Company: CAVA
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-007882
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Company: CAVA GROUP, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
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 currently pursuing additional trademark 

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registrations in the United States and will continue to pursue additional trademark registrations to the extent we believe they would be beneficial and cost-effective. We also own three issued patents in the United States, which cover various features relating to our sentence builder system, walk-the-line functionality, and other functionality used in the CAVA app.  A further continuation patent application has been filed that seeks to further broaden the scope of protection for features included in the CAVA app and which seeks more expansive coverage for the walk-the-line functionality and other functionality. In addition, we 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