Sweetgreen, Inc. (NYSE: SG) reported record first-quarter results, with revenue of $215 million, up 24% year over year, and same-store sales growth of 9.4%. The fast-casual chain also announced the rollout of an AI-powered digital menu platform that will personalize ordering recommendations across its app and in-store kiosks. ## Background and mandate The platform, developed in partnership with an unnamed AI infrastructure provider, uses purchase history, dietary preferences, and contextual signals like weather and time of day to surface menu suggestions. Sweetgreen said pilot stores saw a 14% lift in average ticket and a 7-point increase in customer satisfaction scores. "Digital is no longer a channel — it's the operating system of the restaurant," said Sweetgreen co-founder and CEO Jonathan Neman. "We're using AI to make the experience more personal, not more impersonal." ## Why it matters For industry operators, this is another data point in the structural change reshaping the earnings sector. Watch for follow-on moves from competitors and reactions from key channel partners in the coming quarters. The company also raised its full-year revenue guidance to a range of $920 million to $940 million. For more industry intelligence built for operators, explore [Food & Beverage Magazine's coverage](/earnings) and [our latest industry analysis](/earnings/industry-trends). Have a take on this story? Drop a comment below — we want to hear how it's playing out in your operation. Written by Michael Politz, Author of [Guide to Restaurant Success: The Proven Process for Starting Any Restaurant Business From Scratch to Success (ISBN: 978-1-119-66896-1)](https://www.amazon.com/Beverage-Magazines-Guide-Restaurant-Success/dp/1119668964), Founder of Food & Beverage Magazine, the leading online magazine and resource in the industry. Designer of the Bluetooth logo and recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 40 Under 40" for founding American Wholesale Floral, Politz is also the Co-founder of the Proof Awards and the CPG Awards and a partner in numerous consumer brands across the food and beverage sector.