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OUR STORY

From childhood friends to co-founders

Ike Grigoropoulos, Chef Dimitri Moshovitis, and Ted Xenohristos grew up among Greek food and community, spending every Sunday around a table of slow-roasted lamb, lemony roasted potatoes, and bowls of tzatziki. This spirit of connection through food led to the very first CAVA, founded in 2010 with CEO Brett Schulman. Since then, they’ve made Mediterranean warmth and hospitality even more accessible, expanding to over 400 restaurants across the country.

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WE'RE BIG ON GENEROSITY

with our guests

With billions of possible combinations, our menu is designed to deliver complete satisfaction — for every craving.

with our team members

We’re creating a better pathway for employees, with entry-level jobs that pay competitive wages, paid time off, and more.

WITH OUR COMMUNITY

With every new restaurant, we open our doors a day early for Community Day. We partner with local nonprofits and serve a meal to our new neighbors, on us.

OUR FOOD

We make food that tastes good — and makes you feel good, too.

Delicious food with Mediterranean roots. We believe in food that’s healthy and flavorful. There are no compromises here. After all, Mediterranean families have been perfecting this way of eating for 4000 years.

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Fresh, high quality ingredients

We don’t take shortcuts when it comes to sourcing. Just good ingredients sourced from partners we know and trust.

Discovery with every bite

From skhug to harissa, tzatziki to falafel, there are endless ways to discover fresh ingredients, Mediterranean flavors, and new favorites.

CAVA Wherever You Are

Our restaurants aren’t the only way to get your fill. Take CAVA home with you with dips and dressings at your local grocery store, including Whole Foods Markets.

OUR SOURCING

Food is about culture, connection, and the relationships that make it all possible.

Some suppliers we're particularly proud of:

DAMASCUS BAKERIES

Our perfectly chewy sprouted grain pita is made by Damascus Bakeries, a family-owned business founded in Brooklyn in 1930. Third generation owners Edward and David Mafoud maintain the careful balance of old-world techniques (traditional recipe, freshly milled flour) with modern methods (state-of-the-art equipment) to create our unique recipe made with seven freshly milled grains.

MANOLI CANOLI OLIVES

We're proud to work with Stavros Manolakos, an olive oil sommelier and our supplier since our early days. For generations, his family has owned and farmed the land where our olives are grown and hand-picked from trees in Greece’s Kalamata and Sparta regions. Our two businesses have grown together: As demand has increased, Stavros has been able to invest in his local community and build a larger facility — in the same region where our founders are from, no less!

JUST DATE

The delicious pomegranate marinade on our glazed salmon is proudly made with Just Date’s pomegranate molasses. Dr. Sylvie Royston, a physician and mom of two, founded Just Date to seek alternatives to refined sugar. Just Date’s pomegranate molasses contains only two ingredients: organic pomegranate juice and organic date syrup for a touch of sweetness.