Starbucks exec joins Sweetgreen’s c-suite

Sweetgreen has a new chief operations officer.

The fast-casual eatery, which specializes in healthy meals based on seasonal local ingredients, said that Chris Carr has joined COO.

Carr joins Sweetgreen from Starbucks, where he most recently served as executive VP and chief procurement officer. Prior to that, he was executive VP, licensed stores Americas, he was responsible for the strategic planning, annual operations, market planning and sales for 6,500 licensed Starbucks stores.

"Chris’ values and leadership skills will make for an exceptional addition to the Sweetgreen team," said Jonathan Neman, co-founder and CEO, Sweetgreen, which has more than 100 locations nationwide. “With his experience in delivering sustainable growth in retail and supply chain, we’re looking forward to Chris furthering his impact on the future of real food and amplifying our growth ahead.”

Prior to Starbucks, Carr spent the majority of his career with ExxonMobil where he developed and implemented retail operational strategies for its global fuels marketing downstream businesses.