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REVENUE RECOGNITION
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
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Nature of products and services
The Company recognizes food and beverage revenue, net of discounts and incentives, when payment is tendered at the point of sale as the performance obligation has been satisfied, through the Company’s three disaggregated revenue channels: Owned Digital Channels, In Store-Channel (Non-Digital component), and Marketplace Channel.

Owned Digital Channels encompasses the Company’s Pick-Up Channel, Native Delivery Channel, Outpost Channel, and purchases made in its In-Store Channel via digital scan-to-pay. Pick-Up Channel refers to sales to customers made for pick up at one of the Company’s restaurants through the sweetgreen website or mobile app. Native Delivery Channel refers to sales to customers for delivery made through the sweetgreen website or mobile app. Outpost Channel refers to sales to customers for delivery made through the sweetgreen website or mobile app to Outposts, which are the Company’s trademark offsite drop-off points at offices, residential buildings and hospitals.
In-Store Channel (Non-Digital component) refers to sales to customers who make in-store purchases in the Company’s restaurants, whether they pay by cash or credit card.
Marketplace Channel refers to sales to customers for delivery or pick-up made through third-party delivery marketplaces, including Caviar, DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates, and Uber Eats.
Provisions for discounts are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded. Sales taxes and other taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are presented on a net basis, and as such, are excluded from revenues.
Gift Cards
The Company sells gift cards that do not have an expiration date. Upon sale, gift cards are recorded as unearned revenue and included within gift card liability in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The revenues from gift cards are recognized when redeemed by customers. Because the Company does not track addresses of gift card purchasers, the relevant jurisdiction related to the requirement for escheatment, the legal obligation to remit unclaimed assets to the state, is the Company’s state of incorporation, which is Delaware. The state of Delaware requires escheatment after 5 years from issuance. The Company does not recognize breakage income because of its requirements to escheat unredeemed gift card balances.
Delivery
All of the Company’s locations offer a delivery option. Delivery services are fulfilled by third-party service providers whether delivery is ordered through the Company’s Native Delivery Channel or Marketplace Channel. With respect to Native Delivery sales, the Company controls the delivery services and recognizes revenue, including delivery revenue, when the delivery partner transfers food to the customer. For these sales, the Company receives payment directly from the customer at the time of sale. With respect to Marketplace Channel sales, the Company recognizes revenue, excluding delivery fees collected by the delivery partner as the Company does not control the delivery service, when control of the food is delivered to the end customer. The Company receives payment from the delivery partner subsequent to the transfer of food and the payment terms are short-term in nature. For all delivery sales, the Company is considered the principal and recognizes the revenue on a gross basis.
The following table presents the Company’s revenue for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 26, 2022 and June 27, 2021 disaggregated by significant revenue channel:
Thirteen weeks endedTwenty-six weeks ended
(dollar amounts in thousands)
June 26,
2022		 June 27,
2021		June 26,
2022		 June 27,
2021
Owned Digital Channels$50,473 $40,934 $94,397 $73,562 
In-Store Channel (Non-Digital component)47,871 27,437 82,317 41,661 
Marketplace Channel26,574 17,841 50,795 32,381 
Total Revenue$124,918$86,212$227,509$147,604
Gift Cards
Gift card liability included in gift card and loyalty liability within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet was as follows:
(dollar amounts in thousands)
As of June 26,
2022		As of December 26,
2021
Gift Card Liability$1,640$1,839
Revenue recognized from the redemption of gift cards that was included in gift card and loyalty liability at the beginning of the year was as follows:
Thirteen weeks endedTwenty-six weeks ended
(dollar amounts in thousands)
June 26,
2022		 June 27,
2021		June 26,
2022		 June 27,
2021
Revenue recognized from gift card liability balance at the beginning of the year$66$48$319$179
sweetgreen Rewards
Changes in sweetgreen Rewards liability included in gift card and loyalty liability within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet was as follows:
Twenty-six weeks ended
(dollar amounts in thousands)
June 26,
2022		June 27,
2021
sweetgreen Rewards liability, beginning balance$—$943
Revenue deferred—1,701
Revenue recognized—(2,644)
sweetgreen Rewards liability, ending balance $—$—
All the loyalty liability outstanding at the beginning of each year presented was recognized during each respective year. All rewards revenue related to performance obligations were satisfied as of June 26, 2022.