cut its full-year outlook

Sweetgreen, a salad-focused restaurant chain, has revised its full-year outlook downwards, projecting a steeper decline in same-store sales. The company cited consumer fears surrounding the cyclospora outbreak, which has resulted in at least 10,000 illnesses and two deaths. While Sweetgreen has not been directly implicated, the outbreak has led to a broad loss of confidence in fresh produce among diners.

The Food and Drug Administration has traced the outbreak to iceberg lettuce from a Taylor Farms facility in central Mexico, with recalls issued for contaminated products. Sweetgreen's updated forecast indicates a same-store sales decline of 7% to 8%, up from the previous estimate of 2% to 4%. The company expects to report an adjusted loss of $27 million to $23 million for 2026, down from its earlier expectation of $1 million to $6 million.

Other chains not linked to the contaminated lettuce have also suffered sales declines due to the outbreak's impact on consumer confidence.