We believe in serving real food, cultivated by real people that we know, to customers that we care about. We work to live and have fun with friends and family. We don't believe that you can have a successful business in an unsuccessful community. Balance keeps us aligned.

We reject the idea that ethics and business are at odds. We believe we are all put on the planet with the potential to use our talents to make a difference, even if that difference is just a few extra smiles a day on the faces of our friends. No man is an island. We recognize and celebrate our connections.

Challenge us. Play with us. Join us... and enjoy your meal.

Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman, and Nathaniel Ru, three like-minded Georgetown students and food lovers, spent their undergraduate years living in a neighborhood with limited food options. After three years of asking each other "Where should we go eat?", they started to instead ask themselves, "Why not create a place that we would want to eat at on a daily basis?" The result: an idea for a simple, healthy, fast-casual oasis with a focus on high-quality ingredients. In 2007, sweetgreen was born.

We look forward to consistently setting the bar in the world of sustainable practices because we have always believed in the importance of socially responsible business. Actions speak louder than words, so here is how we act at sweetgreen:

• Compostable packaging
• Local Sourcing
• Composting
• Energy Efficient Design
• Furniture From Reclaimed Materials
• Wind Energy
• Plantable Take Out Menus
• Sustainable Merchandise