Company: CAVA
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-007882
Chunk: 119

Company: CAVA GROUP, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 119
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 our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The successful operation of our business depends upon the performance and reliability of internet, mobile, and other infrastructure, as well as of our third party vendors, none of which are under our control.

Our business operations and our ability to acquire, retain, and serve our guests are highly dependent upon the reliable performance of our website and the CAVA app and the underlying network and server infrastructure.

Our in-restaurant and online and mobile ordering businesses depend on the performance and reliability of internet, mobile, and other infrastructures that are not under our control. Almost all access to the internet is maintained through telecommunication operators who have significant market power that could take actions that degrade, disrupt, or increase the cost of users’ ability to access our platform.

Disruptions in internet infrastructure, cloud-based hosting, or the failure of telecommunications network operators to provide us with the bandwidth we need to provide our services could temporarily shut down our in-restaurant ordering business and could interfere with the speed and availability of our online and mobile ordering platforms. If our online and mobile ordering platforms are unavailable when guests attempt to access them, or if our online and mobile ordering platforms do not load as quickly as guests expect, guests may not return to our online and mobile ordering platforms as often in the future, or at all, and may use our competitors’ platforms more often. In addition, we have no control over the costs of the services provided by national telecommunications operators. If mobile internet access fees or other charges to internet users increase, our digital orders may decrease, which may in turn cause our revenue to significantly decrease.

We also use various third-party vendors, such as software as a service and infrastructure as a service, to provide support to our restaurant operations, core enterprise, and supply chain systems, cybersecurity solutions, and cloud based hosting of our proprietary applications. We also outsource certain accounting, payroll, and human resource functions to business process service providers. The failure of any service provider or vendor to fulfill their obligations could disrupt our operations. Additionally, any changes we may make to the services we obtain from our vendors, or from any new vendors we employ, may disrupt our operations.

Any of these events could damage our reputation, significantly disrupt our operations, and subject us to liability, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Risks Related to Legal and Governmental Regulation

Changes by the U.S. government could materially affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Regulatory and other changes