UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 23, 2025

CAVA Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-41721	47-3426661
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

14 Ridge Square NW, Suite 500

Washington, DC 20016

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 400-2920

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of

each class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

CAVA

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Certain Directors or Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 23, 2025, CAVA Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the departure of Jennifer Somers, the Company’s Chief Operations Officer, effective as of such date. The Company has initiated a search to identify a successor. In the interim, Jonathan Braatvedt, SVP of Operations, will temporarily assume Ms. Somers’ responsibilities and serve as Interim Head of Operations. The Company thanks Ms. Somers for her services and wishes her success in her future endeavors.

In connection with the departure of Ms. Somers, which constitutes a Covered Termination without Cause under the Company’s Executive Severance Plan (the “Plan”), the Company has agreed to pay Ms. Somers the severance benefits consistent with the terms and subject to the conditions provided in the Plan, as previously disclosed.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is being furnished as part of this report:


Exhibit No.						Description

104						The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: September 26, 2025	CAVA Group, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Tricia Tolivar
	Name:	Tricia Tolivar
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

CAVA GROUP, INC. 8-K