“On the EPS guide. So what would you have to believe, as you said, we're trying to be prudent given that we still have the macro backdrop that we do. But what would you have to believe? Well, first of all, we start with top line. So we said 5% plus, it would need to lean on the plus.”

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“but we're excited very much about what we're seeing from an operational performance, how the customer then responds to that great operational performance and then the great work that I think the marketing and menu team are doing to bring relevant drinks, and you'll see us continue to push forward in food to go along with those great drinks. And so I'm really excited about where we are. And I'm optimistic that if we stay the course on executing Green Apron Service, executing the third place experience with all these uplifts and then continuing to support our partners with the right rosters, the right deployment and then the right menu and marketing innovation, we should continue to be rewarded with customers' business in any environment. I'll let you cover the second part. Catherine Smith: On the EPS guide. So what would you have to believe, as you said, we're trying to be prudent given that we still have the macro backdrop that we do. But what would you have to believe? Well, first of all, we start with top line. So we said 5% plus, it would need to lean on the plus. That will obviously help the EPS in the guidance range between the $2.25 and $2.45 toward the top end. Additional things that are contemplated in the back half of the year, we need to see coffee prices abate. Obviously, we continue to take a prudent position there, but we'd like to see those continue to abate. We'll want to make sure we're watching fuel and the implications of fuel, obviously, on our business as we get surcharges, but also on the consumer. And then lastly, we'll continue to tighten up our innovation performance on COGS in particular. And as we do all of those things, that would put us at the top end or who knows what. And so we'll start with top line first. Operator: Your next question comes from Chris O'Cull with Stifel. Christopher O'Cull: Congratulations again. Brian,”