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Security report for sweetgreen.com

sweetgreen · Retail · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Sweetgreen is a large fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in healthy, seasonal salads and grain bowls. The company operates a professional and well-branded website offering online ordering, catering services, a merchandise shop, and corporate meal delivery solutions. The website demonstrates a mature digital infrastructure with extensive use of modern analytics and marketing technologies, including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, and LinkedIn Insight Tag, all managed via Google Tag Manager. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy, cookie policy, and a consent management platform (OneTrust). Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though explicit security headers and policies could be more transparent. The absence of WHOIS data is a notable gap, reducing domain registration transparency and slightly impacting trustworthiness. Overall, the website is professional, secure, and user-friendly, targeting health-conscious consumers and corporate clients.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
67
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
70

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Sweetgreen holds a strong market position in the healthy fast-casual dining sector, leveraging technology to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency. Their business model includes direct consumer sales via physical locations and online ordering, corporate catering, and branded merchandise sales. The company targets health-conscious individuals, office workers, and businesses seeking catering solutions. Press coverage and social media presence reinforce brand credibility. The ecosystem includes related domains for ordering, merchandise, and corporate delivery, indicating a diversified service offering. The lack of public WHOIS data is unusual for a company of this size and may be due to privacy protection or technical issues.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and integrates multiple tracking and marketing scripts responsibly with user consent. Security best practices such as cookie consent and no exposed sensitive data are observed. However, explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options are not clearly visible in the provided HTML, and no dedicated security or incident response pages are found. There is no evidence of a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file. These gaps suggest room for improvement in transparency and incident readiness. The overall security posture is good but could be enhanced by publishing security policies and incident contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and user trust.
  2. Implement and verify security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents, including abuse or security@ email addresses.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data to improve domain registration transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
sweetgreen
Description
Simple, seasonal, healthy salads and grain bowls made in-house from scratch, using whole produce delivered that morning.
Key services
Salads and grain bowls, Online ordering, Catering, Merchandise shop, Corporate meal delivery (Outpost)
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, OneTrust Cookie Consent
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of reputable analytics and tracking scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Marketing tools
OneTrust Cookie Consent
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Strong branding and professional design with clear navigation.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  4. Use of multiple third-party analytics and marketing pixels.
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content provided.
  6. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual and reduces transparency.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies found on the site.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack with asynchronous loading of analytics and marketing scripts, improving performance and user experience. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive images and accessible navigation. The use of OneTrust for cookie consent indicates compliance with privacy regulations. Hosting and CMS details are not explicitly found, but the site appears fast and well-structured. There is no evidence of legacy or vulnerable libraries. The technical implementation supports a high-quality user experience and strong SEO fundamentals.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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