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In celebration of their partnership, Sweetgreen and Osaka are jointly supporting The Asian American Foundation in its effort to advance equity, with 100% of sales from every Naomi Osaka Bowl on May 26 going to support AAPI-led organizations increasing food access in AAPI communities.

One of Sweetgreen's core values -- win, win, win -- sets out to ensure the customer, company and community all win, and Ru said that Osaka shared in that approach for this new partnership.

\"Healthy eating shouldn't be very prescriptive, it should be an integrated part of your lifestyle, and I think that's what we really connected over,\" he added. \"The collaboration with Naomi is meant to feel very light and connected to your lifestyle.\"

While this is Sweetgreen's first athlete-backed promotion, Ru said, \"We want to use this platform going forward. It's how we connect to future athletes.\" He added that the brand will keep an eye out for future opportunities to connect with other like-minded pros when the time is right.

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