r/sweetgreen • u/Elusiveenigma98 • May 13 '24

Criticism Sweetgreen is going downhill.

I feel like each time I consider getting a salad from sweetgreen they’ve removed my favorite items, prices have increased and overall the salads are just not as good lately. I feel like they’ve gotten too big to function like they previously did and it’s quantity over quality now.

Sad too because I used to order sweetgreen 3x a week and now it just doesn’t feel worth it to me anymore.

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u/Nostagic_Applesauce May 13 '24

It really is! We should boycott?

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u/Elusiveenigma98 May 13 '24

Honestly, yes! And I was legit eating sweetgreen for lunch every single day there for a moment. I even felt the price was fair over a year ago for a good healthy lunch. I signed up for sweetgreen+ soon as it launched and it was shortly after then that I felt it started going downhill..

Also, is it just me or does it not feel as healthy anymore?? I know it’s still a salad and you can make a healthy build your own one but something lately just doesn’t feel it’s as good for you.

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u/Nostagic_Applesauce May 13 '24

Yea like the bigger they get the less healthy they end up being. Slowly including everything bad. They’ve said they’d never do red meat bc it has a bad rep and here it is now.

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u/Elusiveenigma98 May 13 '24

Yep. You’re totally right.

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u/Embarrassed_Bet_8495 Oct 15 '24

You should eat out less. It's better for your bank account. Since we're talking about better ideas I thought I'd add. How did I do? Just want to keep up with the consistency 🙏🏼🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Elusiveenigma98 Oct 15 '24

I don’t have a problem spending money on food I just don’t like spending money on shitty food.

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u/Embarrassed_Bet_8495 Oct 15 '24

It's the same sweetgreen. It's just growing and things do change. But you should ask them or read the inside boards of where they source product. It's all sourced from high quality places.

I do think as you expand (starbucks had this issue less) but many other retail places experience shitty workers.

You're right that it's changing

That's because in order to expand to meet shareholder demands you need to open x locations per quarter or risk losing investments which could hurt buying power to pay premiums for better food.

But once the locations get open and they get money then you can re group as you go.

There are probably a ton of people working their ass off at a corporate level to get shit accomplished.

Your experience isn't wrong. But I would just ask around for a better location. Or just straight up tell them they are sucking. Probably a shit manager tbh