CAVA is a Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CAVA, serving chef-curated and build-your-own bowls and pitas across about 500 restaurants in 30 states and Washington, D.C.
CAVA describes itself as a founder-led company. Its four co-founders are Brett Schulman, Chef Dimitri Moshovitis, Ike Grigoropoulos and Ted Xenohristos, with Schulman serving as co-founder and CEO. The company opened its first fast-casual restaurant in 2011.
Guests choose from chef-curated bowls and pitas or build their own to suit their dietary and taste preferences. The company counts more than 17 billion possible ingredient combinations across proteins, vegetables, signature dips such as Crazy Feta, house-made beverages and more. It describes its guiding belief as food that tastes as good as it makes you feel, paired with warm Mediterranean hospitality.
CAVA states its mission as bringing "heart, health, and humanity to food." The company says it provides career opportunities for more than 15,000 team members, and its Flavor Your Future platform creates pathways for team members to advance into leadership roles.
On September 23, 2026, CAVA announced its 500th restaurant, marked by the opening of a Minneapolis location at 622 Washington Avenue SE that brought the brand into Minnesota and its footprint to 30 states and the District of Columbia. The four co-founders attended the ribbon-cutting, where the company presented a check to The Food Group, its Community Day partner for that opening.