Company: CAVA
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-007882
Chunk: 85

Company: CAVA GROUP, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 85
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 have registered the cava.com domain name, which we use in connection with our primary online platform. 

We have procedures in place to monitor for potential infringement of our intellectual property, and it is our policy to take appropriate action to enforce our intellectual property, taking into account the strength of our claim, likelihood of success, cost, and overall business priorities. See Item 1A. “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Information Technology Systems, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Intellectual Property” for more information.

Government Regulation

We are subject to various U.S. federal, state, and local regulations, including those relating to building and zoning requirements, public health and safety, the preparation and sale of food, and data privacy. Our license requirements include those relating to the preparation and sale of food and beverages as well as food safety requirements. In addition, the development and operation of our restaurants depends to a significant extent on the selection and acquisition of suitable locations, which are subject to zoning, land use, environmental, and other regulations and requirements. Difficulties or failure to maintain or obtain the required licenses and approvals could adversely affect our existing restaurants and delay or result in our decision to cancel the opening of new restaurants, which would adversely affect our business.

Our operations are subject to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act, which governs worker health and safety, the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs such matters as minimum wages and overtime, California Assembly Bill No. 1228, which increases the state’s minimum wage and creates a council to set minimum wages and recommend regulations to address working conditions and other matters in the broadly defined fast food industry, and a variety of similar federal, state, and local laws (such as fair work week laws, various wage and hour laws, termination and discharge laws, and state occupational safety regulations) that govern these and other employment law matters. We may also be subject to lawsuits or investigations from our current or former employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, or others alleging violations of federal and state laws regarding workplace and employment matters, discrimination, and similar matters, and we have been a party to such matters in the past. These lawsuits and investigations require resources and attention from our senior management and can result in material fines, penalties, and/or settlements, some or all of which may not be covered by insurance, as well as significant remediation efforts that may be costly and time consuming, and which we may not implement effectively.

We are also subject to the