News about restaurants

The article argues that founder-led companies can appeal to investors as global regulators tighten financial rules, since founders often remain heavily invested in long-term success. Tesla, still shaped by Elon Musk, generates about US$90.8b from its Automotive segment and US$12.8b from Energy Generation and Storage, with a market value of roughly US$1.40t, while pursuing ambitious bets in AI, robotaxis, humanoid robotics and battery storage, where the article notes competition in energy storage is intensifying. Sweetgreen, led by Jonathan Neman, is pushing digital ordering and farm-to-table sourcing and generates about US$681.8 million from company-owned locations, with a market value of roughly US$1.2 billion. However, restaurant-level margins fell to 13.1%, with food, beverage and packaging at 29.8% of revenue and labor at 29.2%, and the article says higher input and wage pressure may consume much of a 150 basis point cost-of-sales opportunity and leave net margins weaker.