‘The Menu Keeps Changing': Cava CEO Says Tariffs Are Fueling Uncertainty
Brett Schulman said his head is spinning as he tries to figure out how much tariffs could increase the cost of his restaurant chain's pulp-based paper bowls.
Schulman, chief executive of Mediterranean restaurant chain Cava, said he shares President Trump's concerns about U.S. trade imbalances, but the administration's handling of the tariffs is making planning difficult for his business and other companies.
The chain's U.S. bowl supplier sources its pulp from Canada, which is currently exempt from additional duties but Schulman fears that could change. Cava also sources some of its packaging from overseas suppliers and gets items like olive oil and Kalamata olives from Greece.
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