Sweetgreen Makes Its Northeast Florida Debut With First-Ever Jacksonville Location Opening at St. Johns Town Center

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 8, 2026--

sweetgreen, the mission-driven restaurant brand serving healthy food at scale, is bringing its first-ever Jacksonville location to 4624 Town Crossing Dr. in St. Johns Town Center on September 15. The restaurant marks sweetgreen’s first location in Northeast Florida, with opening-day celebrations featuring local partnerships, special offerings and a chance to win a custom surfboard.

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Open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., the 2,560-square-foot restaurant will offer sweetgreen's signature menu of chef-crafted salads, warm bowls and protein-forward plates. In addition to fan favorites like the Crispy Rice Bowl and Miso Glazed Salmon, guests can explore sweetgreen’s newest menu innovations, including its lineup of wraps, which bring the brand’s signature ingredients into a more portable format, and the limited-time Fall Harvest menu, featuring the seasonal-favorite Autumn Harvest Bowl and two new seasonal offerings: the Maple Glazed Salmon plate and Roasted Bacon Brussels side.

sweetgreen's commitment to high-quality, sustainably sourced ingredients is reflected throughout the restaurant experience. From the open kitchen, where meals are prepared fresh daily, to the source board showcasing the farmers and growers behind its ingredients, every detail brings the brand's farm-to-fork mission to life.

In Jacksonville, sweetgreen is partnering with Lipman Family Farms, a family-run grower with roots in Florida and a strong focus on sustainable farming, and Lady Moon farms, a family-owned, 100% organic grower that has been farming organically since 1988, to help bring ingredients from our growers and suppliers to the St. Johns Town Center restaurant.

“Jacksonville marks an exciting milestone for sweetgreen as we make our debut in Northeast Florida and bring our mission to a brand-new market,” said Ryan Slemons, Chief Development Officer at sweetgreen. “With its active lifestyle and appreciation for fresh, quality food, Jacksonville is a natural fit for us. We’re excited to finally open our doors in the River City and look forward to getting to know the community and becoming a part of it.”

Ahead of opening day, guests are invited to RSVP via Eventbrite for a sneak peek and complimentary meal on September 11 and 12.

To celebrate the grand opening on Tuesday, September 15, sweetgreen will host a special event starting at 10:00 a.m. featuring local partnerships and giveaways, while supplies last. Event details include:

*Below terms apply.

sweetgreen is proud to partner with Clara White Mission, a Jacksonville-based non-profit committed to preventing and reducing homelessness. For every meal purchased on opening day, sweetgreen will donate a meal to Clara White Mission to nourish communities in Jacksonville experiencing food insecurity.

Orders can be placed in-restaurant, online or through the sweetgreen app, where guests can join SG Rewards. Members earn 10 points for every eligible dollar spent, unlocking personalized offers, exclusive perks and free menu favorites. Get all the details about SG Rewards here.

To learn more about sweetgreen Jacksonville, its menu and its loyalty program, visit www.sweetgreen.com and follow @sweetgreen on Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok and YouTube.

About sweetgreen:

sweetgreen (NYSE: SG) is on a mission to build healthier communities by connecting people to real food. Since 2007, the brand has reimagined what quick, accessible food can be: fresh, flavorful and built on real relationships with growers. From regional farms to kitchens across the country, sweetgreen serves seasonal, chef-crafted menus across more than 285 locations nationwide, creating spaces where food, people, and purpose come together.

Terms and Conditions:

All promotions items available in-store only at sweetgreen St. John Towns Center (Jacksonville, FL) while supplies last. No purchase necessary. All Times ET.

*No purchase necessary. Open to legal U.S. residents who live/work in the Jacksonville, FL area, 18 or older. Ends 10 p.m. ET 9/15/26. Void outside Jacksonville & where prohibited. Subject to Official Rules, available at store. Prize must be picked up by winner at Jacksonville location. May take up to 6 weeks for delivery following consultation with artist.

Sweetgreen Makes Its Northeast Florida Debut With First-Ever Jacksonville Location Opening at St. Johns Town Center

Sweetgreen Makes Its Northeast Florida Debut With First-Ever Jacksonville Location Opening at St. Johns Town Center

Sweetgreen Makes Its Northeast Florida Debut With First-Ever Jacksonville Location Opening at St. Johns Town Center

Sweetgreen Makes Its Northeast Florida Debut With First-Ever Jacksonville Location Opening at St. Johns Town Center

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government said Tuesday that it's banning trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says “settler terrorists” are carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said that the U.K. will ban imports of all goods from the settlements, and some services including financing, construction, infrastructure, real estate and advertising for settlements. He said that France and Canada would also ban trade in goods from settlements.

It’s a significant toughening of Britain’s stance towards longtime ally Israel, whose conduct towards the Palestinians under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has increasingly been criticized by the U.K. and other Israeli allies.

Under Netanyahu’s ultranationalist government, settlement construction in the West Bank — seized by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war — has surged. The international community overwhelmingly considers such construction to be illegal and an obstacle to peace.

Netanyahu’s government views the West Bank as the biblical and historical homeland of the Jewish people and is opposed to the creation of a Palestinian state.

”The British government agrees that there is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in areas of the West Bank, perpetrated by settler terrorists,” Miliband said. He said there had been “houses bulldozed, roads and public infrastructure destroyed, families displaced from their homes.”

He said that he feels “a deep sense of shame about what has unfolded in Palestine under the eyes of the international community.”

“We will not acquiesce in the destruction of the two-state solution,” Miliband said.

The ban on trade would be in place in six to nine months, he said. He said that Canada and France will also announce a ban on goods from Israeli settlements, while Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Poland, Portugal and Sweden have pledged to “support further action.”

The Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Spain and Norway have either banned goods from settlements or are in the process of doing so, he said.

Miliband also tightened Britain’s embargo on weapons sales to Israel for use in Gaza to include arms “that materially contribute to the occupation” of Palestinian territories.

The United Kingdom, a longtime ally of Israel, recognized Palestinian statehood last year in an attempt to revive dwindling efforts to achieve a two-state solution.

The center-left Labour Party government has previously sanctioned some Israeli settlers and illegal outposts over violence against Palestinians and illegal development in the West Bank.

U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has voiced concerns about the E1 settlement project approved by Israel, which would effectively cut the territory in two. Palestinians and rights groups say it could destroy hopes for a future Palestinian state.

A tougher line on settlements is likely to be welcomed by many Labour voters and lawmakers, who have urged the government to go further in sanctioning Israel and supporting the Palestinians.

But some Labour members expressed concern that the move could boost support for Netanyahu, who is facing a tough battle for reelection in October, or lead to attacks on British Jews.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that the ban would be “a grave miscalculation, a decision that will fall on the wrong side of history.

“In the current context, it would be a gross interference in the democratic elections of a sovereign nation,” he said.

Senior Israeli ministers also condemned the U.K. government’s position before the actual announcement was made. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar warned that “if Britain acts against Israel, Israel will act against Britain.”

Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s hard-line public security minister, called on Netanyahu to recognize Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic known in Argentina as Islas Malvinas.

The move was also criticized by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said that it was “discrimination against the Jewish people.” He said that the U.K. could face “repercussions or retaliations” from the U.S. if it imposed the sanctions.

Several U.S. states have laws banning contracts or investments with businesses that boycott Israeli firms, including those based in the West Bank. U.S. Rep. Randy Fines, a Florida Republican, said in a post on social media that the U.K. ban could put at risk “billions of dollars” in trade between British businesses and Florida.

Burnham’s office said that the prime minister spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday and set out “the U.K.’s commitment to working toward peace and security in the region” and achieving a two-state solution. There was no word on how Trump responded.

Megan Mineiro contributed to this report from Jerusalem.

FILE - Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks during a press conference in Madrid, Spain, on July 29, 2026. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP, File)