Business Description

CAVA Group, Inc. (together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, referred to as the “Company,” “CAVA,” “we,” “us,” and “our,” unless specified otherwise) was formed as a Delaware corporation in 2015, and prior to that, the first CAVA restaurant opened in 2011 in Bethesda, Maryland. As of December 28, 2025, we operate 439 fast-casual CAVA Restaurants in 28 states and Washington, D.C. The Company’s authentic Mediterranean cuisine unites taste and health, with a menu that features chef-curated and customizable bowls and pitas. We centrally produce our dips, spreads, and certain dressing bases for use in our restaurants while also selling our dips, spreads, and prepared dressings in grocery stores. Business Strategy We believe that our differentiated offerings and broad appeal give us significant opportunity in the Mediterranean and health and wellness food categories. Our guests span age groups, genders, and income brackets with a strong Millennial and a growing Gen Z contingent. The broad appeal of our brand is evidenced by substantial diversity across geographies, formats, dayparts, and channels. We are in the early stages of fulfilling our total restaurant potential, and we believe there is opportunity for more than 1,000 CAVA restaurants in the United States by 2032. We believe we are well positioned to benefit from the following strong and emerging trends: • Evolving consumer preferences for authentic and ethnic cuisine • Increased focus on health and wellness • Emphasis on combined quality and convenience We aim to create an industry-leading, category defining brand rooted in the following strategic pillars: Expand our Mediterranean Way in Communities Across the Country • Grow our footprint and expand multi-channel access • Fuel our culinary innovation and communication engine to drive traffic, mix, and check • Express the essence of our category-defining concept consistently across brand properties Develop Personal Relationships with Guests, Even as We Scale • Leverage our digital ecosystem to enable more personalized communication with guests • Deepen our connections with guests and drive increased frequency with our enhanced loyalty offerings • Create a cohesive physical and digital journey Run Great Restaurants, Every Location, Every Shift • Streamline and automate preparation to make our restaurants easier to run • Enhance our training and standards to consistently deliver our Mediterranean hospitality • Leverage technologies to increase automation and improve restaurant operations Operate As a High-Performing Team • Create a culture of growth and accountability • Use best-in-class data capabilities to unlock powerful, actionable insights • Implement programs and tools that engage, retain, and connect the organization Our Food - Where Taste and Health Unite Our menu fulfills a broad range of dietary preferences, from hearty and indulgent to vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo, keto, and nut-free diets. We have designed our menu to offer vibrant flavors using many fresh, high- 7 Table of Contents quality ingredients inspired by our Mediterranean roots. Our guests can choose a chef-curated meal or a build-your-own-bowl or pita using our 38 ingredients with over 17.4 billion combinations. We make it deliciously simple to eat well and feel good every day. People and Culture As of December 28, 2025, we employed approximately 12,900 Team Members in our restaurants and 580 within manufacturing and our Collaboration Center Organization. From the very beginning, our founders were focused on ensuring CAVA treated all Team Members with generosity – we believe the health and well-being of our Team Members are just as important as the health of our food. Our Employee Net Promoter Score indicates we have a highly engaged team according to Denison Consulting, which conducted our 2025 Team Member engagement survey. Our Values We maintain a core set of values that guide the organization and our culture. They are: • Generosity First, Always - We lead with kindness. Our best work happens when we act in service of others. • Constant Curiosity - We are eager to learn, grow, and explore beyond the obvious. • Act with Agility - We welcome change; it’s the only constant. We embrace, adjust, and adapt. • Passion for Positivity - We greet each day with warmth and possibility. • Collective Ambition - We have high aspirations that are achieved when we work together with a shared purpose.…