CAVA MENU OUR PRODUCTS LOCATIONS ORDER ONLINE Our Story Careers Contact [+] Get the CAVA App: CAVA CULTURE This started with three friends. One of ‘em is a chef. All of ‘em grew up with loud Greek families who spent their time gathering around food. ABOUT CAVA TED, IKE, AND DIMITRI TOOK NOTES FROM NONNAS AND UNCLES AT KITCHEN COUNTERS AND OVER BOTTLES OF WINE ALONG THE WAY, AND THEY DECIDED TO BUILD SOMETHING GREAT. BECAUSE THEY KNEW SOMETHING WE ALL KNOW TO OUR BONES – THAT FOOD’S IMPORTANT. IT CONNECTS PEOPLE. IT CLOSES GAPS BETWEEN US AND IT INVITES US ALONG FOR THE RIDE. BUT MOST OF ALL, THEY KNEW THAT IT BETTER BE DAMN GOOD. SO HERE WE ARE. THE GUYS ADDED SOME FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO HELP US GROW, AND THEY MADE CHOICES ABOUT WHAT MATTERED. AND TOGETHER, WE’RE MAKING SOMETHING THAT FEELS A LITTLE LIKE OUR ROOTS AND A LOT LIKE WHERE FOOD’S GOING NEXT. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO CHOOSE HEALTHY OVER SATISFYING. AND YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO CHOOSE SUBSTANCE OVER FLAVOR. YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL. AND WE WORK HARD EVERY SINGLE DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT PROMISE STANDS. CAVA CAN TRACE ITS ROOTS BACK TO A SINGLE RESTAURANT IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, AND TODAY INCLUDES NEARLY 80 CHEF-CASUAL RESTAURANTS AND A LINE OF CHEF-CRAFTED DIPS AND SPREADS SOLD IN MORE THAN 250 WHOLE FOODS MARKET LOCATIONS AND SPECIALTY GROCERY STORES. IN 2018, CAVA JOINED TOGETHER WITH ZOËS KITCHEN – AND TOGETHER WE’RE SHARING A PASSION FOR BOLD, CRAVEABLE MEALS AND EXCEPTIONAL GUEST EXPERIENCES WITH EATERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE MADE THIS FOOD FOR YOU, FRIENDS. NOW LET’S EAT. FOOD IS A FORCE FOR GOOD We've teamed up with fantastic nonprofit organizations to help the local community champion crucial healthy eating and urban gardening skills. Through these partnerships, we're cultivating relationships with our neighbors and creating opportunities for those who need them most. CITY BLOSSOMS City Blossoms is a DC-based non-profit organization that’s committed to creating kid-driven green spaces that teach youngsters about gardening, sustainability, and healthy eating. The organization’s art-based, hands-on approach has led to the success of thriving community spaces like the Girard Children’s Community Garden in Petworth and the Marion Street Intergenerational Garden in Shaw. FUTURE CHEFS Future Chefs is a Boston-based learning hub committed to empowering teens with the skills they'll need to become the next generation of thriving culinary professionals. With a focus on career access and ongoing coaching, this passionate and inclusive team trains high schoolers in a range of technical and hospitality skills that set them up for success beyond the classroom. GARDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION The Garden School Foundation is a community-based organization that aims to meaningfully educate underserved youth across Los Angeles. The foundation implements garden-based learning though its Seed to Table program. These outdoor living classrooms are designed to strengthen the connection between education, health, environmental awareness and thriving communities. GROW TO LEARN Grow to Learn is the citywide school garden initiative, with a mission of introducing a sustainable garden to every school in New York City. This team is making that goal a reality through grant-writing, program advocacy, and skill-building workshops throughout the five boroughs. KID HEALTHY Kid Healthy is an Orange County-based organization dedicated to improving the health and wellness of children in underprivileged communities. Through their Padres en Acción, Cooking up Change, and Parent Advocacy and Wellness Training programs, Kid Healthy is transforming school lunch and physical education programs in order to create a happy, healthy, and hopeful learning experience for students throughout the area. MARYLAND FOOD BANK The Maryland Food Bank is a Baltimore-based nonprofit leading the movement to end hunger in Maryland. Through their statewide network, they provide direct food assistance, education on proper nutrition, and resources to fight hunger through innovative means. MINNIE’S FOOD PANTRY Minnie’s Food Pantry is a Plano-based nonprofit that provides healthy meals, educational resources, and compassion to families in need. Their focus is on the future, and to sustain their local community with long-term food security. SOW MUCH GOOD Sow Much Good is a Charlotte-based organization that's deeply committed to growing healthy communities in underserved neighborhoods. By offering farmer's markets, Farm Fresh To Go (CSA) option, and educational opportunities to low-income areas, Sow Much Good leverages the power of locally grown food to build healthy networks, healthy people, and a healthy planet. THE CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH Based in Denver,The Center for African American Health is committed to improving the health and well-being of the African American community by offering community-based, evidenced-based, disease prevention and disease management programs, events, and services. THE ECOLOGY CENTER The Ecology Center at Encinitas Farm Lab trains students in the San Diego area to be 21st-century leaders through real-world experiences. Students learn to work with their hands and experience the joy of watching something grow. THE FOOD TRUST The Food Trust is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit committed to creating a comprehensive solution to the issue of food access, improving the health of families and communities through nutrition education, and improving school food environments. THE NASHVILLE FOOD PROJECT The Nashville Food Project believes that all people should have access to food and brings people together to tend to this mission. Because food is a key to health, the nonprofit invests in gardening organic food, cooking scratch-made meals, sharing meals from their Food Trucks. TRICYCLE Tricycle is a Richmond-based organization focused on training the next generation of community-minded urban farmers. Their Healthy Corner Store Initiative takes the fruits of the gardens' labor and introduces it to underserved communities through produce displays in corner stores across Richmond's food desert neighborhoods. URBAN ROOTS Urban Roots is an Austin-based nonprofit youth leadership organization that cultivates a community of young people through meaningful hard work and farming. By employing teens and young adults to harvest crops of fresh, healthy food for local charities and farmers markets, Urban Roots builds strong relationships and develops civically engaged members of society. 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