# CAVA GROUP, INC. > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cava-group-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 16 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 10 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-26T14:45:58.499889+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-26T14:45:58.499889+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: CAVA GROUP, INC. - Display name: CAVA GROUP, INC. ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-26T14:45:58.499889+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.822 | | Directors | 3 | | Committees | 1 | | Governance events | 9 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Benjamin Felt: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2018-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:5 - Ronald Shaich: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2018-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:6 - Theodoros Xenohristos: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2010-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:7 ## Committees - Compensation (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Benjamin Felt (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:cava-group-inc:compensation ## Executive leadership - Brett Schulman: Chief Executive Officer and President [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:8 - Doug Thompson: Chief Operations Officer. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:9 - Kelly Costanza: Chief People Officer [CHRO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:11 - Theodoros Xenohristos: Chief Concept Officer. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:13 - Tricia Tolivar: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:14 - Jennifer Somers: Chief Operations Officer. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:10 - Robert Bertram: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary [GC]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:12 ## Governance events - CEO_CHANGED: Brett Schulman executive of CAVA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-04-24. Effective: 2026-04-24. Detected: 2026-10-26T14:45:58.499889+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1xnqh9t18tht39 - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Doug Thompson executive of CAVA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-04-24. Effective: 2026-04-24. Detected: 2026-10-26T14:45:58.499889+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1cv03pa85zdxe - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Kelly Costanza executive of CAVA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-04-24. Effective: 2026-04-24. Detected: 2026-10-26T14:45:58.499889+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:13lyfcd1mt69t - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Theodoros Xenohristos executive of CAVA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-04-24. Effective: 2026-04-24. Detected: 2026-10-26T14:45:58.499889+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1843vlx1d2h1h5 - CFO_CHANGED: Tricia Tolivar executive of CAVA GROUP, INC., effective 2026-04-24. Effective: 2026-04-24. Detected: 2026-10-26T14:45:58.499889+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1bbd9d01bs545c - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Benjamin Felt seat on CAVA GROUP, INC., effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-26T14:45:58.499889+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:4b2vd146e99f - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Ronald Shaich seat on CAVA GROUP, INC., effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-26T14:45:58.499889+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1fho5ky1ver8gg - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Benjamin Felt member of Compensation, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-26T14:45:58.499889+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:12c9miirlkdoo - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Theodoros Xenohristos seat on CAVA GROUP, INC., effective 2010-01-01. Effective: 2010-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-26T14:45:58.499889+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1gy9yknv98ud5 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/cava-group-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:committee_appointment:16: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:benjamin-felt","name":"Benjamin Felt"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` ## Leadership - Benjamin Felt: Director, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e3dd2b9353bf3ba897490767464577cc5f0de129b4eafd9687f4d79d73e7cb3a. - Ronald Shaich: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e3dd2b9353bf3ba897490767464577cc5f0de129b4eafd9687f4d79d73e7cb3a. - Theodoros Xenohristos: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2010-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e3dd2b9353bf3ba897490767464577cc5f0de129b4eafd9687f4d79d73e7cb3a. - Brett Schulman: Chief Executive Officer and President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2026-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:86cf945a3ed96b03d0444b5882e8d5673ceb919c90de213c50a34399aa81a735. - Doug Thompson: Chief Operations Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2026-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2c5c49f83f926220bb01f236054ed6976684f8533ae81977f9e9c472a7407fac. - Jennifer Somers: Chief Operations Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ad1875046621348b075fce5baf9e32b4e985af9e8e496341a1d616fafb053ebc. - Kelly Costanza: Chief People Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2026-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c321a4fc36b63fca646685044d82d7a4286b6a3f03b554808294f7c0e6cc2c01. - Robert Bertram: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:85b95414c7dfb546591a93a7d1ae125924147fc9e43ee719a0d01b8ecf4dde2a. - Theodoros Xenohristos: Chief Concept Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2026-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1369ec7bdcd70ca6c19a92d3fba62cee511a34d7f17ba5f1e0684292d3292581. - Tricia Tolivar: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2026-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:30c1f08fa2e857f230518ad7bef1c8e7f7852eabfc172b535d2a3f7c68cedabe. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Compensation: Chair not stated; Members Benjamin Felt. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:committee_record:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a96baf069cebef2695ace2313891be97a55c8900dc4c327139c0521e1d864eaf. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - CAVA GROUP, INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bd0824c5803855fb668bdf5bcb74bf8ec76b69ebb775eb6041e93080a8d401b7. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bd0824c5803855fb668bdf5bcb74bf8ec76b69ebb775eb6041e93080a8d401b7. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bd0824c5803855fb668bdf5bcb74bf8ec76b69ebb775eb6041e93080a8d401b7. ## Committee Appointment - Benjamin Felt: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:committee_appointment:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a96baf069cebef2695ace2313891be97a55c8900dc4c327139c0521e1d864eaf. ## Security Listing - CAVA (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:8316d802-cc52-49a5-9d1f-5fc3fe560a80:security_listing:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bd0824c5803855fb668bdf5bcb74bf8ec76b69ebb775eb6041e93080a8d401b7. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:bd0824c5803855fb668bdf5bcb74bf8ec76b69ebb775eb6041e93080a8d401b7: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:e3dd2b9353bf3ba897490767464577cc5f0de129b4eafd9687f4d79d73e7cb3a: [CAVA GROUP, INC. DEF 14A 2025-04-25](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828025019936/cava-20250425.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:86cf945a3ed96b03d0444b5882e8d5673ceb919c90de213c50a34399aa81a735: [CAVA DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828026027224/cava-20260424.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:2c5c49f83f926220bb01f236054ed6976684f8533ae81977f9e9c472a7407fac: [CAVA DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828026027224/cava-20260424.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:ad1875046621348b075fce5baf9e32b4e985af9e8e496341a1d616fafb053ebc: CAVA executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c321a4fc36b63fca646685044d82d7a4286b6a3f03b554808294f7c0e6cc2c01: [CAVA DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828026027224/cava-20260424.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:85b95414c7dfb546591a93a7d1ae125924147fc9e43ee719a0d01b8ecf4dde2a: CAVA executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:1369ec7bdcd70ca6c19a92d3fba62cee511a34d7f17ba5f1e0684292d3292581: [CAVA DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828026027224/cava-20260424.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:30c1f08fa2e857f230518ad7bef1c8e7f7852eabfc172b535d2a3f7c68cedabe: [CAVA DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828026027224/cava-20260424.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:a96baf069cebef2695ace2313891be97a55c8900dc4c327139c0521e1d864eaf: [Compensation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1639438/000162828025019936/cava-20250425.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cava-group-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cava-group-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cava-group-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/cava-group-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Structured intelligence is not currently available. Existing published profile evidence remains accessible. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-26T16:11:50.250722+00:00; recorded 2026-10-26T16:11:50.250722+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.