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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-23-022083
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20230614

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Sweetgreen, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001477815
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				271159215
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3101 W. EXPOSITION BOULEVARD
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90018
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(323) 990-7040

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		STREET 1:		3101 W. EXPOSITION BOULEVARD
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90018
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i256e32ab3636490da50b6d146490d179_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:24pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">June 14, 2023</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">VIA EDGAR</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Division of Corporation Finance</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Office of Trade &#38; Services</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">100 F Street, N.E.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:66.346%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.252%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:87.548%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Attn&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Ta&#160;Tanisha&#160;Meadows</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Joel Parker</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:66.346%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.252%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:87.548%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Re&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Sweetgreen, Inc.</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 25, 2022</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Filed February 23, 2023</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Form 10-K&#47;A for Fiscal Year Ended December 25, 2022</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Filed March 3, 2023</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Form 10-Q Filed May 5, 2023</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">File No. 1-41069</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Ladies and Gentlemen&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">We are in receipt of the comment letter, dated June 1, 2023, from the staff (the &#8220;Staff&#8221;) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) regarding the above captioned filings. Below is the response of Sweetgreen, Inc. (the&#160;&#8220;Company&#8221;) to the Staff&#8217;s comments.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">For the Staff&#8217;s convenience, we have incorporated the Staff&#8217;s comments into this response letter in italics.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Form 10-K&#47;A for Fiscal Year Ended December 25, 2022</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Key Performance Metrics, page 60</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">In your tabular disclosure on page 61, you present numerous non-GAAP measures but do not disclose the comparable GAAP measures. Please revise to include the comparable GAAP measure for each non-GAAP measure presented with equal or greater prominence. Refer to Item 10(e)(1)(i)(A) or Regulation S-K and Question 102.10 of the Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations for Non-GAAP Financial Measures.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The Company respectfully acknowledges the comment and advises the Staff that in future filings with the Commission, it will revise this disclosure to remove the non-GAAP financial measures from the tabular disclosure that is the subject of the comment. An illustrative example of the revised presentation is included below for the Staff&#8217;s reference.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">***</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">Key Performance Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures</font></div><div style="text-indent:27pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">We track the following key performance metrics and non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our performance, identify trends, formulate financial projections, and make strategic decisions. We believe that these key performance metrics, which include certain non-GAAP financial measures, provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations in the same manner as our management team. These key performance metrics and non-GAAP financial measures </font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">are presented for supplemental informational purposes only, should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly titled metrics or measures presented by other companies. </font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:70.718%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.406%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.081%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.406%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.081%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.408%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Thirteen weeks ended</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">(dollar amounts in thousands )</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:1.65pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">March 26,</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br></font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2023</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:1.65pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">March 27,</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br></font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2022</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net New Restaurant Openings</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1.02pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">9</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:2.65pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Average Unit Volume (as adjusted)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(1)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1.02pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$2,932</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$2,793</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Same-Store Sales Change (%)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">35%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total Digital Revenue Percentage</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">61%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">66%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Owned Digital Revenue Percentage</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">39%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">43%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:31.5pt;text-indent:-31.5pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">(1)</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">       </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">Our results for the thirteen weeks ended March 26, 2023 have been adjusted to reflect the temporary closures of two restaurants which were excluded from the Comparable Restaurant Base. Such adjustments did not result in a material change to AUV. No restaurants were excluded from the Comparable Restaurant Base for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">Net New Restaurant Openings</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-indent:27pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">Net New Restaurant Openings reflect the number of new sweetgreen restaurant openings during a given reporting period, net of any permanent sweetgreen restaurant closures during the same given period. Before we open new restaurants, we incur pre-opening costs, as further described below. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">Average Unit Volume</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:27pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">AUV is defined as the average trailing revenue for the prior four fiscal quarters for all restaurants in the Comparable Restaurant Base. The measure of AUV allows us to assess changes in guest traffic and per transaction patterns at our restaurants. Comparable Restaurant Base for any measurement period is defined as all restaurants that have operated for at least twelve full months as of the end of such measurement period, other than any restaurants that had a material, temporary closure during the relevant measurement period. </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">For the thirteen weeks ended March&#160;26, 2023, two restaurants were excluded from the Comparable Restaurant Base to reflect the temporary closure of such restaurants during the thirteen weeks ended March 26, 2023. Such exclusions did not result in a material change to AUV. For the thirteen weeks ended March&#160;27, 2022, no restaurants were excluded from the Comparable Restaurant Base.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">Same-Store Sales Change</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">Same-Store Sales Change reflects the percentage change in year-over-year revenue for the relevant fiscal period for all restaurants that have operated for at least 13 full fiscal months as of the end of such fiscal period&#59; provided, that for any restaurant that has had a temporary closure (which historically has been defined as a closure of at least five days during which the restaurant would have otherwise been open) during any prior or current fiscal month, such fiscal month, as well as the corresponding fiscal month for the prior or current fiscal year, as applicable, will be excluded when calculating Same-Store Sales Change for that restaurant. This financial measure highlights the performance of existing restaurants, while excluding the impact of new restaurant openings and closures.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </font></div><div><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">Total Digital Revenue Percentage and Owned Digital Revenue Percentage</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-indent:27pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">Our Total Digital Revenue Percentage is the percentage of our revenue attributed to purchases made through our Total Digital Channels. Our Owned Digital Revenue Percentage is the percentage of our revenue attributed to purchases made through our Owned Digital Channels.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">Non-GAAP Financial Measures</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-indent:27pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">In addition to our consolidated financial statements, which are presented in accordance with GAAP, we present certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Restaurant-Level Profit, Restaurant-Level Profit Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin. We believe these measures are useful to investors and others in evaluating our performance because these measures&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-9pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:5.5pt">facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period by isolating the effects of some items that vary from period to period without any correlation to core operating performance or that vary widely among similar companies. These potential differences may be caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense), tax positions (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates or NOL), and the age and book depreciation of facilities and equipment (affecting relative depreciation expense)&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-9pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:5.5pt">are widely used by analysts, investors, and competitors to measure a company&#8217;s operating performance&#59; are used by our management and board of directors for various purposes, including as measures of performance, as a basis for strategic planning and forecasting&#59; and </font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:5.5pt">are used internally for a number of benchmarks including to compare our performance to that of our competitors.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">Restaurant-Level Profit, Restaurant-Level Profit Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. In particular, Restaurant-Level Profit and Adjusted EBITDA should not be viewed as substitutes for, or superior to, loss from operations or net loss prepared in accordance with GAAP as a measure of profitability. Some of these limitations are&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-9pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:5.5pt">although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Restaurant-Level Profit and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect all cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-9pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:5.5pt">Restaurant-Level Profit and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-9pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:5.5pt">Restaurant-Level Profit and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the impact of the recording or release of valuation allowances or tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-9pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:5.5pt">Restaurant-Level Profit and Adjusted EBITDA do not consider the potentially dilutive impact of stock-based compensation&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-9pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:5.5pt">Restaurant-Level Profit is not indicative of overall results of the Company and does not accrue directly to the benefit of stockholders, as corporate-level expenses are excluded&#59;</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-9pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:5.5pt">Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account any income or costs that management determines are not indicative of ongoing operating performance, such as stock-based compensation&#59; loss on disposal of property and equipment&#59; certain other expenses&#59; Spyce acquisition costs&#59; ERP implementation and related costs&#59; and, in certain periods, impairment and closure costs and restructuring costs&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-9pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:5.5pt">other companies, including those in our industry, may calculate Restaurant-Level Profit and Adjusted EBITDA differently, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures.</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-indent:27pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">Because of these limitations, you should consider Restaurant-Level Profit, Restaurant-Level Profit Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin alongside other financial performance measures, loss from operations, net loss, and our other GAAP results.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">Restaurant-Level Profit and Restaurant-Level Profit Margin</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:27pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">We define Restaurant-Level Profit as loss from operations adjusted to exclude general and administrative expense, depreciation and amortization, pre-opening costs, loss on disposal of property and equipment, and, in certain periods, impairment and closure costs and restructuring charges. Restaurant-Level Profit Margin is Restaurant-Level Profit as a percentage of revenue.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:27pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">As it excludes general and administrative expense, which is primarily attributable to our sweetgreen Support Center, we evaluate Restaurant-Level Profit and Restaurant-Level Profit Margin as a measure of profitability of our restaurants.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:27pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">The following table sets forth a reconciliation of our loss from operations to Restaurant-Level Profit, as well as the calculation of loss from operations margin and Restaurant-Level Profit Margin for each of the periods indicated&#58;</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:70.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.284%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.415%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.284%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.417%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Thirteen weeks ended</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">(dollar amounts in thousands)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">March 26, 2023</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">March 27, 2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Loss from operations</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$(35,322)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$(50,022)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Add back&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 23.52pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">General and administrative</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">34,907</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">50,199</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 23.52pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Depreciation and amortization</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">13,110</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,677</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 23.52pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Pre-opening costs</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,366</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,512</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 23.52pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Impairment and closure costs</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">190</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:2.65pt;padding-left:22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Loss on disposal of property and equipment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(1)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">48</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:2.65pt;padding-left:22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Restructuring charges</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(2)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">638</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">-</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Restaurant-Level Profit</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$16,937</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$13,391</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Loss from operations margin</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(28)%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(49)%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Restaurant-Level Profit Margin</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">14%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">13%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">     __________</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:1pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">__</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">(1)</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:8.24pt">Loss on disposal of property and equipment includes the loss on disposal of assets related to retirements and replacement or write-off of leasehold improvements or equipment.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">(2)</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:8.24pt">Restructuring charges are expenses that are paid in connection with reorganization of our operations. These costs primarily include lease and related costs associated with the vacated sweetgreen Support Center, including the amortization of the operating lease asset</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:27pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%">We define Adjusted EBITDA as net loss adjusted to exclude interest income, interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, loss on disposal of property and equipment, other (income) expense, Spyce acquisition costs, ERP implementation and related costs and, in certain periods, impairment and closure costs and restructuring charges. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:27pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">The following table sets forth a reconciliation of our net loss to Adjusted EBITDA, as well as the calculation of net loss margin and Adjusted EBITDA Margin for each of the periods indicated&#58;</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:71.156%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.162%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.409%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.162%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.411%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Thirteen weeks ended</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">(dollar amounts in thousands)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">March 26, 2023</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">March 27, 2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net loss</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$ (33,657)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$ (49,652)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Non-GAAP adjustments&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 23.52pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Income tax expense</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">318</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">20</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 23.52pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest income</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(3,062)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(168)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 23.52pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest expense</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">21</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">23</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 23.52pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Depreciation and amortization</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">13,110</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,677</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:2.65pt;padding-left:22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Stock-based compensation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(1)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">14,265</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22,165</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:2.65pt;padding-left:22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Loss on disposal of property and equipment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(2)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">48</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:2.65pt;padding-left:22.5pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Impairment and closure costs</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(3)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">190</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:2.65pt;padding-left:22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Other expense&#47;(income)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(4)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,058</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(245)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:2.65pt;padding-left:22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Spyce acquisition costs</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(5)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">161</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">179</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:2.65pt;padding-left:22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Restructuring charges</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(6)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">638</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">-</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:2.65pt;padding-left:22.5pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">ERP implementation and related costs</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(7)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">216</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">-</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Adjusted EBITDA</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$ (6,694)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$ (16,976)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net loss margin</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(27)%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(48)%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Adjusted EBITDA Margin</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(5)%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(17)%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">__________</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:1pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">__</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">(1)</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:8.24pt">Includes non-cash, stock-based compensation.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">(2)</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:8.24pt">Loss on disposal of property and equipment includes the loss on disposal of assets related to retirements and replacement or write-off of leasehold improvements or equipment.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">(3)</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:8.24pt">Includes costs related to impairment of long-lived assets and store closures. </font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">(4)</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:8.24pt">Other expense&#47;(income) includes the change in fair value of the contingent consideration and the change in fair value of the warrant liability. See Notes 1 and 3 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">(5)</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:8.24pt">Spyce acquisition costs includes one-time costs we incurred in order to acquire Spyce including, severance payments, retention bonuses, and valuation and legal expenses. </font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">(6)</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:8.24pt">Restructuring charges are expenses that are paid in connection with reorganization of our operations. These costs primarily include lease and related costs associated with the vacated sweetgreen Support Center, including the amortization of the operating lease asset</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">(7)</font><font style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:8.24pt">Represents the amortization costs associated to the implementation from our cloud computing arrangements in relation to our new ERP.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended March 26, 2023 </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Item 6. Exhibits </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, page 39</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Please tell us why the introductory language in paragraph 4 does not refer to internal control over financial reporting as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(f) and 15d-15(f). In addition, tell us why you have not provided a paragraph that indicates that you have designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under your supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Refer to paragraph (b)(31) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The Company respectfully acknowledges that it inadvertently omitted the required language on&#160;internal control over financial reporting from the introductory paragraph of paragraph 4 and paragraph 4(b) of the certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the &#8220;Section 302 Certifications&#8221;) filed as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to the Company&#8217;s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 26, 2023. In the Company&#8217;s upcoming Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending June 25, 2023, as well as in all future filings on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, the Company will include all of the language required for Section 302 Certifications&#160;as provided in Rule 601(b)(31)(i) of Regulation S-K, including the language on internal control over financial reporting from the introductory paragraph of paragraph 4 and paragraph 4(b).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">* * * * *</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Please advise us if we can provide any further information or assistance to facilitate your review. Please direct any questions or further comments regarding this response letter to the undersigned at (310) 874-6142.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Sincerely,</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">  &#47;s&#47; Mitch Reback&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Mitch Reback</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Chief Financial Officer</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Sweetgreen, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:52.884%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.142%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:84.658%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">cc&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Matthew Alexander, SVP, Chief Legal Officer</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Ashley&#160;Van,&#160;Vice&#160;President&#160;and&#160;Controller</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Nick&#160;Hobson,&#160;Cooley&#160;LLP</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Siana Lowrey, Cooley LLP</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6</font></div></div></div></body></html>
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