15-05-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Cava Stockpiles Equipment So It Can Keep on Building
Restaurant chain Cava has amassed a mountain of kitchen equipment to ensure it can keep up its aggressive growth plan this year despite tariffs.
The fast-casual chain late last year purchased equipment for the dozens of new restaurants it expects to build this year, aiming to avoid tariff-related costs or other disruptions. CEO Brett Schulman said that foresight helped the chain slightly lift its expectations for new restaurants this year, to 64 to 68 additions.
Schulman expects to maintain Cava's capital investments, and while construction costs remain manageable so far, the uncertain business climate persists. 'These things change by the hour,' Schulman said Thursday in an interview.
