fell 6.4% in the third quarter, but comparable sales turned positive in October.

Sweetgreen introduces incentive plan with $200,000-plus potential for restaurant managers

Ramsess Salazar started with Sweetgreen at the restaurant manager level in 2018.

Sweetgreen has named John Karangis executive chef and senior vice president of culinary.

Restaurants offering the four new housemade drinks saw the share of beverage transactions jump nearly 25%.

Sweetgreen opens six restaurants in 60 days, expanding to new cities.

Sweetgreen's wraps drive sales growth with one in five transactions including a wrap

Sweetgreen grows Gen Z customer base at twice the rate of others

Following a viral social media experiment, the fast-casual salad chain is launching a formal 30-day challenge to engage its digital customer base.

Fast food regained value reputation in 2025 with deals, but perceptions were short lived.

Sweetgreen's wraps attract Gen Z customers, but sales growth is hindered by food safety concerns.

Following a challenging second quarter, Sweetgreen leadership is focusing on core store execution and transaction-led growth to improve profit margins and restaurant traffic.

Improvements in consumer value perception, transactions and throughput were derailed by worries about Cyclospora, though the brand does not serve iceberg lettuce.

Qdoba and Chipotle stop serving jalapeños due to Salmonella outbreak

The fast-casual chain introduced the new line of salad-filled wrap sandwiches earlier this year, hoping it would help turn around same-store sales and traffic that plummeted to negative double-digits in the first quarter.

Sweetgreen executives noted that headlines regarding a regional Cyclospora outbreak hampered sales momentum despite the brand not using the specific ingredient tied to the recall.

Sweetgreen’s same-store sales fell nearly 13% in the first quarter .

- Executives - Operations - Fast Casual - News Sweetgreen names first chief strategy officer Cindy Olsen is among several former Chipotle executives to make the jump to fast-casual

The former Chipotle executive joins the salad chain to oversee corporate strategy and the brand’s multi-pillar 'Sweet Growth Transformation Plan.'

Sweetgreen announced the appointment of Cindy Olsen as the Company’s SVP, Chief Strategy Officer, a newly created role reporting to Jonathan Neman, Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

Mature restaurant brands are diversifying menus beyond core offerings to capture market share amid flat industry traffic and intense value competition.

The fast-casual salad chain is prioritizing operational execution to reverse a period of steep same-store sales declines and traffic losses.