Sweetgreen Founder: Switching From Seed Oils To Olive Oil, Using Grass Fed Meat & Making Healthy Food Accessible

Pursuit of Wellness

Mari Llewellyn

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Ep. #92 On today’s episode of Pursuit of Wellness, I am joined by Sweetgreen’s co-founder Nicolas Jammet. He explains how a senior project transformed into a nationwide movement aimed at redefining fast food through transparent, nutritious offerings. Nicolas highlights the evolution of Sweetgreen's menu, which emphasizes protein-rich dishes and the use of wholesome ingredients like extra virgin olive oil. He also shares insights into his personal wellness journey and how significant life events like marriage and fatherhood have influenced his health perspective. Together, we discuss Sweetgreen's commitment to soil health, seasonal menus, and its mission to expand access to wholesome food, laying the groundwork for a sustainable future. Leave Me a Message - click here! For Mari’s Instagram click here! For Pursuit of Wellness Podcast’s Instagram click here! For Mari’s Newsletter click here! For Nicolas Jammet’s Instagram click here! For Sweetgreen's Website click here! For Sweetgreen’s Instagram click here! For POW Brand Promo Codes click here! Sponsored By: Bite is offering our listeners 20% off your first order. Go to trybite.com/POW or use code POW at checkout to claim this deal Go to eightsleep.com/pow to save $200 off the Pod by Eight Sleep Visit Carawayhome.com/PURSUIT to take advantage of this limited-time offer for 10% off your next purchase Topics Discussed: 02:45 - The story of Sweetgreen 05:46 - Challenges of scaling a business 10:06 - Shift in trends with customers 16:35 - Customer faves 18:13 - Removing seed oils from Sweetgreen 22:47 - Adding steak to the menu 24:19 - Thoughts on diet and nutrition trends 27:55 - Sweetgreen’s 230 locations 30:46 - Nicolas Jammet’s personal health journey 33:20 - Maintaining health while being a parent 34:43 - Nutrition during fertility 37:02 - Sweetgreen’s supply chain team 41:06 - Focus on protein plates and opening new locations 42:16 - Having a strong connection with your food

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0:00.0	you know I view what we do in a way is like preventative medicine.
0:03.6	It's like if you can really think about your diet in this the right way so much of
0:07.5	you know the chronic illness and metabolic diseases like diet related and preventable.
0:11.9	This is the pursuit ofness Podcast and I'm your host,
0:15.4	Mari Nowellyn.
0:17.0	What is up, guys? Welcome back to the Pursuit of Wellness Podcast. I'm so
0:26.9	excited for you to listen to today's episode. We are talking to Nicholas
0:30.3	Germay, the founder of Sweet Green.
0:33.2	We all know and love Sweet Green for their salads.
0:36.4	We've all had it.
0:37.8	It's a very well-known brand.
0:39.3	And it was really interesting to hear from Nicholas today
0:42.4	all about the story of
0:43.5	Sweet Green, how it came to be and how it has evolved over time. I was particularly
0:49.1	excited to talk to him today because they have recently switched from seed oils to olive oil.
0:54.0	And it was really interesting hearing about the decision making behind the scenes and how much Sweet Green really has caught up with the trends.
1:01.4	It's very obvious to me that Nicholas is very on the
1:04.3	pulse when it comes to what's going on in the health industry, what we're
1:08.1	learning. He is friendly with a lot of the people who have been on this show like Max Lugavir, Paul Saladino,
1:15.0	experts in the field and he's soaking in all that information and bringing it back to his
1:20.4	brand which I think is really applaudable. He wanted to define and rethink fast food and when you think about it
1:27.4	Sweet Green really is a convenient fast option that is super-duper healthy and it's also great for macro tracking so for
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