CAVA opens 55K square-foot manufacturing facility in Verona, Virginia

CAVA announced the official opening of a new, state-of-the-art food production and packaging facility in Verona, Virginia, located two hours outside Washington D.C., in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. As part of its ongoing work to build a scalable infrastructure to support its growth, the company made an initial investment of approximately $35 M in the facility, which manufactures CAVA‘s proprietary dips and spreads, including tzatziki, harissa, and Crazy Feta , as well as select dressings. Along with an existing facility in Laurel, Maryland, the Verona operation can support at least 750 restaurants and the expansion of CAVA’s consumer packaged goods business. “CAVA Foods Verona is part of a vertically integrated model that supports our business now and over the long term. By centrally producing our dips and spreads, we reduce complexity in our restaurants, improve costs overall, and maintain the quality, consistency, and integrity of our chef-crafted recipes at scale,” said Brett Schulman, Co-Founder and CEO. “We’re excited to be part of the Verona community and grateful for our ongoing partnership with Augusta County and the Commonwealth of Virginia.”