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"A major fast-casual chain is finally adding San Diego to its footprint: Sweetgreen will open its first area location in Carlsbad at the Beacon La Costa complex. Jim McPhail, Sweetgreen’s chief development officer, says the company has been looking for the right place to be a community hangout and to build the kind of kitchen needed for its from-scratch menu. With daily produce deliveries, the kitchen prepares a rotating seasonal menu of salads, warm bowls, and plates — current offerings include a peach and burrata salad, a fish taco bowl, and a hot honey chicken plate. The 2,500-square-foot Carlsbad location will have interior dining and a large patio, is scheduled to launch by early 2022, and the company plans to open at least three more stores in the San Diego area." - Candice Woo