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Executive Briefing
People want new stuff all the time
But it has to be good. Also: Why Sweetgreen’s fries are canceled. And notes from Q2 earnings.
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What Ozempic users are buying, a year later
Answering a big question as America’s favorite weight loss drugs go increasingly mainstream. And a
What’s Working
dispatch: How Made In builds ‘durability of earnings’.
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Executive Briefing
How to save Starbucks
Also: A billion-plus reasons to like Pepsi’s Siete deal. And the truth about David bars.
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The Ozempic dupes are crushing it for Hims & Hers
Also: Another non-alc bottle shop is closing. And can Brian Niccol save Starbucks?
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Recalibrating for retail
The lessons behind Acid League’s new ‘Shortcut’ sauces. Plus: Chipotle on Ozempic, Sweetgreen’s new plates, and a coffee experience I’ll never forget.
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The great unclenching
Also: A net promoter score for human existence. Chipotle’s new mega-George Foreman grill. And is 10 million Apple Cards good?
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Shopify’s actually-clever consumer rewards program
Also: Chipotle is playing offense again.
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A24, the cool film studio, wants to sell you a membership
Highbrow brilliant? Also: Chipotle says it’s ‘finally getting back to pre-pandemic operations’.
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Blue Bottle is testing oat milk ‘as the default option’
Also: Lunch is back! And more of Chipotle’s reopening takeaways.
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The desk lunch is on hold
How Sweetgreen, Chipotle, and fast-casual restaurants are changing their strategies for the times.
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