Sweetgreen is an American fast casual restaurant chain that serves salads. 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 the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. Sweetgreen's corporate headquarters moved to the Los Angeles area from Washington, D.C., in 2016. As of May 2025, it had 251 stores in operation in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The CEO is Jonathan Neman; the company had over 6,000 employees as of 2025. Wikipedia