Regional Grocery & Restaurants · Restaurant (DMV-founded) · No confirmed finding (unverified, not clean)
CAVA
Headline
Nothing confirmed
CAVA is a DC-area-founded chain with heavy Mid-Atlantic presence, which makes it locally relevant even without a finding, and its digital ordering and loyalty model means order history, location and payment data are…
Not independently verified. Verification status: Unverified - heuristic first draft. Publish state: draft unverified.
What this pass recorded. Nothing confirmed this pass. CAVA is a DC-area-founded chain with heavy Mid-Atlantic presence, which makes it locally relevant even without a finding, and its digital ordering and loyalty model means order history, location and payment data are tied to an account by default rather than by choice. Fast-casual chains have also moved aggressively into app-only pricing and rewards, which functions the same way grocery loyalty pricing does - the discount is real and the price of it is the profile. Unverified rather than clean.
- Severity
- Evidence tierUnassigned
- Claims confirmed
- Last verified2026-08-04
Primary source. None recorded — Unverified - heuristic first draft.
Terms
Arbitration
Not independently confirmed this pass — standard binding arbitration + class action waiver expected.
Data sharing
Not independently confirmed this pass with a specific named data-privacy lawsuit.
Fees and billing
PRODUCT-SAFETY LITIGATION (Hamman v. Cava Group, filed April 2022, S.D. California, settled and dismissed with prejudice on April 15, 2024, per CAVA's FY2024 Form 10-K; CAVA's FY2025 Form 10-K (Feb. 2026) no longer names the case and refers only generally to PFAS-related litigation involving the company): alleges CAVA's grain and salad bowl PACKAGING contains elevated levels of ORGANIC FLUORINE and unsafe PFAS ('forever chemicals'), making certain products 'unfit for human consumption,' and that CAVA misled consumers with health/sustainability marketing claims — plaintiffs seek compensatory damages and MEDICAL MONITORING (a request specifically reserved for cases alleging a real risk of future illness from a documented exposure). A court partially denied CAVA's motion to dismiss (Feb 2023), allowing at least some claims to proceed.
Contacts
Privacy contact. Not recorded.
Legal notice. Not verified this pass. If publicly traded: SEC Form 10-K cover page gives the official corporate address; the Secretary of State business-entity search in the state of incorporation gives the registered agent, which must accept service. If private: the state registered agent is usually the only reliable route.
Mailing address. Not recorded.
Evidence
No claims have been itemized for this row yet.
No sources are on file for this row yet.
Source vault
Link status: Candidate - not yet fetched
| Document | Last fetch | |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy policy cava.com/pages/privacy-policy | Not fetched yet | NO (HTML only) |
| Terms of service cava.com/pages/terms-of-use | Not fetched yet | NO (HTML only) |
| Website No URL recorded | Not fetched yet | — |
| Primary source No URL recorded Verification: Unverified - heuristic first draft | Not fetched yet | — |
Enforcement
No enforcement actions are linked to this row.
State statute
No HQ state on file, so no state statute applies by headquarters.