Chipotle, Sweetgreen bet big on small, local farmers amid ongoing agriculture crisis

Chipotle, Sweetgreen bet big on small, local farmers amid ongoing agriculture crisis

National brands are betting big on small farmers.  Food giants such as Chipotle and Sweetgreen have long emphasized close partnerships with small or local farmers, in many cases, due to corporate sustainability goals. Today, those relationships may be essential to the survival and resilience of the American agriculture industry, as the sector faces increasing instability. “The agricultural … Read more

Sweetgreen adds this fast-food staple to the menu — joining the growing ‘girl dinner’ trend

Sweetgreen adds this fast-food staple to the menu — joining the growing ‘girl dinner’ trend

Sweetgreen will now lettuce fully indulge ourselves. The healthy salad chain has tossed a classic fast-food staple into the mix joining in a potential bid to capitalize on the growing “girl dinner” trend. Customers at select stores can now add a side of fries to their order, allowing them to get one step closer to … Read more

Engineer reveals why ordering online at Sweetgreen and Chipotle is a rip-off

Engineer reveals why ordering online at Sweetgreen and Chipotle is a rip-off

When 30-year-old Sean Gransee would shell out over $15 to order Sweetgreen delivery through its Outpost program – a subsidized corporate delivery service that charges just 94 cents for delivery – he often found himself reaching for a bag of chips after eating his crispy rice bowl.  “It didn’t always fill me up,” Gransee, a software … Read more