Rubicon announces extension agreement with Sweetgreen

Rubicon Technologies Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, has signed an extended, three-year agreement with Sweetgreen Inc., a Culver City, California-based restaurant brand. The company will continue to expand Sweetgreen’s waste diversion efforts and provide enhanced account management as the company’s partner for waste, recycling and composting services.

Sweetgreen has been working with Rubicon since 2016. The company says it creates plant-forward, seasonal and earth-friendly meals from fresh ingredients and produce that prioritizes organic, regenerative and local sourcing.

Rubicon manages Sweetgreen’s waste and recycling programs with a focus on cardboard, plastics and aluminum. It also handles the company’s composting and food material recycling, which constitutes a large percentage of the company’s waste due to the use of compostable food service ware.

Rubicon also provides enhanced sustainability data, analytics and reporting capabilities via its RubiconConnect platform. With this extended agreement, Rubicon will continue to bring the power and scope of its network of more than 8,000 hauler and vendor partners to bear in support of Sweetgreen’s environmental and business goals.

“We are thrilled to announce this extension agreement with Sweetgreen,” says Tom Owston, chief commercial officer at Rubicon. “Rubicon’s mission is to end waste, and it is a mission that the Sweetgreen team has fully embraced since we first began working with them all those years ago. Sweetgreen’s commitment to waste diversion from landfill is a testament to their willingness to put sustainability at the very heart of their business, and we look forward to working with them for many years to come to help create a more sustainable world.”

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