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In November 2021, Sweetgreen held its IPO. The stock priced at $28 and jumped 76% to $49.50. At that price, Sweetgreen’s market capitalization was over $5 billion.

On Thursday afternoon, Sweetgreen reported earnings for the second quarter of 2026. In trading Friday, its shares dropped 9% by midday – a nearly 90% decline from their first-day close. At that stock price, ...


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Most operators have more supply chain data than they can use. The challenge is not the amount of data available, but the fact that information from distributors, suppliers, and back of house systems often exists in disconnected formats. Without connected data, operators can struggle to identify cost pressures, enforce contracts, and protect margins.

The...


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Krispy Kreme’s average customer – and their spending patterns – might surprise you.

Typically under 35 years old, this demographic only visits the doughnut chain two to three times per year, which is why Krispy Kreme runs 15-20 special doughnut promotions per year to boost sales among this group, as reported by


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Restaurant operators across the U.S. are scrambling to understand how changes to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) could affect their workforces after a series of court rulings and federal directives left employers facing shifting work authorization deadlines and difficult compliance decisions.

The uncertainty stems from a June U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed t...


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When I first caught wind of Barrière’s new “Dear Dairy” lactose relief patch, which offers 2.5mg of lactase enzyme that’s absorbed through the skin rather than orally, I could not wait to tell my lactose-intolerant friends about it.

But before recommending it to anyone, I wanted to confirm that it actually works, so I set up an experiment with a couple of lactose-intol...


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