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QSR Magazine
SupplyCaddy Receives Growth Infusion from Partner CEAS Investments
SupplyCaddy, a restaurant packaging and supply chain service founded in 2020, secured growth investment from existing partner CEAS Investments and counts more than 70 brands among its clients.
QSR Magazine
Sweetgreen to Open First Utah Restaurant
Single-location opening announcement with no operational or strategic significance for multi-unit operators.
QSR Magazine
Sweetgreen Brings Back Fall Harvest Menu
Sweetgreen has relaunched its Fall Harvest menu nationwide, featuring returning and new seasonal items; the move signals continued reliance on limited-time offerings to drive traffic during seasonal t
Yahoo Finance
Sweetgreen Makes Brussels the Object of Desire in New "Fall’s Best Dressed" Campaign
Sweetgreen is rolling out its Fall Harvest menu nationwide, featuring returning and new seasonal items including a Maple Glazed Salmon plate and Roasted Bacon Brussels side.
Fast Casual
Restaurant traffic rebounds post Cyclospora
Restaurant traffic has recovered following a Cyclospora outbreak.
Washingtonian
Sweetgreen Opens its First DC Area Drive-Through
Sweetgreen opened its first drive-through location in the DC area, expanding its format beyond traditional dine-in and pickup models.
fastcasual.com
Sweetgreen expands drive-thru prototype to Virginia
Sweetgreen is expanding its drive-thru prototype model to Virginia, signaling the chain's broader push to test new formats for off-premise convenience.
Trend Hunter
Drive-Up Restaurant Formats: Sweetgreen Opened Its Fourth Sweetlane Drive-Up Location
Sweetgreen has opened a fourth Sweetlane drive-up location, expanding its dedicated drive-through format.
QSR Magazine
Sweetgreen Opens Latest ‘Sweetlane’ Drive-Up Store in McLean, Virginia
Sweetgreen opened its fourth Sweetlane drive-up location in McLean, Virginia, expanding a format designed to streamline order-ahead service for the fast-casual segment.
Yahoo Finance
Portillo's, Wingstop, Papa John's, and Sweetgreen Stocks Trade Up, What You Need To Know
Portillo's, Wingstop, Papa John's, and Sweetgreen stocks rose following a government report showing cooling wholesale food inflation, which signals potential relief on a major operating cost for resta
Nation's Restaurant News
Menu Tracker: New items from Domino’s, Chick-fil-A, and McDonald’s
Quick-service chains including Domino's, Chick-fil-A, and McDonald's have introduced new menu items, alongside product launches across A&W, Arby's, IHOP, Krispy Kreme, and Sweetgreen.
Restaurant Business
Mashups make a comeback on menus
Major QSR and casual-dining chains including Del Taco, IHOP, Chick-fil-A, and others are featuring mashup items on their menus, signaling renewed operator interest in hybrid flavor combinations as a d
The Salt Lake Tribune
Sweetgreen location in Sugar House has an opening date
Single-location opening announcement with no broader chain strategy or operational signal.
CNBC
Sweetgreen isn't linked to cyclospora, but many customers still don't want salads: 'I didn't think it would last' this long, CEO says
Sweetgreen has been cleared of links to a cyclospora outbreak, yet customer demand for salads remains depressed; the CEO expressed surprise at the persistence of consumer hesitancy.
Yahoo Finance
Sweetgreen and Yum Brands: Two Restaurant Stocks Still Reeling From the 2026 Cyclospora Outbreak
Sweetgreen and Yum Brands' stocks remain under pressure following a record cyclosporiasis outbreak traced to Taylor Farms de Mexico's shredded iceberg lettuce, with public restaurant chains bearing ma
QSR Magazine
Sweetgreen Launches Tinned Tuna Salad with Fishwife
Sweetgreen is offering a limited-edition Niçoise salad co-created with tinned seafood brand Fishwife for a two-week window, signaling continued restaurant interest in premium, differentiated ingredien
Sweetgreen
Sweetgreen and Fishwife Bring Tinned Fish to the Menu for the First Time, with Summer Niçoise
Seasonal menu LTO with a partner brand — standard fast-casual differentiation play with no broader operator insight.
QSR Magazine
After a Wraps Win, Sweetgreen Faces a Fresh Setback
Sweetgreen introduced lower-priced wraps to boost traffic and value perception after a weak first quarter, but faces fresh operational challenges that may limit the strategy's impact.
Nation's Restaurant News (Video)▶ Watch
Wendy's reported declining same-store sales last quarter, El Pollo Loco is considering making a chicken tender item permanent, and Sweetgreen faced a Cyclospora outbreak that set back its recovery eff
The Food Institute
Sweetgreen’s Turnaround Has Problems Beyond an Outbreak
Sweetgreen's 2026 challenges extend beyond food safety, with traffic and pricing pressures prompting a shift toward lower-priced wraps, signaling potential margin and growth tensions in the premium ca
Yahoo Finance
Parasite Outbreak Fears Crush Restaurant Sales Weeks After RFK Jr. Said It Was “Under Control”
A salad chain filed for bankruptcy and a healthy food brand's stock fell 35% following a parasite outbreak, occurring weeks after an official statement suggested the situation was controlled—signaling
The Motley Fool
Sweetgreen Stumbles Again. Are the Turnaround Chances Gone?
Fast-casual stumble underscores the challenge of scaling fast-casual in a competitive QSR environment — relevant context for comparables.
New York Post
Sweetgreen falls 10% as latest victim of cyclospora fears, removes jalapeños over second outbreak
Sweetgreen's stock fell 10% after the chain removed jalapeños due to a second cyclospora outbreak, signaling how foodborne illness concerns can rapidly impact investor confidence in fast-casual operat
Restaurant Dive
Sweetgreen says turnaround is working, despite soft sales
Sweetgreen reported operational improvements in value perception, transactions, and throughput, though a Cyclospora outbreak concern dampened sales gains despite the brand not serving iceberg lettuce.
Fast Casual
Sweetgreen turnaround plan: 5 strategies to drive restaurant traffic and profitability
Sweetgreen outlined five operational and technology strategies in its Q2 2026 earnings call, including AI personalization and refined growth tactics, to boost traffic and profitability.
1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Salad chain Sweetgreen shares slide as cyclosporiasis fears prompt forecast cut
Sweetgreen cut its financial forecast following cyclosporiasis concerns, causing its stock to decline.
Nation's Restaurant News
Cyclospora wiped out Sweetgreen's sales momentum
Sweetgreen's sales momentum from new wrap products slowed following a cyclospora outbreak that affected the chain.
CNBC
Sweetgreen cuts full-year outlook as cyclospora fears weigh on sales
Sweetgreen lowered its full-year financial guidance due to sales pressure from cyclospora contamination concerns.
Bloomberg.com
Sweetgreen Cuts Outlook On Parasite-Induced Demand Drop
Sweetgreen lowered its financial outlook after a parasite outbreak reduced customer demand.
Restaurant Business
Sweetgreen's new wraps were a hit. But cyclospora put a damper on turnaround efforts.
Sweetgreen posted negative same-store sales in Q2 but showed sequential improvement; a concurrent cyclospora outbreak adds public-health risk to the chain's recovery narrative.
The Food Institute
Jersey Mike’s Faces a Skeptical Market
Jersey Mike's muted IPO response reflects investor caution on valuations and fast-casual sector outlook rather than operational weakness, as the franchise-model chain maintains solid unit economics de
Yahoo Finance
Sweetgreen drops 7%, Yum falls 2% as Michigan cyclospora deaths rise to 2
Sweetgreen and Yum! Brands stocks fell on news of rising cyclospora deaths in Michigan, with Sweetgreen facing consumer confidence concerns and Taco Bell dealing with confirmed sales impact.
QSR Magazine
The 50 QSR Contenders for 2026
QSR Magazine released its annual ranking of the top 50 limited-service restaurant chains by U.S. system-wide sales, based on data collected directly from companies between March and May 2026.
Kavout | AI
Sweetgreen's Q4 2025: A Reality Check for Fast-Casual
Sweetgreen's Q4 results offer a real-time check on fast-casual health during value-pressure headwinds — critical comp benchmark for the segment's profitability trajectory.
Placer.ai
Sweetgreen Rebounds & CAVA Keeps Climbing – Placer.ai Blog
Traffic data on fast-casual comp growth helps operators benchmark performance and understand which positioning (value vs. premium) is holding traffic.
Yahoo Finance
3 Restaurant Stocks That Concern Us
Restaurant operators face structural headwinds from high inventory and labor costs that compress margins, leaving limited flexibility during demand downturns.
Yahoo Finance
Taylor Foods May Not Be Responsible for Cyclospora Outbreak. Why Sweetgreen and Others Are Dropping.
U.S. regulators retracted earlier findings that linked Taylor Farms lettuce to a cyclospora outbreak, revealing the positive test was a false positive; the development signals potential reversal of su
Yahoo Finance
Sweetgreen bounces back as Taco Bell takes the heat for produce panic
Sweetgreen's stock recovered 2.7% Friday as investors distinguished the salad chain from Taco Bell's E. coli outbreak, suggesting market sentiment may be shifting away from broad-brush sector selloffs
Bloomberg.com
Sweetgreen Falls on Parasite Outbreak Tied to Produce
Sweetgreen's stock declined following a parasite outbreak linked to its produce supply.
Yahoo Finance
Why Sweetgreen Stock Just Wiped Out This Year’s Gains
Sweetgreen's stock erased its first-half 2026 gains despite no confirmed link between the company and a cyclosporiasis outbreak, signaling how disease-related headlines—even without direct culpability
RestaurantNews.com
Starbird Taps Jonathan Zacks as National Expansion Accelerates
Starbird appointed Jonathan Zacks, a former Chipotle marketing executive, as the fast-casual chicken brand accelerates its national expansion.
Nation's Restaurant News
Menu Tracker: New items from Burger King, Jack in the Box, and Dunkin’
Major QSR chains including Burger King, Jack in the Box, and Dunkin' are rolling out new menu items, alongside innovation across fast-casual and specialty concepts.
Nation's Restaurant News (Video)▶ Watch
Despite crowded promotional calendars, restaurant traffic remains under pressure; Sweetgreen partnered with Alice Waters on a salad while Golden Chick signals intent to increase marketing spend.
Yahoo Finance
Why Sweetgreen Stock Soared 30% in the First Half of 2026
Sweetgreen's stock rose 30% in the first half of 2026 but has since given back some of those gains.
L’Express Franchise
Can You Open a Sweetgreen Franchise? Costs & Alternatives
Sweetgreen franchise eligibility — clickbait-style headline with no reported news; likely SEO-optimized content, not actionable reporting.
QSR Magazine
Sweetgreen Launches Alice Waters’ Peach & Goat Cheese Salad
Sweetgreen launched a limited-time peach and goat cheese salad featuring Alice Waters' recipe, available nationwide from July 7 through August 10 as part of its summer campaign tied to peak peach seas
Restaurant Business
Sweetgreen seeks advice from a turnaround expert: Chili's CEO Kevin Hochman
Sweetgreen's leadership met with Chili's CEO Kevin Hochman, a executive known for operational turnarounds, signaling the chain may be exploring strategies from the casual-dining sector to address its
Placer.ai
Diverging Paths: What the Data Reveals About CAVA and Sweetgreen – Placer.ai Blog
Comparative traffic and performance trends between two fast-casual leaders reveal diverging momentum — clear signal for operators on positioning and price-value dynamics in the segment.
Fast Casual
Sweetgreen debuts in Tennessee with Nashville opening
Single-location regional expansion — no strategic insight for multi-location operators.
Sweetgreen
Sweetgreen Opens Its First-Ever Nashville Location in the Gulch
Single-location opening announcement — not relevant to multi-location chain operators without growth strategy or franchising context.