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The drink to impress mentality has permeated tech and startup culture for nearly a decade. But with the rise in popularity of brands like Olipop and Liquid Death, that’s all about to change.

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Evan Xie

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Good news for Los Angeles’ salad-obsessed populous: Sweetgreen is the latest in a string of restaurants to embrace a loyalty program.

Sweetpass, announced Monday, is the salad chain’s latest membership program. According to the press release, there’s a free version and a premium version of the subscription called Sweetpass+ with extra perks that cost $10 monthly. It’s not the first time Sweetgreen’s experimented with a loyalty program; the Culver City-based chain began testing various membership options over the years to gauge what customers wanted, CEO Johnathan Neman said in a statement Monday.

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Evan Xie

At least 50,000 acres in the state of California are estimated to be underwater after a record-breaking year of rainfall. So far this year, California has received nearly 29 inches of rain, with the bulk being dumped on its central and southern coasts. Farmers are already warning that the price of dairy, tomatoes and other vegetables will rise as the weather prevents them from re-seeding their fields.

While no current technology can prevent weather disasters, Leaf Agriculture, a Los Angeles-based startup that launched in 2018, wants to help farmers better manage their properties by leveraging data.

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