Jonathan Neman
Jonathan Neman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sweetgreen, a mission-driven restaurant chain serving healthy food that he co-founded in 2007 with fellow Georgetown University graduates Nathaniel Ru and Nicolas Jammet. The company opened its first location in Washington, D.C., and has since grown to over 220 stores across the United States, with corporate headquarters in the Los Angeles area. Neman graduated from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and has been recognized for innovation in the food and business sectors, including being named to Fast Company's lists and Forbes' 30 Under 30. Sweetgreen completed its IPO in 2021 and continues to focus on transparent sourcing, technology integration, and expanding healthy fast-casual dining at scale.
“There was 1 farm from 1 supplier serving iceberg lettuce to Taco Bell that was unsafe, and unfortunately, they scared the whole country from eating not just lettuce, but...”
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