Sweetgreen introduced the appointment of Rossann Williams as the corporate’s chief working officer, efficient Feb. 5. Williams joins Sweetgreen’s government management workforce and can oversee operations, actual property + improvement and provide chain for the corporate.

Williams is an achieved world operations government bringing greater than 30 years of expertise main retail companies. Williams is a revered and engaged chief centered on cultivating high-performance groups at each degree of the enterprise.

“Rossann is an trade veteran with a confirmed observe document in driving sustainable progress of worldwide, iconic manufacturers and main groups to generate profitability,” stated Jonathan Neman, CEO and co-founder of Sweetgreen. “Rossann enhances the prevailing expertise and expertise of our management workforce as we pursue our subsequent chapter of progress. It’s clear that she shares our values, and I look ahead to partnering with Rossann to additional our mission of connecting extra communities to actual meals.”

Previous to becoming a member of Sweetgreen, Williams spent over 18 years at Starbucks, the place she rose to EVP and president of North America retail. On this function, she oversaw a market of roughly 16,000 shops, the place she considerably improved same-store gross sales, efficiently opened hundreds of latest shops and helped navigate the corporate by way of the pandemic. At Starbucks, Williams additionally served in senior operations roles throughout North America, finally rising to SVP, world and Americas operations providers. Beforehand, Williams held management roles for a number of well-known Fortune 500 manufacturers, together with Blockbuster and Toys “R” Us.

“I’ve lengthy admired Sweetgreen’s management as a founder-led, mission-driven firm driving the trade ahead. I’m deeply aligned with Sweetgreen’s values, people-centric strategy and dedication to attach extra individuals to scrumptious, actual meals. I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of the Sweetgreen workforce at a second of serious progress and an unimaginable alternative forward,” stated Williams.

Sweetgreen is on a mission to construct more healthy communities by connecting individuals to actual meals. Sweetgreen sources the very best quality elements from farmers and suppliers they belief to cook dinner meals from scratch that’s each scrumptious and nourishing. They plant roots in every neighborhood by constructing a clear provide chain, investing in native farmers and growers, and enhancing the whole expertise with progressive expertise.

Since opening its first 560-square-foot location in 2007, Sweetgreen has scaled to over 220 areas throughout the US, and their imaginative and prescient is to guide the following technology of eating places and life-style manufacturers constructed on high quality, neighborhood and innovation.

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