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Cava's Tricia Tolivar Addresses Growth Challenges as CFO

PRIVATENov 06, 2026

Position

Chief Financial Officer

Company

Cava

Tricia Tolivar
WashingtonFood and BeverageHospitalityHotel

Description

Cava's CFO Tricia Tolivar discusses the challenges of sustaining growth while expanding to 1,000 locations by 2032. The company has experienced impressive revenue growth, but faces challenges from consumer spending trends and operational discipline.

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Company Information

Company

Cava

Location

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

About

CAVA is the category-defining Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, bringing together healthful food and bold, satisfying flavors at scale. Our brand and our opportunity transcend the Mediterranean category to compete in the large and growing limited-service restaurant sector as well as the health and wellness food category. CAVA serves guests across age groups, genders, and income brackets and benefits from generational tailwinds created by consumer demand for healthy living and a demographic shift towards greater ethnic diversity. We meet consumers’ desires to engage with convenient, authentic, purpose-driven brands that view food as a source of self-expression. The broad appeal of our food combined with these favorable industry trends drive our vast opportunity for continued growth.

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