L Catterton, one of the largest consumer-focused PE firms in the world, has held majority control of Chopt since 2015, and a professional CEO has run the company since 2008 — the founders haven't been in operational control for nearly two decades. Chopt has invested in genuine sustainability commitments: compostable packaging, a published GHG reduction target, and 500+ named farm partners with a 400-mile sourcing radius. But no sustainability goal changes who Chopt ultimately answers to: a PE firm with financial return requirements, not the communities where it operates.