Sweetgreen Inc. is a newcomer to Orange County, but it is using the area as a testing ground for one of the more unique innovations seen of late in the restaurant industry.
Chipotle shares are up around 48% since the beginning of the year and have increased nearly eightfold since the chain hired Brian Niccol as its CEO a little more than five years ago.
In its second-quarter earnings call in the beginning of April, executives from Irvine-based Kura Sushi USA (Nasdaq: KRUS) reported a large uptick in reward membership over the past five months.
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (NYSE: EW), Orange County’s most valuable publicly traded company, is set to see its first top executive change at the maker of artificial heart valves and other medtech products since its 2000 spinout from Baxter International.