Company: CAVA
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001628280-25-049080
Chunk: 56

Company: CAVA GROUP, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-11-05
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
Chunk 56
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1 53,265 25.1 Labor227,907 25.4 186,134 25.5 41,773 22.4 Occupancy62,722 7.0 52,751 7.2 9,971 18.9 Other operating expenses113,478 12.7 90,174 12.4 23,304 25.8 Total restaurant operating expenses669,786 74.7 541,473 74.3 128,313 23.7 Restaurant-level profit$226,732 25.3 %$187,700 25.7 %$39,032 20.8 %

CAVA Revenue:

The increase in CAVA Revenue was primarily due to a $131.1 million increase from the 106 Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings during or subsequent to the forty weeks ended October 6, 2024. In addition, the increase in CAVA Revenue was driven by CAVA Same Restaurant Sales Growth of 5.1%, which consisted of a 2.6% increase from guest traffic and a 2.5% increase from menu price and product mix.

CAVA food, beverage, and packaging:

The increase in CAVA food, beverage, and packaging was primarily due to a $39.8 million increase from the 106 Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings during or subsequent to the forty weeks ended October 6, 2024. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to CAVA Same Restaurant Sales Growth of 5.1%. As a percentage of CAVA Revenue, CAVA food, beverage, and packaging increased primarily due to input costs associated with the launch of grilled steak in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the impact of tariffs, and our chicken shawarma offering in the current quarter.

CAVA labor:

The increase in CAVA labor was primarily due to the 106 Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings during or subsequent to the forty weeks ended October 6, 2024 and higher average hourly wages of approximately 2%. As a percentage of CAVA Revenue, CAVA labor decreased due to the impact of higher sales, partially offset by the aforementioned incremental wage investments.

CAVA occupancy:

The increase in CAVA occupancy was primarily due to the 106 Net New CAVA Restaurant Openings during or subsequent to the forty weeks ended October 6, 2024. As a percentage of CAVA Revenue, CAVA