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Sweetgreen’s chief development officer Jim McPhail departs the companySweetgreen’s chief development officer Jim McPhail departs the company

With Jim McPhail’s departure, Timothy Noonan has been promoted to SVP, development at the restaurant company.

Alicia Kelso, Executive Editor

December 15, 2023

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Sweetgreen's CDO is leaving the company.Photo courtesy of Sweetgreen

Sweetgreen has announced in an 8-K filing that Jim McPhail, chief development officer, will depart the company effective Dec. 31. With this news, Timothy Noonan has been promoted to the position of SVP, development, effective immediately.

According to his LinkedIn page, McPhail has been with the company since October 2019.

Noonan has served in a variety of roles at the company since joining in May 2009, most recently serving as vice president, Operations Strategy and Restaurant Concept Design. In his new role, Noonan will assume the development responsibilities previously held by McPhail, including site selection, lease administration and construction and facilities management. Noonan will also continue his prior responsibilities of restaurant concept design. Noonan graduated from the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business in 2009.

Sweetgreen opened about 35 new restaurants on the year and ended Q3 with a total of 220 restaurants. The company expects to open between 23 to 28 restaurants next year, about one-third of which will include the “Infinite Kitchen” automated makeline.

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Alicia Kelso

Executive Editor, Nation's Restaurant News

Alicia Kelso is the executive editor of Nation's Restaurant News. She began covering the restaurant industry in 2010 for QSRweb.com, FastCasual.com and PizzaMarketplace.com. When her son was born, she left the industry to pursue a role in higher education, but swiftly returned after realizing how much she missed the space. In filling that void, Alicia added a contributor role at Restaurant Dive and a senior contributor role at Forbes.
Her work has appeared in publications around the world, including Forbes Asia, NPR, Bloomberg, The Seattle Times, Crain's Chicago, Good Morning America and Franchise Asia Magazine.
Alicia holds a degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University, where she competed on the women's swim team. In addition to cheering for the BGSU Falcons, Alicia is a rabid Michigan fan and will talk about college football with anyone willing to engage. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her wife and son.

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