Cava Group opens first restaurant in the Chicago area

CAVA announced the opening of its first restaurant in the Chicago area, marking the company’s entry into the upper Midwest market. CAVA Wicker Park will bring the company’s total restaurant count to 325 across 25 states and the District of Columbia. With a target of 1,000 locations by 2032, the company is quickly growing its national footprint. It opened 72 net new restaurants in 2023 and expects at least 15 percent growth in 2024 and 2025