NYSE: CAVA

•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-

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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.

Our values build upon our mission and set a clear foundation in establishing our seven core competencies for expected behavior from all Team Members, which we believe allows us to maximize opportunities for growth and development.

Talent Development

Inspired by our Mediterranean Way and defined by a genuine expression of hospitality and warmth, we want our Team Members – who are vital to our growth and carry on the CAVA culture every day – to build a career, not merely find employment. Under our Flavor Your Future platform, we continuously nurture our talent-rich pipeline by offering a clear promotional track for Team Members to become General Managers, including by the introduction of the Assistant General Manager role. Another key component of our Team Member development pipeline includes a nationwide training network led by our Academy General Managers, who we have identified as achieving strong operational and financial results at the restaurants they operate.

Total Rewards

We believe recognition and rewards are key to a healthy and vibrant culture. We offer our Team Members competitive compensation and benefits including:

•medical, dental, and vision insurance for full-time Team Members and a mini-medical plan for part-time Team Members including office visits, telemedicine, behavioral health, and prescription discounts, among other items;

•401K matching;

•an employee stock purchase plan that gives virtually all our Team Members an ownership opportunity;

•an Employee Assistance Program that covers paid mental health benefits and counseling for all Team Members and their household members, elder care services, alcohol and drug dependency programs, continuing education and college planning, marriage and relationship counseling, relocation guidance, and family planning assistance;

•continuing education, including a tuition discount program in partnership with University of Maryland Global Campus for any Team Member wanting to further their education;

•financial assistance for adoption and family planning through our Well Being program for all Team Members;

•free meals to all Team Members during working hours and discounted meals outside of working hours; and

•short- and long-term incentive programs for our General Managers and Team Members within manufacturing and our Collaboration Center Organization.

Creating an Inclusive Culture

Guided by the skills and insights of our Team Members, we’re intentional about human connection, bringing down barriers, and creating an environment where everyone is welcome at our table.

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We are strongly committed to supporting and engaging all Team Members. We encourage our Team Members, to leverage each of their unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to deliver exceptional results. Inclusivity is a hallmark of several of our core competencies, such as enterprise leadership, service mindset, and people development. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and to providing a respectful work environment free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation on the basis of any protected classes or characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Real Estate

Our market evaluation and site selection process is data-driven and includes reviewing characteristics such as geography, presence of peer brands, demographic and psychographic data, urban/suburban balance, foot- and vehicle-traffic, retail and daily needs, employment and daytime activity, adjacent retailers, and volume potential.

Our restaurant designs are flexible and adaptable to fit any site, which allows us to enhance and tailor our format to our guests’ preferences, including their preferred channels. Each CAVA Restaurant includes walk-the-line ordering and digital pick-up capabilities, as well as a separate digital make line to maximize throughput. Our 2026 restaurant openings will feature our new Project Soul design, which, in addition to convenience, expresses our Mediterranean hospitality and taps into guests’ desire for human connection, including softer seating, more greenery and a warmer brand pallet. Our restaurants generally range from 2,000 to 3,000 square feet in size and seat approximately 30 to 60 guests indoors. As of December 28, 2025, we offered drive-thru pick-up at 75 locations. In select markets, we operate Digital Kitchens to serve as centralized production hubs.

Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Distribution

Our Sourcing and Supply Chain

We have invested in vertically-integrated manufacturing capabilities and built a differentiated directly-sourced supply chain with more than 50 trusted grower, rancher, and producer partners. We conduct certain site visits to maintain our strong relationships and seek to ensure that our partners adhere to our high-quality standards. To secure any potential sourcing needs well in advance of our growth, we continually evaluate the strength and diversity of our supply chain. For additional information, see