Cava (restaurant)

Cava
Company typePublic
NYSE: CAVA
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast Casual
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006) (as Cava Mezze)
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Founders
  • Ted Xenohristos
  • Ike Grigoropoulos
  • Dimitri Moshovitis
  • Brett Schulman
Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
,
United States
Number of locations
309[1] (2023)
Area served
United States
Key people
RevenueIncrease US$729 million[1] (2023)
Number of employees
c. 8,100[1] (2023)
ParentCava Group, Inc.
Websitecava.com

Cava (stylized as CAVA), also referred to as Cava Grill, is a Mediterranean fast casual restaurant chain with locations across the United States. Cava is owned by the publicly traded Cava Group, which purchased Zoës Kitchen in August 2018.[3][4] The combined company is the largest restaurant operator in the Mediterranean category in the U.S. restaurant industry.[5] Cava also produces a line of Mediterranean dips, spreads, and dressings that are sold in grocery stores across the US.[3][6] As of May 2023, all Zoe's Kitchen restaurants have been closed, with Cava restaurants replacing many of them.

  1. ^ a b c "2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Behind Cava Group's conversion of Zoe's Kitchen restaurants". Restaurant Business. January 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Bethesda Interview: The Cava Guys". bethesdamagazine.com. November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "The 13 Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings Around D.C., Summer 2021". dc.eater.com. June 25, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "CAVA to acquire Zoe's Kitchen for $300 million". Reuters. August 17, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cava: Healthy Mediterranean Chain Expanding And Acquiring". forbes.com. Retrieved August 26, 2021.