Executive Briefing
Sweetgreen’s quiet delivery roll-out, What Shopify’s new CBD program means
Shopify just opened the door to CBD e-commerce — sort of.
By Dan Frommer on Friday, September 20, 2019 at 6:00 pm
Sweetgreen, the fast-growing salad chain that just raised another $150 million at a $1.6 billion valuation, has quietly been delivering its salads and grain bowls via Uber Eats, Grubhub, and Postmates this summer.
I say “quietly” because it doesn’t look like the companies have done any sort of formal announcements or promotions around the partnerships, and Sweetgreen doesn’t yet advertise delivery as an option on its website or app.
But if you search the Uber Eats, Seamless/Grubhub, and Postmates apps for Sweetgreen in cities where it has restaurants — I just tested New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and Chicago — you should be able to place a delivery order. Some stores already have hundreds of ratings in the Uber Eats app.
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