Farm-to-table fast casual · 36+ locations · NYC, Westchester NY, CT, NJ, PA, MA, MD, VA, DC
Dig Inn owns its own 20-acre farm, one of the most credible sourcing operations in fast casual. But it also carries $132M in venture backing, Danny Meyer among the investors, and a founder who stepped back to chairman.
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Dig Inn has the most credible sourcing operation in NYC fast casual — it owns a 20-acre farm in New York's Black Dirt region, works with 102 farm partners, and buys over half its produce from within 300 miles. But the labor record doesn't match the farm values: a 2018 lawsuit by 17 delivery workers alleging improper tip credits and unpaid overtime settled in 2019, and workers rate compensation just 2.8/5 with heavy turnover complaints. With $132M in venture capital and a professional CEO installed in 2023, Dig Inn answers to its investor roster — Danny Meyer's fund among them — more than to any single owner.
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