So they decided to focus all their attention on Sweetgreen, and open more branches. This required investment though, and initially it wasn’t easy to get. “For many years it was very hard to convince people to invest in Sweetgreen,” says Jonathan. “We had no track record, we were just kids from college.” However, Sweetgreen’s healthy fast food did eventually convince high-profile entrepreneurs including Whole Foods boss Walter Robb, billionaire investor Steve Case, and French chef Daniel Boulud. After initially adding other outlets in Washington, by 2019 Sweetgreen had 90 branches across the US. With its headquarters having moved fromWashington to Los Angeles in 2016, investment in the business now totals $365 m, and it has more than 3,500 employees. Nicolas says that as the company continues to expand, it is committed to buying produce only from American farmers, despite this meaning that there will be certain months and years when some fruits and vegetables are unavailable. “We are at the mercy of Mother Nature,” he says. “One of our most popular salads is the peach salad. But one year the US peach crop didn’t grow because of bad weather. At this point we could have bought peaches from South America and made our money, but we took a step back and thought, we buy our peaches because they are in season, and because they come from a particular region of the US, and from a particular farmer. So we asked him, what else do you have for us? He said he had blueberries and raspberries, and we decided to make a berry salad instead.” Look at the text again. Match the highlighted expressions with the definitions. 1 easy to reach or to get 2 containing substances that your body needs 3 not pre-prepared or stored for long 4 made according to what the customer wants 5 get products straight from the producer 6 ripe and ready to be consumed at this particular time According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) there are five keys to a healthy diet. Look at these words and discuss how they are connected to health and nutrition. Listen to a lecture about the five keys and complete the table with the correct explanations. c 21 a km5w54 29 obesity trans-fats diarrhoea fibre resistance raw protein b Key factor for a healthy diet Why it’s important 1 Breastfeed babies and young children ■■ ■■ ■■ 2 Eat a variety of fresh and unprocessed foods ■■ ■■ ■■ 3 Eat plenty of vegetables and fruit ■■ ■■ 4 Eat moderate amounts of fat and oils ■■ ■■ 5 Eat less salt and sugar ■■ 61 Language skills Extras Explore 5 Money matters Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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